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HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI would like to raise two main points on the clauses that are being discussed today. The first is around how the Bill protects our successful internal market through mutual…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. We need only look at the crucial trading relationship that my constituency and others in the north-east have with Scotland. On the…22 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeWhat estimate he has made of the level of financial support that has been provided to employees by businesses under the coronavirus job retention scheme.15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeThousands of jobs in my constituency of North West Durham have been protected by the Government over this period, but my constituents are aware that such levels of taxpayer…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI thank the Secretary of State for his visit to Shotley Bridge in my constituency yesterday and look forward to working with him on the campaign for a new community hospital in…15 Sept 2020HANSARDTourism: Covid-19Will my hon. Friend give way?10 Sept 2020HANSARDAviation SectorMy right hon. Friend is making an important point about the broader sector, because across the north of England and north Wales, a huge amount of the supply chain for the airline…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn Saturday, Consett AFC scored an extra-time winner to take them through to the FA Vase final on 27 September. Unfortunately, yesterday’s restrictions mean that the match might…10 Sept 2020HANSARDUK-Egypt RelationshipWhat steps he is taking to strengthen the UK’s relationship with Egypt. ‘08 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsGiven the sovereignty clause, the need for certainty and clarity for businesses and the timeframe involved, does my right hon. Friend agree that it is absolutely right for the…08 Sept 2020HANSARDUK-Egypt RelationshipI thank the Minister for his answer. Security Print Solutions in Consett, County Durham, has a long-standing contract with the Egyptian Government to provide high-quality tax…08 Sept 2020HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) BillI will try to be brief, although I must make a declaration as co-chair of the all-party group on local democracy, which has been pushing for this legislation for some time. I pay…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]It is always a privilege to follow my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby). I do not have the same local points as she does with her fishing community—North West…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Summer AdjournmentIt is an unusual pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis). I first give a shout out for the many people in my constituency who have…22 Jul 2020HANSARD Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportAs a former special adviser at the Ministry of Defence during both the Syrian and the Ukrainian conflicts, I am well aware of the threat that Russia continues to pose to the UK…22 Jul 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillI will speak briefly. As I did on Second Reading, I would like to associate a lot of my comments with those of my hon. Friend the Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert…21 Jul 2020HANSARDBBCThe coronavirus pandemic has meant that many of my constituents in North West Durham, particularly those shielding, many of whom are elderly, have been increasingly reliant on the…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateOut there in the country, confidence that we have a clear path out of the global coronavirus pandemic is key, as is confidence that the Government will take the right, necessary…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) BillI declare an interest as the co-chair, along with my hon. Friend the Member for Truro and Falmouth (Cherilyn Mackrory), of the all-party parliamentary group on local democracy,…16 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillI rise to speak to new clauses 1 and 3. New clause 1 is perhaps the biggest piece of contention on both sides of the House. When I read through the Bill Committee’s proceedings, I…14 Jul 2020