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HANSARDBus Services1. What steps he is taking to improve bus services in (a) rural and (b) other areas.12 Mar 2020HANSARDBilateral Trade Relations: Japan10. What recent steps she has taken to help improve bilateral trade relations with Japan.05 Mar 2020HANSARDBilateral Trade Relations: JapanNissan is very important to the north-east and employs hundreds directly in my constituency and hundreds more via the supply chain. What further benefits will a new free trade…05 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Derwentside College in Consett in my constituency is rated No. 1 in the north-east for satisfaction by both students and local employers. What are the Government doing to…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeDoes my right hon. Friend agree that allegations, when made, are just allegations—allegations that must be carefully investigated—and that, at all costs, we must avoid any sense…02 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsHelen’s law will help to ensure that failure to identify victims or their locations will count against those convicted of murder or child pornography who are seeking parole. Will…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)If the right hon. Gentleman wants to talk about a year zero starting last year, I wonder whether he would like to talk about a year zero starting in 2010—as if nothing was a…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)Will the right hon. Gentleman give way, as he is attacking me directly?24 Feb 2020HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)I am going to be very quick today. I wish to declare an interest, in that I am co-chair of the all-party group on local democracy. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)With a 7.1% increase for County Durham today in the local government finance settlement and a 7.9% increase in police funding, both above the national average, I am delighted that…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)I would be very happy if the county council was just downsizing its current office; what I do not understand is why the Labour-controlled county council is spending £50 million…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)Exactly!24 Feb 2020HANSARD Policing (England and Wales)I agree with the right hon. Member about Ron Hogg, who was very much part of the community in County Durham and was well respected. Does he agree that the police and crime…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Policing (England and Wales)With a 6.6% increase for Surrey and a 7.9% increase for County Durham, does the right hon. Lady not agree that this is a down payment on the Government’s levelling-up agenda for…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Four communities in County Durham benefited from the high streets fund, but Labour-run Durham County Council supported none of the communities in my constituency of North West…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillI would like to pay tribute to the hon. Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn), who made an incredibly powerful speech, and to the Government for bringing forward this…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Beer and Pub TaxationI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley South (Mike Wood) on securing the debate. I will be brief. We have over 100 pubs in my constituency, many of which I have…05 Feb 2020HANSARD Release Under InvestigationI have the dubious extra background in this area of being one of the only people here, I imagine, who has been on RUI in recent years. I was on it for quite a significant period…05 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Targets and Decarbonising TransportThe entire purpose of the fund, in my understanding, is for a couple of rail schemes that are almost ready to go and for an investigation into further schemes. I agree 100% that…04 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Targets and Decarbonising TransportI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds) on securing this debate. It is an interesting subject, and one that I had personal experience of…04 Feb 2020