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HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyThe hon. Gentleman is completely wrong. Mr Cook voted for this structure and he cannot change that vote. There is no credible suggestion that wrongdoing has occurred. Teesworks is…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyI think the key point in this debate was aired in what the hon. Lady said a moment ago, when she said that some of the most serious allegations she has ever heard aired in this…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the fact that it is Labour’s own regime that we are applying, but can we also get on record the fact that Department for Levelling Up, Housing…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyOn that point—07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I can confirm that no such interest exists, despite desperate attempts to insinuate to the contrary. Who speaks for the Labour party in this debate?…07 Jun 2023HANSARD New Housing SupplyI think it is much more about the developers seeking to make sure that they can sell the homes that they are building and about their having a supply of land predictably available…05 Jun 2023HANSARD New Housing SupplyIt has been a genuine pleasure to be part of this evening’s debate, and I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) in his absence on…05 Jun 2023HANSARD New Housing SupplyI can see my hon. Friend the Minister nodding from the Front Bench. I urge the Government to act on this issue. There could be a grand bargain, whereby we carve house building out…05 Jun 2023HANSARD New Housing SupplyI think the issue of land banking is something of a straw man in these debates, because I have never seen compelling evidence that it happens. I think the reality is that…05 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsIncredible regeneration work is taking place on Teesside, led by our Mayor, Ben Houchen. Sadly, we have seen a shameful attempt, led by the hon. Member for Middlesbrough (Andy…17 May 2023HANSARDPolice Uplift ProgrammeHaving 20,000 more officers across the country is a fantastic achievement. It is a Conservative promise made and delivered that will help crack down antisocial behaviour in…26 Apr 2023HANSARDChinese Police Stations in UKThese illegal police stations form part of a pattern, whereby China is an adversary of freedom the world over. We saw that recently over her intimidation of Taiwan, we see it in…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI agree with my right hon. Friend. I would add that, even for the manufacturing sector, we are obviously facing an extremely concerning tax situation—I refer him to AstraZeneca’s…18 Apr 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI certainly believe that, vitally, we will only have democratic consent for legal migration if it is clear that that happens at the behest of and with the consent of this House…27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI rise to speak to amendment 132, which appears in my name. Together with amendments 131, 133 and 134, it has been drawn up with the express purpose of ensuring that our…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThe shadow Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Doncaster North (Edward Miliband), said in his speech that by their choices you will know their priorities. He was…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationMy right hon. Friend is exactly right in what he says about the recent vote at Middlesbrough Council. Does he agree that effective devolution to the structures of local…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationWill the Secretary of State give way?21 Mar 2023HANSARD Middlesbrough Development CorporationThank you, Mr Paisley; that is very kind. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Middlesbrough (Andy McDonald) for giving me his consent to speak. To be in politics is to choose,…14 Mar 2023HANSARD Middlesbrough Development CorporationWill the hon. Gentleman give way?14 Mar 2023