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HANSARD 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 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWe have heard a great deal from Opposition Members setting out precisely what they think of my constituents, who believe that we need to control illegal immigration and that the…07 Mar 2023HANSARDCivil Service ImpartialityI confess to feeling a little sorry for the deputy leader of the Labour party, because she has been sent here today to defend the indefensible. We have rules for a reason, and as…06 Mar 2023HANSARD UkraineMy right hon. Friend is right to commend the heroism of the Ukrainian armed forces, which has been second to none. Our military aid is therefore absolutely paramount and we are…20 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperI welcome the Government’s commitment to bring forward the White Paper this week. I want to press the Minister on three points. First, it is important to ensure that we have a…20 Feb 2023HANSARD Cancer Outcomes: Tees ValleyThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: this is a subject that crosses party boundaries and constituency boundaries. The contribution of everyone who has fought to ensure that we…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Cancer Outcomes: Tees ValleyI would like to open my remarks tonight by paying tribute to the late Professor Stephen Bonner, whose obituary features in The Times today. Professor Bonner delivered marvellous…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Cancer Outcomes: Tees ValleyI echo what the hon. Gentleman says about the importance of ensuring that our equipment is absolutely the best it can be. I had the privilege of seeing the new equipment at the…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Cancer Outcomes: Tees ValleyThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Representing East Cleveland as I do, I have some insight into the challenges of distance in rural areas. Bringing care to people to the…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI pay tribute to all who were involved in the creation of this Bill, which I had the pleasure of overseeing briefly as Secretary of State. Let me also express my appreciation for…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI warmly welcome the package of measures announced today, because this is the key issue on the doorstep in my constituency. It is something voters care about very deeply. The…13 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Industrial Action: Government PreparationsMay I commend my hon. Friend on his response to the urgent question, and say how much I agree with him? Can he set out his thoughts on how things would be likely to proceed in the…12 Dec 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsIt is critical that it is renewed over the foreseeable future, because the reality is that the issue is not going away. If we are to be serious about addressing the fundamental…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsGiven that it is my first chance to speak from the Back Benches, I would like to pay tribute to the officials at both of my former Departments for their exemplary work supporting…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsIndeed, my right hon. Friend, I am afraid, is correct in that. There is no doubt that, while the Bank has a very difficult mandate to discharge, it has been slow in addressing…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsIt is precisely because I do not believe that the mini-Budget was disastrous and ill-thought through. I believe very firmly in the merits of a lower tax, higher-growth economy.…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsThe right hon. Gentleman makes a persuasive case for the need to ensure that work pays. Does he recognise that one of the most welcome measures in the Chancellor’s autumn…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsIt is very important that we do not indirectly increase the disincentives to work. That sits at the heart of the wider debate around the affordability of the welfare system. The…21 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up, Housing and CommunitiesMy commitment to making sure that we follow through on the issue of remediating unsafe buildings is total. There are 24 buildings with unsafe ACM cladding over 18 metres that have…19 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling Up, Housing and CommunitiesMy commitment to making sure that we follow through on the issue of remediating unsafe buildings is total. There are 24 buildings over 18 metres that have yet to be remediated in…19 Oct 2022