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HANSARD Bus Services: North-east EnglandIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) for securing this important debate. The Government’s lack…24 Nov 2021HANSARDGiving Every Baby the Best Start in LifeI would like to start by thanking the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney), the right hon. Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom) and my hon. Friend the…09 Nov 2021HANSARDGiving Every Baby the Best Start in LifeI am very grateful to the right hon. Lady. That is an important clarification, and we must ensure it is out there that maybe it will not just be 75, and that they can make it many…09 Nov 2021HANSARD School-based Counselling ServicesI am happy to speak on school-based counselling services and thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne East (Mr Brown) for securing this important debate. A…09 Nov 2021HANSARDLegacy of Jo CoxIt is an honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Coventry North West (Taiwo Owatemi), and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle)…09 Sept 2021HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (Emma Hardy) and the right hon. Member for Elmet and Rothwell (Alec Shelbrooke) for securing this very…08 Jul 2021HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewThe right hon. Gentleman makes a very good point; I was not moving on to it, so I am glad he has made it. They are very keen to start reimplanting and reusing the mesh; they still…08 Jul 2021HANSARDRoyal Albert Hall: Charity TribunalA face-value ticket for an Eric Clapton concert in May next year at the Royal Albert Hall costs £175, yet tickets are on sale on Viagogo at a 577% mark-up, at £1,185 per ticket.…01 Jul 2021HANSARDRoyal Albert Hall: Charity TribunalIf he will make it his policy to support the Charity Commission’s request to refer the Royal Albert Hall to the charity tribunal.01 Jul 2021HANSARDA Brighter Future for the Next GenerationI am delighted to follow the right hon. Member for South Northamptonshire (Andrea Leadsom). It has been a true pleasure to work with her for over a decade on early years policy…13 May 2021HANSARDLeamside LineWhat assessment he has made of the potential merits of the full reopening of the Leamside line.29 Apr 2021HANSARDLeamside LineAs the Minister said, the proposal to reopen the Leamside line in full is being considered as part of the integrated rail plan. We were told to expect an answer in March, then it…29 Apr 2021HANSARDFire and RehireIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mrs Murray. I begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) on securing her first…27 Apr 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Second sitting)I would like to move new clause 14 formally, Mr Sunderland. I listened intently to what the Minister said. With regard to both new clause 14 and new clause 15, I know that he says…31 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Second sitting)As with new clause 14, I really think that this duty would not be an undue burden on any of the authorities that would have to ask this question. It would definitely provide…31 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Second sitting)It is a pleasure to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for North Durham and my hon. Friend the Member for Portsmouth South. I rise to speak to new clause 14, which calls on…31 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Second sitting)It is a pleasure to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for North Durham. He is not only a fellow north-east MP, but a highly regarded Member of this House and an expert on…31 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Second sitting)On a point of order, Mr Sunderland. I place on the record my thanks to you for the excellent way in which you have chaired the Committee over the last few weeks. I also thank the…31 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Lady. New clause 12 would require the Government to do three things: first, to produce a definition of “priority care” to help primary care…25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 20, in clause 10, page 20, line 17, leave out subsection (4). This amendment will remove attempts to reduce the amount of time service personnel have to…25 Mar 2021