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HANSARDScotland-England Transport Connectivity13. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving transport connectivity between Scotland and England.17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingI welcome today’s announcement. As has been said, bus access is fundamental for many of my constituents across a large rural area, and the BSIP that is coming through, and getting…17 May 2023HANSARDEast Coast Main Line FundingI would like to make hon. Members aware that an all-party parliamentary group for the Leamside line was formed today. That line is hugely important in supporting the resilience…10 May 2023HANSARDEast Coast Main Line FundingThe hon. Lady is being very generous with her time. Does she agree that, rather than making purely economic cases, we must have full cognisance of the impact on the communities…10 May 2023HANSARDEast Coast Main Line FundingWe all saw the problems that happened the last time timetable changes were introduced—I think that was last year, although time moves on quickly. There are demographic changes…10 May 2023HANSARDChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart) for bringing this Bill before the House to address such an important issue. I expect that problems with the…03 Mar 2023HANSARDChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillMy apologies, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will wait for Third Reading. Question put and agreed to. New clause 1 accordingly read a Second time, and added to the Bill. Clause 4 Extent,…03 Mar 2023HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillI refer hon. Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) for bringing this important…03 Mar 2023HANSARDChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will start again. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart) for bringing forward a private Member’s Bill to address…03 Mar 2023HANSARDRail ModernisationApologies, Mr Speaker. To conclude, I ask my right hon. Friend to visit my constituency and see these outstanding opportunities.02 Mar 2023HANSARDRail ModernisationModernisation takes many forms and, in my constituency of Sedgefield, we eagerly await the modernisation of infrastructure through Ferryhill station’s bid under the Restoring Your…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRail Modernisation7. What recent assessment he has made of whether railways require modernisation.02 Mar 2023HANSARD Crustacean Mortality in North-east England: Independent Expert AssessmentThe coastline that we are talking about is where I, my family and my constituents all go for holidays and recreation. We play golf, visit the coast and take all the pleasures from…26 Jan 2023HANSARDRestoring Your Railway FundFerryhill station in my constituency was removed in 1964 when I lived there, although there is still a freight line. The station is symptomatic of the area’s need to regenerate…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillIt is always a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Clwyd South (Simon Baynes), and like everybody else, I thank the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Employment (Allocation of Tips) BillI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ynys Môn (Virginia Crosbie) for tabling the Bill, and my hon. Friend the Member for Watford (Dean Russell) for all the tremendous work that…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Employment (Allocation of Tips) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his very valuable clarification of the direction of travel we hope the Bill will proceed in. The point was made earlier that the Bill is about making…20 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsBuilding on the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Gedling (Tom Randall) about the £2 bus fare, I am delighted to see it. However, for my Cornforth constituents, the bus no…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe all visit many schools, and the latest for me was Chilton Academy where I talked about its Go Well support. We all talk about funding, but the biggest thing about funding is…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]When we talk about NHS procurement and the challenges for small and medium-sized enterprises in dealing with the NHS, we are talking about small companies dealing with a vast…09 Jan 2023