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HANSARD Easter Recess: Government UpdateMy constituents in Sedgefield have expressed their satisfaction at how we are helping the people of Ukraine, but also their frustration and anger at events in No. 10. They also…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Leamside LineIt is an obvious pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Hollobone. I repeat my congratulations to the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson) on securing…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Leamside LineI congratulate the hon. Member on securing this important debate. Does she agree that the Leamside line is important as a core piece of transport, but needs to be part of a…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Leamside LineI thank the hon. Lady for giving way again. Does she agree that the Leamside line has the potential to provide resilience to the east coast main line? For a long stretch, there…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Dormant Assets Bill [Lords]I thank my hon. Friends the Members for Devizes (Danny Kruger), and for East Surrey (Claire Coutinho), the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) and the right hon. Member for…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI think we have to remember that we are all talking about the breaking of the rules. Clearly, the rules and what happened are under question here. The rules that were put out by…31 Jan 2022HANSARDFly-tipping9. What steps he is taking to tackle fly-tipping.27 Jan 2022HANSARDFly-tippingSince I was elected, constituents have written to me continuously about fly-tipping, both in our towns and particularly on farmers’ land. One of the reasons for the increase has…27 Jan 2022HANSARDAutomatic Pension EnrolmentI am an accountant by trade. I contributed to a pension for a long time. My wife also contributed to a pension for a short number of years before we had our daughter. When I came…26 Jan 2022HANSARDAutomatic Pension EnrolmentDoes my hon. Friend agree that the opportunity to invest that money exists and could be pushed further, into local communities—particularly ones such as Sedgefield?26 Jan 2022HANSARDAutomatic Pension EnrolmentDoes my hon. Friend agree that we need to ensure access to pensions for not just young people but those in multiple jobs who do not reach the £10,000 threshold in a particular…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Misuse of Fireworks BillDoes the hon. Lady agree that one of the big problems with fireworks is the way they have evolved? I am probably a little bit older than she is, but my first experience with…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Hare Coursing BillThe act of hare coursing is cruel and barbaric and has seen the brown hare population drop to less than half a million in England. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North East…21 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsEarlier, I mentioned a company in my patch called Gestamp. The motor trade is a worldwide business; Gestamp supplies to Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan, Volvo and all their factories…20 Jan 2022HANSARDManufacturing: Government Support13. What recent steps her Department has taken to support manufacturing businesses to (a) increase exports, (b) participate in the global market and (c) compete internationally.20 Jan 2022HANSARDManufacturing: Government SupportI thank the Minister for his answer. I recently had the pleasure of visiting Gestamp on the industrial estate in Newton Aycliffe in my constituency. It supplies thousands of…20 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ10. The Opposition have been told that there is going to be an inquiry, but they have wasted every single question on one issue while my constituents want us to get on with other…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEye Health and Macular DiseaseDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that we have seen massive innovation in the NHS during the covid pandemic? It has been able to deliver huge treatment gains. Does he agree that it is…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesI of course recognise the hardship that businesses are facing through the pandemic, but if the Government had followed the Opposition’s advice, we would have been in a lot worse…11 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe all know the challenges those in the automotive sector have had in the last few years, but it is more than just them; it is the supply chains as well. Can I encourage the…11 Jan 2022