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HANSARDPolice Powers to Suspend Driving LicencesDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is not just death caused by driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs that we are talking about here? Careless driving, rather than…10 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice Powers to Suspend Driving LicencesI understand how important this particular issue is for Plymouth, which is the focus today. In my constituency, well over 200 people supported this petition, and it is more than…10 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsLike everyone else, Mr Speaker, I wish you and your team a merry Christmas. Do Ministers agree with me that the proposed Beeching reversals could be transformational for some of…16 Dec 2021HANSARD Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsAs a member of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, I have listened to some of the harrowing tales about what has gone on in this situation, and I am sure that…15 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsI wish all our constituents across the country a merry Christmas and a safe 2022. What matters to my Sedgefield constituents is jobs, jobs, jobs. Will the Prime Minister join me…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Community Wealth FundI beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to transfer monies from the Dormant Assets Scheme into a new national endowment called the Community Wealth Fund, to be…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Great British Railways HQ: Darlington BidJust to pick up on a point made by the hon. Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham), the bypass at Darlington needs a bit on the top as well. Perhaps we could make that point…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Great British Railways HQ: Darlington BidTo enhance the discussion around Redcar railway, I am sure my hon. Friend the Member for Redcar (Jacob Young) is aware of the need to put a station at Ferryhill and allow the…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Great British Railways HQ: Darlington BidI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. I am the Member for the rest of Darlington borough, where the railway line heads to the west. Does my hon. Friend agree that…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Dormant Assets Bill [Lords]I will try to be as quick as I can. First, I compliment my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake); I agree with everything he said. Primarily, I want to…06 Dec 2021HANSARDWomen in the WorkplaceLast week I met Stuart and Daphne Anderson at Farnless bison farm in Sedgefield. They are concerned that the rules of succession for tenancy unfairly discriminate against women,…24 Nov 2021HANSARDTransport for the NorthWhen it comes to the discussions around this, I do not think it is helpful to get the Northern Powerhouse Partnership chairman on TV claiming that things are not going to happen…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Integrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsI welcome the announcement and particularly the improved speed of delivery. Once in a generation would be good; I do not know whether my hon. Friend the Member for Keighley…18 Nov 2021HANSARDAutomated External Defibrillators: Public AccessJust to clarify the point about a defibrillator telling someone if it will not work, it actually will not work as a machine if it is used in the wrong way.18 Nov 2021HANSARDAutomated External Defibrillators: Public AccessIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. It has been an absolute pleasure to support the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) in his endeavours. I…18 Nov 2021HANSARDOffshore Wind EnergyDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the recent comprehensive spending review and Budget announcement shows that the Government are delivering an historic increase in R&D…16 Nov 2021HANSARDRail Investment in the North: Levelling UpWhen it comes to investment in the north, I welcome the recent investments in the feasibility work for Ferryhill station and the Weardale line. Of course, I am disappointed with…04 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWill the hon. Member give way?02 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI absolutely will work with the hon. Member. I have already made appointments to talk to Transport Ministers about the matter. My point is that the Chair of the Business Committee…02 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI absolutely agree that we need to take another look at the Leamside line, but I would like to come back on your comments about Labour being interested in business. [Hon. Members:…02 Nov 2021