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HANSARDPeople with Autism: Employment13. What steps his Department is taking to support people with autism into employment.13 May 2024HANSARDPeople with Autism: EmploymentMay I draw my hon. Friend’s attention to the efforts by Darlington building society, along with other companies in the region, supporting the North East Autism Society to help…13 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am delighted that Darlington has secured funding for a new 48-place special educational needs school but there is more to do, with excessively long waits for child and…09 May 2024HANSARDRegional Economic InequalityWith the Darlington economic campus now having passed 750 employees and being well on its way to providing over 1,500 roles in my constituency, what assessment has my hon. Friend…07 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance BillI congratulate the Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, my right hon. Friend the Member for Pudsey (Stuart Andrew), and pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member…23 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingI am very grateful to the Chairman of the Select Committee for his intervention, and for his continuing engagement with me on this important topic. He raises a really important…22 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsBen Houchen has done a remarkable job of saving our airport, overseeing the redevelopment of Teesworks, and securing new jobs. Does my right hon. Friend agree that, given Ben’s…22 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Enfield, Southgate (Bambos Charalambous); it is great to see him in the Chamber after his performance yesterday in the London…22 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention. I have my personal views about assisted dying, and I am sure that in the fullness of time, this House will debate that…22 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingI am very grateful for the intervention, and the hon. Gentleman raises some really important points, which I am not sure I have time to go into in detail. If the Government are…22 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingMy hon. Friend illustrates one of the biggest single challenges for hospice at home. Hospice at home relies on transport, which in an urban community can be delivered at a…22 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingOne thing that has not yet been brought out in any of the speeches is the fact that a significant amount of the money that goes to our hospices through their fundraising and…22 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingI want to make one final point in this final Back-Bencher contribution to the debate. Many people have called for multi-year funding settlements. That is not to make life easy for…22 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingMy hon. Friend makes an important point about the organic way in which our hospices have developed and emerged. Does she agree that our ICBs have the opportunity to use our…22 Apr 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Southend West (Anna Firth) on her work on this Bill. She has worked tirelessly on this issue, and I have been pleased to support her…19 Apr 2024HANSARDPrayersI beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163) and negatived.19 Apr 2024HANSARD Zoological Society of London (Leases) BillMy hon. Friend is giving us fantastic stories of the remarkable work that London zoo is doing. Does he have any statistics about the number of animals it has been able to protect…19 Apr 2024HANSARD Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) BillWhile the Minister is on his feet, I wonder whether he could outline to the House the gift he received from Robin Blair, our veteran fruiterer and vegetable trader in our historic…19 Apr 2024HANSARD Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Sunderland Central (Julie Elliott) on presenting the Bill and bringing it this far. Having presented a private Member’s Bill myself, I know all…19 Apr 2024HANSARD Zoological Society of London (Leases) BillFor clarity, will my hon. Friend outline when the ZSL’s current lease commenced?19 Apr 2024