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HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI call the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Since the start of this year, as we have already heard, 15 Israelis have been killed and…23 Mar 2023HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities: Specialist WorkforceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies) on securing this important debate. This issue is…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Social MobilityThe Minister may not be aware that Darlington is home to one of the largest settled Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in the country. I am particularly keen to hear her…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Social MobilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Sir David Evennett) on securing this…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationLet me begin by congratulating the hon. Member for West Lancashire (Ashley Dalton) on her maiden speech, and on her warm tribute to her predecessor. I welcome this Conservative…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Middlesbrough Development CorporationI refer back to the point that the hon. Gentleman made about the involvement of the police and crime commissioner and the chief constable. We in Tees Valley understand the…14 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, including my co-chairing of the all-party parliamentary group for hospice and end of life care. Now…07 Mar 2023HANSARD SEND and Alternative ProvisionI congratulate my hon. Friend on the measures that she has announced. They include provision for a new and much-needed school in Darlington, which is warmly welcomed. May I put on…06 Mar 2023HANSARDPowers of Attorney BillI commend the work that my hon. Friend is doing on this important Bill. I declare an interest as a former solicitor. Having prepared many hundreds of lasting powers of attorney, I…01 Mar 2023HANSARDHousehold Energy Efficiency Measures22. What steps he is taking to encourage households to install energy efficiency measures.28 Feb 2023HANSARDHousehold Energy Efficiency MeasuresRetrofitting older homes can reduce carbon emissions, cut energy bills, make homes warmer, reduce reliance on gas and bring new green jobs to the north. However, the costs…28 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. May I draw my right hon. Friend’s attention to the fantastic Reading Lobster scheme at Skerne Park Academy, encouraging wider reading that is broadening horizons and achieving…27 Feb 2023HANSARDEngagementsTwenty-two years ago this month, a good friend of mine died from AIDS. Had he been tested for HIV, I am confident that, with the medical advances we have made, he would still be…08 Feb 2023HANSARDNational HIV Testing Week 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray, and to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Winchester (Steve Brine); I pay tribute to him for all his great work in…08 Feb 2023HANSARDNational HIV Testing Week 2023I am grateful for the Minister’s comments about opt-out testing in high-prevalence areas. Will he write to me and others who have attended the debate about what considerations the…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Women’s Football: Talent Pathways and Player WellbeingMay I draw the hon. Lady’s attention to something fantastic that is happening in Darlington? FC Darlington Locomotives is led and spearheaded by three amazing people: Linda, Paul…08 Feb 2023HANSARDAutism and ADHD AssessmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for his excellent leadership of…06 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: SentencingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Robertson. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Truro and Falmouth (Cherilyn Mackrory) on securing this…01 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: SentencingI am grateful to the hon. Member for continuing to raise the issue of spiking. It is key that we identify the perpetrators of this offence. It is no good people coming forward and…01 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: SentencingThe Minister is always welcome in Darlington. As it is the birthplace of the railways, all rails lead there.01 Feb 2023