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HANSARDViolence 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 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsFor some of the most vulnerable people in Darlington and up and down the country, terrestrial broadcast TV and radio serves as a lifeline, as we so starkly learned when the…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Crustacean Mortality in North-east England: Independent Expert AssessmentI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. Crustacean die-off is deeply concerning to our north-east communities, and particularly to our fishermen. Will he outline what…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy inbox is full of correspondence from constituents who are concerned about NHS dental services. With the imminent closure of the dentist at Firthmoor Community Centre, 7,000 of…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Equal Marriage: Church of EnglandI thank my hon. Friend for his reply to the urgent question. While I welcome the movement towards allowing blessings for same-sex couples to take place, is it not time that the…24 Jan 2023HANSARDRestoring Your Railway FundIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster) on securing this important debate. Representing…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Costs: Support for Businesses1. What steps his Department is taking to support businesses with energy costs.17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Costs: Support for BusinessesI thank the Secretary of State for that answer. The Government have already awarded Cummins, the engine maker in Darlington, £14.6 million to develop a hydrogen combustion engine,…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. If we are levelling up, and trying to recruit and train more teachers in the north-east, why on earth has the outstanding Carmel College in my constituency been stripped of…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentThe past year has been a hugely exciting one for Darlington as we continue to go from strength to strength. By my calculations, including funds for my hard-working constituents…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Short-term and Holiday-let Accommodation (Licensing) BillI know only too well some of the issues that the city of York has faced over the years, particularly having introduced its own specific rules with regard to houses in multiple…09 Dec 2022HANSARD Powers of Attorney BillMy hon. Friend is making an important speech and highlighting the legislation that brings us to today and his important Bill. I just put on record the importance of those enduring…09 Dec 2022HANSARD Powers of Attorney BillIt is a pleasure to be called to speak for the third time this day; I draw the House’s attention to my entries in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. As a solicitor, I…09 Dec 2022HANSARD Child Support (Enforcement) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Broadland (Jerome Mayhew), and to speak for the second time today, this time in support of the Second Reading of the…09 Dec 2022HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for South Cambridgeshire (Anthony Browne). I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg Clark) on…09 Dec 2022HANSARDHealth Inequalities9. What plans he has to reduce health inequalities.06 Dec 2022HANSARDHealth InequalitiesLevelling up is not just about jobs and infrastructure; it is about healthcare too, and dentistry is a key part of that. However, Darlington faces the potential closure of its…06 Dec 2022HANSARDConversion Therapy: LegislationDoes my right hon. Friend understand the LGBT community’s anxiety when it comes to the ban? It has appeared in multiple Queen’s Speeches, yet we are still to see any draft…30 Nov 2022HANSARDFinance BillIt is a pleasure to be called so early in the debate. At the outset, I want to put on record Darlington’s thanks for the £250 million that came to us during covid. In the autumn…28 Nov 2022HANSARDPrayersI beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163) and negatived.25 Nov 2022