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HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillIt is a privilege to speak in this debate and to further support my hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury (Rob Butler), who has expertly guided the Bill through its early stages.…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillMy hon. Friend raises an incredibly important point. Much of our legislation dates back to previous eras when people did not travel outside their local authority areas, but now…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillWith the leave of the House, can I place on the record my thanks to the Minister for her engagement with me? It has been a pleasure to work with her on the stewardship of this…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Hare Coursing BillIt is a privilege to speak in the debate. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for North East Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller) for his private Member’s Bill. The cruelty of hare…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her intervention. She, too, knows the challenges of steering private Members’ Bills through the House, and she rightly continues to raise the…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillAs my hon. Friend knows from my previous speeches in this House, Darlington is the birthplace of the railways. In 1825, Locomotion No.1 pulled the very first passenger train…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIn 1825, Locomotion No. 1 pulled the first passenger train over Skerne bridge in Darlington, marking the birth of the modern railway. Ever since, Darlington has had a unique…20 Jan 2022HANSARDBritish Council Staff: AfghanistanI thank my right hon. Friend for her response to the urgent question. Can she confirm that since Operation Pitting we have continued to welcome at-risk Afghans, including women,…20 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice FundingAlthough Darlington has received almost £1 million in safer streets funding, off-road biking continues to be an antisocial behaviour problem causing crime in my constituency. Will…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice Funding9. What steps her Department is taking to ensure that the police are adequately funded to enable them to reduce crime.17 Jan 2022HANSARD Midwives in the NHSI congratulate my hon. Friend not only on her pregnancy, but on securing the debate. As the son of a community midwife, I know how hard our midwives work. The issues that she is…17 Jan 2022HANSARDVeterans: Employment Opportunities11. What steps the Office for Veterans’ Affairs is taking to help improve employment opportunities for veterans.13 Jan 2022HANSARDVeterans: Employment OpportunitiesI thank the Minister for that answer. Could he outline for the House every step that is being taken to ensure that all veterans get access to and information about every…13 Jan 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. I will keep my remarks brief, so we can get on. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire; I echo the…12 Jan 2022HANSARDLife SciencesCentral Park in my constituency is furthering Darlington’s ingenious spirit as it drives forward UK life sciences, with firms on our golden mile creating and developing the…11 Jan 2022HANSARDLife Sciences12. What steps he is taking to develop the UK’s life sciences sector.11 Jan 2022HANSARDEye Health and Macular DiseaseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Ms Nokes. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for leading this morning’s vital debate on…11 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. I commend BEIS Ministers for their enlightened decision to locate part of their team in Darlington. At the same time as we level up with more jobs in Darlington, LNER is…11 Jan 2022HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill (Morning sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury for expertly guiding the Bill through Second Reading and into…15 Dec 2021HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill (Morning sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Lady for her intervention, and I thank her for her support in Committee for my private Member’s Bill. I trust that her point will be picked up on by the…15 Dec 2021