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HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. Everyone is rightly horrified at the deaths of these young men. Reports of alleged institutional homophobia in the Metropolitan…13 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for the measures to enable travel for the 12 to 15 age group, which will be particularly welcomed by the Wray family in my constituency who are…13 Dec 2021HANSARD Great British Railways HQ: Darlington BidI will give way one more time, and then I really must make some progress.07 Dec 2021HANSARD Great British Railways HQ: Darlington BidI am grateful for that intervention from my hon. Friend, who is a doughty champion of Redcar. Redcar station is very familiar to me, having travelled through it as a schoolchild,…07 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my right hon. Friend the Chancellor for all that he is doing on levelling up and, in particular, for the establishment of the Darlington economic campus. Can he update the…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Great British Railways HQ: Darlington BidI beg to move, That this House has considered Darlington’s bid to become the home of Great British Rail. Thank you, Sir Gary, and it is a pleasure to serve under your…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Great British Railways HQ: Darlington BidI am grateful for that intervention from my hon. Friend, who makes an excellent point. With its position on the Stockton to Darlington railway line, Darlington is actually central…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Great British Railways HQ: Darlington BidThe hon. Gentleman should know that we can work together, just as he has worked with my hon. Friend the Member for Cleethorpes (Martin Vickers) on the campaign for a hospital in…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Great British Railways HQ: Darlington BidI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is a great champion of Stockton. I challenge and question some of his historical perspective, but I know that he is campaigning vigorously,…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Great British Railways HQ: Darlington BidThe hon. Gentleman grew up and spent a long time in Darlington. I am sure he will back my campaign, rather than a personal campaign. In the 1970s, the National Railway Museum was…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Great British Railways HQ: Darlington BidMy hon. Friend is continuing his campaign for Ferryhill station. I thank Paul Gilbert, Rob Davis, and Rob Morton who did the restoration work as part of Network Rail’s gift of…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Great British Railways HQ: Darlington BidI am once again grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention. However, my job is to champion all that is great about Darlington, and push for continued investment and new jobs.…07 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareI welcome my hon. Friend’s statement, particularly the extra £112 million for north-east Yorkshire. Our NHS is a priority for everyone in this House and, indeed, a priority for…03 Dec 2021HANSARDSMEs: Access to FinanceThat is an excellent idea, which I am sure my hon. Friend would be keen to help us spearhead. I am sure that Mr Houchen and the Tees Valley Combined Authority would relish the…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSMEs: Access to FinanceThere is a lot to be learned in this area. My hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton and his APPG have been championing much of that learning, and I am sure the Minister has…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSMEs: Access to FinanceI beg to move, That this House has considered access to finance for small and medium sized enterprises. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I am…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSMEs: Access to FinanceI have thoroughly enjoyed this wide-ranging debate. Despite the small number of speakers, we have certainly covered a varied range of topics. As we have heard, access to finance…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSMEs: Access to FinanceI know how much work my hon. Friend put in last year to ensure that bounce back loans were available to small businesses, and I pay tribute to him for that effort. Moreover, big…09 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for leading the debate. I…08 Nov 2021HANSARDTaxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Bardell. Clause 1 defines “Relevant information”. That definition is important because it is used throughout the Bill to…03 Nov 2021