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HANSARDJobcentres: DarlingtonI thank my hon. Friend for her answer, and may I be the first in the Chamber to wish her a very happy birthday? In addition to the issues that she has highlighted, may I highlight…18 Mar 2024HANSARDRelationships Education: LGBT ContentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) on leading this debate on…18 Mar 2024HANSARDJobcentres: Darlington8. What steps his Department is taking to increase the support offered by Jobcentres in Darlington.18 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillMy hon. Friend has prompted me to mention that I have three rescue chickens—Honey, Rosie and Lola—and they continued to lay for another three years after we got them. I commend…15 Mar 2024HANSARD Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) BillThe hon. Lady conveniently mentions the addition of the “Buy British” button on Ocado. Will she pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Bosworth (Dr Evans) for leading a…15 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillEarlier, I omitted the names of my own dogs, which I would like to put on the record: Clemmie, Peppy and Ebony. As we all know, Clemmie came third in the Westminster dog of the…15 Mar 2024HANSARD Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) on her Bill, which flies the flag for British business. I am a firm believer in supporting businesses and in ensuring…15 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillThe banning of live exports is one of the real benefits of our leaving the European Union. Were we to have stayed in, we would not have been able to give that benefit to our…15 Mar 2024HANSARD Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) BillThe hon. Lady is being incredibly generous with her time. I had the privilege of sitting on the Procurement Bill Committee recently. That was a lengthy Bill dealing with a whole…15 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIn working with Durham Constabulary and Darlington Borough Council civic enforcement, I have been shocked to learn of the widespread sale of illegal vapes and illicit tobacco,…14 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Does my right hon. Friend agree that, in order to see Palestinian self-determination, we need an end to human rights abuses, antisemitism and the glorification of violence,…12 Mar 2024HANSARD Social Housing OccupancyThe hon. Lady makes some really important points on an important debate that has impacted my constituency. The Conservative- led council in Darlington embarked on a 10-year…12 Mar 2024HANSARDState Pension Changes: WomenFor the record, can the Minister give us a cast-iron guarantee and reassurance that his Department is fully co-operating with the ombudsman?12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe icing on the cake for Darlington in last week’s Budget has to be the £20 million of long-term investment the Chancellor announced, building on the £23.3 million that…11 Mar 2024HANSARDEducational Attainment of BoysTurning back to Labour’s plans to tax education, I wonder if the Labour party has actually done any modelling on how many children whose parents are struggling really hard to put…05 Mar 2024HANSARDEducational Attainment of BoysI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way; he is being incredibly generous with his time. May I place on the record my thanks to him for visiting the fantastic Beaumont Hill…05 Mar 2024HANSARDEducational Attainment of BoysThe hon. Lady has not given us the figure that I asked for in my earlier intervention. It is simply my view, and I am sure that of all hon. Members on the Government side, that we…05 Mar 2024HANSARDEducational Attainment of BoysIt is a pleasure to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Sir David Evennett), and I agree with him that no one forgets a good teacher. Indeed, my…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillI hear what my right hon. and learned Friend says about existing legislation covering many of the things that this Bill is seeking to protect people from. Will she outline to the…01 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillWe have had so many promises from the Government about bringing this legislation forward—it has appeared in two Queen’s Speeches. We were promised the legislation in January 2023,…01 Mar 2024