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HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillIt is absolutely crucial, and I am grateful to the hon. Lady—dare I call her my hon. Friend—who accompanied me on that trip to Ghana and heard those harrowing stories from members…01 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillIt is a genuine pleasure to speak in the debate. Along with many other Members, I have been seeking to secure the protections that the Bill affords for quite some time. I…01 Mar 2024HANSARD Off-road BikingThe Minister referred to the disproportionate impact that may be felt by farmers who use off-road quad bikes in the management of their farm. Has any assessment of that been made…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Off-road BikingI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of tackling off-road biking. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Latham. A core part of our role as…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Off-road BikingOf course, I welcome any additional funding from the Government to tackle antisocial behaviour. There is a very clear distinction between lawful, legitimate users of these…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Off-road BikingThank you, Mrs Latham, and I will be brief. I thank everyone who has attended this debate and made a contribution. We have heard some interesting contributions from across the…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Off-road BikingThe Minister is being incredibly generous with his time, and I thank him for highlighting hotspot policing. Darlington has had hotspot policing allocated to seven of our key…20 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformI welcome this dental recovery plan, which will help to deliver dentistry in Darlington. Can my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State provide me with advice on what more I can…07 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan my hon. Friend tell me how many staff are now employed across the eight Departments based at the Darlington Economic Campus? What progress is being made on naming the new…06 Feb 2024HANSARDHelping People into Employment: Cumbria, Cheadle and Darlington24. What steps he is taking to help fill job vacancies in Darlington constituency.05 Feb 2024HANSARDHelping People into Employment: Cumbria, Cheadle and DarlingtonI put on record my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Hexham (Guy Opperman) for his work to establish the Jobcentre Plus Facebook pages, of which Darlington’s was the first.…05 Feb 2024HANSARD Teesworks Joint VentureI thank the Minister for his statement, which will give my constituents the reassurance they need that Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen is doing things by the book and for the…29 Jan 2024HANSARD Books in Primary SchoolsThe hon. Lady is making an important speech about an issue that is close to my heart. What she is saying is clearly demonstrated by an example in my constituency. Skerne Park…24 Jan 2024HANSARD Books in Primary SchoolsTalking of libraries gives me the perfect opportunity to highlight the fantastic work in Darlington, where our library was threatened with closure by the Labour-controlled local…24 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Metro Mayors, may I draw my right hon. Friend’s attention to the decision of Ben Houchen to deliver the £250 million Darlington northern link road using Network North funds?…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxI completely agree with my right hon. Friend. We know that when we reduce a tax, the effect has the potential to cascade throughout families—and throughout the country, because…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxDoes this not clearly illustrate the distinction between those of us on this side of the House who would love to see inheritance tax reduced and ultimately abolished, and those…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance Taxrose—17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Robert, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Hemsworth (Jon Trickett) on securing this important debate. As a practising…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way again; he is being incredibly generous with his time. I am incredibly proud of my party and the track record of what it has…17 Jan 2024