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HANSARD Under-age VapingI am very grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way. She has taken a number of interventions from colleagues. The motion refers to children. The shadow Minister commented that…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Under-age VapingThe hon. Gentleman is making an impassioned speech, which includes a great deal of discussion about advertising. Would he care to comment on the advertising for vapes on London…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I want to begin my congratulating my neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton South (Matt Vickers), on…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesI am interested in the point the hon. Gentleman is making, but does he acknowledge that we now have more officers in our police forces nationwide than ever before?11 Jul 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesWhat consideration has my hon. Friend given to further measures that the industry, the Department for Transport and the Home Office can introduce? Compelling the installation of…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesIt is a pleasure to see the hon. Lady in the Chamber, and I wholeheartedly agree with her point. Insurance and registration are important matters, which I raised in my earlier…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesI warmly welcome section 59 notices, which my constituency has benefited from. I am sorry that the Minister was not here at the start of the debate, and I understand the reasons…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesThe fitting of immobilisers is incredibly beneficial to the agricultural industry, which experiences the thefts. Those bikes then appear on the streets of my town, causing terror,…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesI have raised this multiple times in multiple meetings with both the Home Office and the Department for Transport. It just feels as though we need to get some real will behind…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesI am all in favour of extra police on the streets, and I welcome the 168 extra officers we have in County Durham, but our Labour police and crime commissioner has closed the…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week, I met my constituent Rose Elgie, who attends St Teresa’s Primary School in Darlington. She is deeply concerned about the destruction of orangutan habitats as a result…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Rail Ticket OfficesI thank the Minister for meeting me yesterday to discuss the proposed closure of Darlington’s booking office. I also met David Horne yesterday afternoon to discuss that issue. I…06 Jul 2023HANSARDApproved Mileage Allowance Payment RateI am grateful to the Minister for giving way again. Will he outline what tax consequences there would be if an organisation chose to take those higher rates?03 Jul 2023HANSARDApproved Mileage Allowance Payment RateI, too, was at the Unison-organised meeting and I can say only positive things about its engagement with Members right across the House. Let me put on the record my thanks to Anna…03 Jul 2023HANSARDApproved Mileage Allowance Payment RateIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) on ably leading yet another…03 Jul 2023HANSARDApproved Mileage Allowance Payment RateI am grateful for the clarification. Will the Minister clarify why it is right and fair for that scheme to apply in the NHS, but not outside it?03 Jul 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and the publication of the rapid review. While Essex is rightly getting its statutory inquiry, it appears that the situation in Tees,…28 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals)I am incredibly proud of our record on animal welfare. We are a nation of animal lovers, and that is not merely the preserve of the Conservative side of the House. Since I was…21 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals)I had the privilege of having my number drawn in the private Members’ Bills ballot a number of years ago, and I brought forward a Bill, though not about animals. I can attest to…21 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan my hon. Friend update the House as to when we will see spades in the ground on the Brunswick site in Darlington for the Darlington economic campus?20 Jun 2023