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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Belfrey in York is losing around £1.4 million through the changes to the listed places of worship grant scheme. The National Railway Museum was promised money by the last…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Community and Third Sector Organisations: EmploymentI am grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this debate. Small organisations can often have the biggest impact. Chocolate and Co. in York is taking people out of the criminal…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesWe know that the ceasefire is incredibly fragile, and that there have been breaches with impunity—in particular, we think about the people of Jenin at this time. Does the Minister…06 Feb 2025HANSARD School Accountability and InterventionI appreciate all the work that my hon. Friend is doing, but the governance structures of multi-academy trusts lack transparency, not least to the local community. In some areas,…03 Feb 2025HANSARDPension Credit Take-upGovernment figures show that an additional 42,500 households have claimed pension credit, yet that is only about 5% of all those eligible who were not claiming it. As constituency…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsEnsuring sensory and motor integration is crucial for a child’s development and learning, yet many services that do so are available only in the private sector. Will the Minister…27 Jan 2025HANSARDClimate and Nature BillI pay tribute to the hon. Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) for bringing forward the Bill, and to all the academics and campaigners behind it. Listening to the debate, I…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Arrangements: Presumption of Parental InvolvementMy hon. Friend is making the most powerful of speeches. We need joining up with the police service. My constituent fears every day that her children are in contact with their…22 Jan 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship SchemeI am delighted to see you in the Chair, Mr Western. Let me set the scene. There are around 80 places of worship in York, from York Minster through to a small Orthodox congregation…22 Jan 2025HANSARD New Hospital Programme ReviewI am really glad that my right hon. Friend has a grip on the hospital building programme and has developed a pipeline for scheduling the new hospitals. York is not on the list,…20 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt was freezing over the weekend in York. Despite working with North Yorkshire emergency accommodation services, I was unable to find accommodation for a very vulnerable…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastAfter such unimaginable suffering, I welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement. However, I recognise the fragility of this moment—not only the fragility of making a decision…16 Jan 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseNext week, the commission for palliative care and end of life care will start taking oral and written evidence, and I really hope that Members will ask their specialists and their…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsA tourism levy in York could raise £125,000 through a voluntary scheme, but if there were a comprehensive scheme, £1.7 million could go to my local community. Will the Minister…16 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ14. York is an incredible city, but demands on tourist destinations such as York, which receives over 9 million visitors and 1.7 million overnight stays, place significant…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Health and Social Care: Winter UpdateTriaging patients into virtual wards will not only protect the front door of the NHS, but be far better for patients. What is the Secretary of State doing to hold integrated care…15 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYork’s advanced digital and advanced rail cluster can really boost our economy with the innovations that it is bringing, as well as providing 5,500 jobs in York. Will the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s speech, and not least for the opportunity to raise standards for children with disability, children experiencing anxiety and children who…08 Jan 2025HANSARDDrug and Alcohol Addiction: TreatmentIn 2022, there were more than 10,000 deaths from alcohol use. We know that more than 600,000 people have an alcohol dependency. We need to focus not just on treatment services and…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaI listened to what the Minister said about the recognition of a viable Palestine, as opposed to the recognition of Palestine. As that could happen in a number of steps, will he…07 Jan 2025