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HANSARDFloodingI thank the staff at City of York Council, the Environment Agency and the BBC, who have been a lifeline to my constituents. Will the Secretary of State now review the contracts…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFlood ResponsePromises broken and programmes undelivered: tomorrow morning at five o’clock the River Ouse is likely to rise to the same level as under Storm Desmond, yet we have seen a lack of…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Rating and ValuationOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wonder if you could assist me. When we have a public health scare, we expect the Government to be in control. Yesterday, I raised the…04 Feb 2020HANSARDWuhan CoronavirusI particularly thank Public Health England for the advice it has provided throughout the weekend, but levels of concern remain high in York. Not only is that impacting on the…03 Feb 2020HANSARDNational Living WageIt is simply not good enough: a decade—a decade, Mr Speaker—of workers being exploited under this Government’s watch. So why has the Minister let the 87% of firms that break the…21 Jan 2020HANSARD School Uniform CostsMy hon. Friend is making a very important speech. This matter was brought to my attention by my constituents when a school changed its uniform policy to have badged trousers,…05 Nov 2019HANSARDClimate ChangeI am delighted that you are in your rightful place, Mr Speaker. The residents of York, who have sent me to this place, are deeply disturbed about the environment and climate…05 Nov 2019HANSARDCommunity Reconciliation8. What role the Church of England plays in leading community reconciliation processes.31 Oct 2019HANSARDAir Pollution13. Bad planning is leading to more and more ill-thought-through developments in the heart of York, resulting in the poor air quality in our city worsening. What steps will the…31 Oct 2019HANSARDCommunity ReconciliationThank you, Mr Speaker, for the veracity with which you have chaired this House and the firm but kind way in which you have held that office. We recognise your service, but also…31 Oct 2019HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkI am a spokeswoman; I am not a man.29 Oct 2019HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkWe see the whole of the transport network—rail, buses, active travel—all working in a well co-ordinated way. I am happy to give way.29 Oct 2019HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. He will see in the programmes that we have set out, particularly on rail, that we will repurpose current expenditure across the…29 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe primary care mental health service in York is not being cut; it is being scrapped. Will the Secretary of State urgently meet me to save this service?29 Oct 2019HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkIf I may, I will just finish—29 Oct 2019HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hyndburn (Graham P. Jones) for securing this debate. In his characteristic…29 Oct 2019HANSARDColne to Skipton Railway LinkI am really interested in what the Minister has to say. There seems to be an overengineering of a number of rail projects at their inception. Is the Department reviewing the way…29 Oct 2019HANSARDPlace-based Crime PreventionOne of the greatest casualties of a decade of cuts to policing has been seen in the breakdown in partnerships between local authorities and mental health trusts. So what…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Environment BillThis weekend the River Ouse flooded yet again, and, four years after the floods that devastated the city of York, the Government have failed to address the serious need for upper…28 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyThe theatre of calling on Her Majesty to read the Government’s manifesto; the drama of Parliament being called to sit on a Saturday, when all the Prime Minister had to do was…24 Oct 2019