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HANSARDTransport Infrastructure: EssexI was referring to RIS1, not RIS2.06 Mar 2019HANSARDTransport Infrastructure: EssexWill the Minister give way?06 Mar 2019HANSARDTransport Infrastructure: EssexIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I welcome this morning’s debate and the case made by the right hon. Member for Witham (Priti Patel) and the hon.…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Regional Transport InfrastructureIt is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Ms Ryan. We have had fantastic contributions from the north, south, east and west of the country, with hon. Members making…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Regional Transport InfrastructureI am sorry, I do not have time. I want to see a focus on decarbonisation and decongestion as a priority for my city of York. Over the next 12 months, Labour’s citizens and…05 Mar 2019HANSARDBrownfield SitesThe City of York Council administration has an abysmal house building record, and we have seen a net loss of social housing. We also have the largest brownfield site in the…04 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. When I came into this House, schools in York were the seventh worst funded in the country. However, we then…04 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseYork is a very welcoming city. We welcome hundreds of international students—young people and children who stay with host families—to our city every year. However, those host…28 Feb 2019HANSARD A Better Defence EstateAlthough it is welcome that the closure of Towthorpe and the state of the art medical training facility have been delayed and also Strensall because of the Natural England report…28 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the light of the fact that EU negotiators have said they need a significant reason for extending article 50 on their side, if Parliament votes to extend article 50 on 14 March,…28 Feb 2019HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness Weekrose—27 Feb 2019HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekThe hon. Lady is making an excellent speech. I am troubled by the fact that, a year on, services in York are still completely inadequate. On Friday, I spoke to GPs who are trying…27 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the light of the detriment that older people experience globally, what steps is the Foreign Secretary taking to advance a UN convention for the rights of older people?26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThe Prime Minister announced today that she will start the process of extending article 50 on 14 March. However, it is a two-way process. If the European Union partners are unable…26 Feb 2019HANSARDUnhealthy Housing: Cost to the NHSIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair this morning, Mr Robertson. I start by thanking the all-party parliamentary group for healthy homes and buildings for its report,…26 Feb 2019HANSARDUnhealthy Housing: Cost to the NHSThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. A home is not just a physical structure of bricks and mortar; it is a whole environment in which someone lives and probably spends most of…26 Feb 2019HANSARDCrime LevelsCrime rates are up 13% in North Yorkshire and up in every single category of crime. I met the police this weekend, and our amazing officers are breaking. Cuts have serious…25 Feb 2019HANSARDCrime Levels6. What steps he is taking to tackle rising levels of crime.25 Feb 2019HANSARDRelationships and Sex EducationI met police last Friday to look at the issue of safeguarding, and they were urging that all children should be able to attend classes. Children who are excluded from school or…25 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Haulage SectorIt gets worse: crashing out of the EU in just 43 days’ time will mean that we are a third country, like the Ukraine or China—as indeed, would Irish companies who use the UK as a…14 Feb 2019