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HANSARDEducational Attainment of BoysOne hundred per cent. That is another good example of why we need to create those pathways. Let me say that I am not calling for us to stop encouraging young men to go to…10 Jul 2025HANSARDEducational Attainment of BoysWhat a great example. I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that. I will speed through the rest of my speech, because I am conscious of time and the contributions of other people.…10 Jul 2025HANSARD NHS 10-Year PlanI thank the Secretary of State for this wonderful statement, delivering on a commitment that we made together at the Richardson community hospital in Barnard Castle two years ago…03 Jul 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsThat important data gives force to my argument. We are not talking not about killing people’s joy but enhancing joy in their lives so that they feel safe to walk in the roads in…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDriven Grouse ShootingI thank the Minister for his balanced approach to this subject and for protecting the livelihoods of my constituents. I agree with him that we need to look after animal welfare. I…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDriven Grouse ShootingI have supported animal welfare since I was a teenager, when I first visited the Redwings horse sanctuary in Norfolk, where I learned about battery farming. At college, I set up…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsThank you for your wisdom, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will move to the end of my speech. I have a simple ask. It is about the power that we give, but it is also about funding. I…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsI welcome my hon. Friend’s extension of the debate to parking, which is also a road safety issue. I have lost track of how many times residents in the different villages and towns…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsAny way you want to come. For me, this started out as hearing one anecdote, and then I would hear another and another, until it became obvious that this is a serious issue. It is…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsThat is what I am calling for tonight: for parish and town councils to be able to decide the speed limits on the roads within their boundaries. They represent the voice of the…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsThat is a fair point. Again, I pay tribute to all the people who serve at that level of government, particularly people who give their time freely to serve in residents’…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsWe are all here and have all stayed late because we are the voices of the people we represent, and clearly they are all telling us the same thing. It falls to the Government to do…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsI do not know if my hon. Friend needs a crossing in his constituency because I am not local to that area. But I will tell hon. Members who does know: his parish council and the…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsThat is an excellent point about local knowledge. I think back to High Grange, which I talked about, where only the local people understand the importance of the allotments and…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsOn the matter of parish councils, I recently met members of Staindrop parish council, who have been asking for more than a decade to have two crossing points at the entrance and…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point about communities where there are schools. Toft Hill primary school, in my constituency, is on the A68, and children have to cross the road…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent intervention. I have mentioned High Grange and Hamsterley—I have only got to “H” on my list, so I had better move on. The residents in Coundon…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsThat is exactly the point I am making and I welcome my hon. Friend’s intervention.30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsI welcome that intervention. Parish councillors do sterling work, and all who volunteer and give their time for speed watch schemes are making life that bit better for people in…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsIt is difficult to disagree with that excellent intervention. Another example is Howden-le-Wear, where Hargill Road comes down a fast lane. I spoke to a gentleman there recently…30 Jun 2025