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HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsHow could I not?30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsThat is an excellent point that I had not considered, so I will tack it on to the end of my speech. I welcome that intervention. There will be a lot of interventions tonight, but…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsI agree 100% with that assessment. It seems that it does not really matter who is in power; councillors do not seem to be listened to either. I think it is a problem for democracy…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsI hear that same anecdote far too often for it not to be true. People are told, “Due to a lack of fatalities, we cannot intervene.” That is not how we risk assess. We do not wait…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsI give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Chris Vince).30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsBefore I begin my speech, let me pay my respects to my constituent Curtis Davies, who was a resident of Shildon and worked for Durham police, who sadly died yesterday in difficult…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsI welcome the hon. Gentleman’s point about joined-up thinking. I will make some brief progress in my speech, because at the heart of what I am asking for is for town and parish…30 Jun 2025HANSARD Warm Home DiscountI thank the Minister for this announcement. As she will recall, we met back in September to discuss my concerns about fuel poverty in my constituency, including the number of…19 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI recall, a few years ago, supporting a woman in a hostel who was traumatised by her own decision to abort a child. Does my hon. Friend agree, in the context of this language…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI agree with my hon. Friend that these women need help, but I cannot imagine a more lonely and difficult experience than being a woman who has an abortion under the circumstances…17 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOn that point, will my hon. Friend give way?13 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025A third of children in Bishop Auckland live in poverty, so I welcome today’s spending review, which set out how they will benefit not just from the free breakfast clubs, but from…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEnergy EfficiencyWhat is the Secretary of State doing to make it more affordable for households to make their homes energy-efficient? The current model is that those who can afford to outlay some…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank the Minister for his diligence and his patient answers and for an excellent statement. I agreed with every word of it, and I appreciate the actions that the Government…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentOn 3 September, I said in this House that I represent England’s coldest and snowiest constituency, where even people on a living wage can be in fuel poverty, as can children and…09 Jun 2025HANSARDVeteransI regularly speak to veterans in Bishop Auckland and, although they mostly reflect positively on their military service, they often mention the need to improve homes for forces…04 Jun 2025HANSARDVeterans3. What steps he is taking with the Scottish Government to support veterans in Scotland.04 Jun 2025HANSARD Swimming FacilitiesSixty seconds is not long enough for a speech, but there is clearly a lot of strong feeling in the Chamber today about this issue, so I hope that one day we will make more time…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthAs the shadow Chief Secretary was comparing the records of our Governments earlier, I was reminded of the moment when they made all these transport announcements, and it turned…04 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend mentioned his elderly constituents, and I have similar issues in my constituency. People are telling me that they cannot even do their shopping anymore because of…02 Jun 2025