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HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteI am slightly surprised to be called so early in the debate, but very grateful. It is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss), who spoke a lot of…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteThe hon. Gentleman makes a perfectly valid point. I am not throwing the entire report under the bus, but I think we have to be sceptical of some of the claims that were made in…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteI do not know enough of the detail to answer that question responsibly, but what would unlock the power of the NCA is far more access to data and data sharing. If we can get…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteThe hon. Member makes a valid point. Too often, people are subject to fraud and they get almost no response whatsoever. That undermines faith in the system and in policing. In…01 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) on securing the urgent question. From migrant boats to county lines, the golden thread that runs…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillI will be brief because I know that many Members want urgently to speak on this subject. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) for this…21 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ4. On Friday I met the chief executive of my local hospital trust, the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, to discuss how the trust was managing covid and…12 Jan 2022HANSARDLife Sciences8. What support his Department is providing to life sciences clusters across the UK.11 Jan 2022HANSARDLife SciencesI welcome the effort that my hon. Friend has given to developing this important policy and his characteristic kindness in engaging with me on it. Clusters will be crucial to…11 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagements10. The very best of British science has been on display over the past 18 months, being responsible for the design and manufacture of many of the vaccines that have kept us safe…05 Jan 2022HANSARD Economic CrimeI shall try to hobble on one leg, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank the right hon. Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge) and my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin…02 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm ArwenStorm Arwen hit my constituency, like many others, very hard. Thousands of homes were left without electricity. Thankfully, that is now down to the hundreds, but those people are…01 Dec 2021HANSARDUntreated Sewage: Discharge into WaterwaysI am grateful to the Minister and Secretary of State for meeting me and concerned colleagues earlier this week on this issue. Only a few days ago, we had a discharge into the…28 Oct 2021HANSARDGP Appointment AvailabilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Mr Robertson. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Beaconsfield (Joy Morrissey) for securing the debate; if…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNHS England Funding: Announcement to MediaI warmly welcome this funding announcement. A few weeks ago, I visited the biochemistry department in Furness General Hospital. It is one of the best in the country, so I am glad…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI am glad to say that Cumbria’s councils stand ready to accept as many Afghan refugees as they have space for, but the few early cases that we have had coming through the system…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Health Incentives SchemeI welcome this announcement. We cannot, unfortunately, all have the iron will of my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake), but study after study shows…22 Oct 2021HANSARDDandy-Walker Syndrome6. What estimate his Department has made of the number of people with Dandy-Walker syndrome in the UK.19 Oct 2021HANSARDDandy-Walker SyndromeI thank my hon. Friend for doing the research on this question. One of my constituents, Steven Forster, came to see me during a surgery last summer. His granddaughter, Mia, is…19 Oct 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit Uplift5. What recent assessment she has made of the effect of the uplift to the standard allowance of universal credit on supporting people into work.13 Sept 2021