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HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs we head into the comprehensive spending review, what pitch will my right hon. Friend be making to the Treasury relating to prisons and schemes that have been successful in…09 Jul 2019HANSARDVeterans: Monitoring Schemes5. What steps her Department is taking to support mentoring schemes for veterans.08 Jul 2019HANSARDVeterans: Monitoring SchemesI am grateful to the Minister for that encouraging reply. What case will he be making, as part of the forthcoming comprehensive spending review, to increase support for charities…08 Jul 2019HANSARDDevolved Government: Restoration11. What fresh approaches have been pursued by the Department in recent months to try to secure a breakthrough in these talks?03 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe best chance of getting a good deal is to be deadly serious about no deal. Could the Secretary of State update the House on the current status of no-deal planning?27 Jun 2019HANSARDArticle 50 Extension16. What the Government’s policy is on extending the Article 50 process.27 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.27 Jun 2019HANSARDArticle 50 ExtensionI am grateful to the Secretary of State for that unequivocal answer, because people in Corby and east Northamptonshire are tired of the delay and the attempts here in Parliament…27 Jun 2019HANSARDSteel Producers6. What recent steps the Government have taken to support steel producers in Wales.26 Jun 2019HANSARDSteel ProducersAs well as the success of the industrial strategy in supporting UK steel making, and the adoption of the new UK steel charter, what more can we do to support and promote the whole…26 Jun 2019HANSARDSchool PlacesIt is very welcome that significantly more children are taught in good and outstanding schools in Northamptonshire now than in 2010. The enormous housing growth in Corby and East…24 Jun 2019HANSARD Export Licences: High Court JudgmentThe Government have consistently maintained that this country has one of the strictest export control regimes of anywhere in the world, but on what grounds do they base those…20 Jun 2019HANSARDFood Producers: Overseas MarketingI am grateful to the Minister for that timely answer. How successful has the GREAT campaign been at showcasing UK produce to markets around the world?20 Jun 2019HANSARDFood Producers: Overseas Marketing2. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on (a) promoting and (b) supporting UK food producers in marketing their produce overseas.20 Jun 2019HANSARDLocal Government Unitarisation: NorthamptonshireI thank the Minister for that answer and share his sentiment about the local authorities’ constructive work. What steps will his Department take to ensure that future decision…17 Jun 2019HANSARDViolent CrimeAs my hon. Friend will recall, I have frequently called on Ministers to bring to book the social media companies and ensure that they are doing everything they possibly can to…17 Jun 2019HANSARDLocal Government Unitarisation: Northamptonshire4. What assessment he has made of progress on the unitarisation of local government in Northamptonshire.17 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted to see the excellent new Minister in his place. As a Northamptonshire MP, he will know the stretch of the A45 between Stanwick and Thrapston that the Government are…13 Jun 2019HANSARDNetwork Rail: AccountabilityNetwork Rail made a mistake when it demolished the Leyland bridge, which links my constituency and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone). I am pleased to…13 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe excellent new Minister has been a strong supporter of the new UK steel charter. Will he update the House on the progress he has made in getting it adopted across Government?11 Jun 2019