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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill

"I rise to speak in support of new clause 25, in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Hammersmith and Chiswick (Andy Slaughter). It seeks to repeal the unnecessary and arbitrary police powers introduced via the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, which introduced new powers to …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Disabled People in Poverty

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Jun 2025
Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

"I welcome the actions that the Minister has announced today, but we can no longer allow starving men, women and children to be murdered in cold blood while scrambling for food or visiting cemeteries at Eid, or to be burned alive in their houses. Will the Minister please be bolder, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Jun 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill

"I rise to speak to my amendment 134, which seeks to address a long-standing and deeply entrenched failure in our planning system: the chronic undersupply of Gypsy and Traveller sites across England.

My amendment seeks to increase fairness in the system and to enable, rather than hinder, the provision of …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 May 2025
Business of the House

"Will my right hon. Friend join me in commending the work and dedication of Mel Metcalfe and the entire Durham Pride team—supported by the Queen of Durham, Tess Tickle and her Dragettes—in aiming to make this year’s event the biggest and greatest celebration of the LGBT+ community in the county …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 May 2025
Protection of Prison Staff

"Ministers will recall the horrific attack on prison staff at HMP Frankland in Durham last month. While I was grateful for the Minister for Prisons’ reply to my correspondence, I noted the lack of commitment around the issuing of stab-proof vests on the high-security estate. That is a key ask …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 May 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"Recent analysis by Health Equity North shows that more than £13 million will be stripped out of the local economy in the City of Durham every year due to PIP changes. That comes on top of the already worsened health conditions for people in the north-east due to Tory austerity. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Mar 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

"I begin by declaring an interest as the co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on smoking and health. I will speak to my amendments and one or two others.

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is world-leading health legislation that will create the first smokefree generation, protecting children and young people …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Mar 2025
Welfare Reform

"When cuts to incapacity support were introduced by the last Government through the work-related activity component, we saw severe rises in poverty, no significant increase in employment, and cases of mental ill health skyrocketing. In the north-east, we already have some of the highest rates of poverty and ill health …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Mar 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"As a young worker in the late 1980s, I experienced the precarious nature of the world of work, along with many of my peers. Lack of knowledge about our rights and the fear of being sacked if we complained about our terms and conditions politicised me and made me a …..."
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