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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 10 Sep 2025
Stockton and Darlington Railway: 200th Anniversary Festival

"It is always great to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. Thank you for the opportunity to speak in this wonderful and very important debate, for which I must thank my hon. Friend the Member for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (Alan Strickland), who secured it. We have heard some great …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 10 Sep 2025
Stockton and Darlington Railway: 200th Anniversary Festival

"I thank my hon. Friend for that excellent intervention. He raised very important points. Yes, while looking to the past, it is important to look to the future. He spoke also about the importance of volunteers in our heritage railways across the country. Without those volunteers, those railways would be …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Sep 2025
Business of the House

"In February, my constituent’s son, Paul Holborn, won the men’s section of the 777 world marathon challenge. That is seven marathons in seven continents in seven days. He topped that off by then running the north pole marathon in July, and achieving grand slam status. Paul is now preparing for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Jul 2025
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]

"While I recognise that a lot of the seats have been bequeathed down through the generations, a lot of them are now sold on the open market for much more than what that £100 would fetch in today’s money, keeping pace with inflation. They are now assets because of the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Jul 2025
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]

"I am thrilled to follow the right hon. Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale), who I would like to call my right hon. Friend. We do a lot of work together on the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe. He is a former leader of the British delegation—that role …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Jul 2025
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]

"On that basis, if it is not about making money off their assets, would they not therefore return the tickets to the hall for the hall to resell, which they can do? There is also a conflict of interest if they are a seat holder as well as a trustee …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2025
Anti-Stab and Anti-Slash Protective Gear in Prisons

"I rise to present this petition in the light of recent horrific attacks on prison officers by inmates. Debate about whether prison officers should all be provided with anti-stab and anti-slash gear has been brought to the forefront of political discussion recently. We know that attacks can happen in any …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 10 Jun 2025
Prostitution and Sex Trafficking: Demand

"My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, and I congratulate her on securing this debate, however short—we are all managing to squeeze little bits in. Does she agree that those who argue that outlawing pimping websites will just drive this all underground are absolutely wrong? Actually, the reverse is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Jun 2025
Free School Meals

"I have chaired the all-party parliamentary group on school food since setting it up in 2010, so I know all too well the many benefits of free school meals, from the economic to health benefits—it is why I have campaigned for more than 18 years to extend free school meal …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Jun 2025
Regional Growth

"Twenty years ago, when first standing for election, I was told to limit my ambitions with regard to campaigning to bring the Metro to Washington, but I persisted and now, thanks to this Labour Government and the new Mayor of the North East, my ambition is going to be realised. …..."
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