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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Dec 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q7. The Prime Minister may recall that, last week, I asked her about the terrible funding settlement for Tyne and Wear fire and rescue service. Well, I was not happy with the answer, so I am going to try again. In the light of the fact that funding local services …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Nov 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q12. This morning, in the Westminster Hall debate on the proposed plan for the Tyne and Wear fire and rescue service, the Minister for Policing and the Fire Service finally admitted, in relation to funding, that “Tyne and Wear has had a more challenging settlement than other fire authorities”. How …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jul 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q6. The Bunny Hill and Washington urgent care centres in my constituency, and the Houghton urgent care centre in my neighbouring constituency, are under threat of closure by the Sunderland clinical commissioning group. It is not good enough for the Prime Minister just to say that these are simply local …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Military Action Overseas: Parliamentary Approval

"I was out last week in my constituency knocking on doors. As the right hon. Gentleman will be aware, my constituency is Washington and Sunderland West? My constituents asked me, “Why weren’t the views of the constituents of Washington UK taken into consideration, rather than the views of President Trump …..."
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Written Question
Social Services: Finance
Thursday 16th November 2017

Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Gateshead South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will establish a group of Ministers and officials to discuss proposals for the long-term funding of social care.

Answered by Damian Green

The Government has already established an Interministerial Group to oversee the development of its Green Paper on Care and Support.

Written Question
Malnutrition
Thursday 16th November 2017

Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Gateshead South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of deaths in England caused by malnutrition in each of the last 10 years.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"4. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of promoting voter registration in national insurance notification letters. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Apr 2016
Record Copies of Acts

"I congratulate the hon. Member for North Wiltshire (Mr Gray) on securing this afternoon’s debate, and on spearheading the opportunity for this House to voice its concerns about the decision taken by the House of Lords and the House of Commons Administration Committee to end the centuries-old practice of printing …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Apr 2016
Record Copies of Acts

"That saving grace is very welcome.

Many of us from different parties might be described as strange bedfellows in this debate, but we have come together on this issue because we agree that the continued use of vellum is part of recognising our heritage and traditions. The Palace of Westminster …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Apr 2016
Record Copies of Acts

"As a point of clarification, I also promoted a private Member’s Bill that became law, and it is printed on vellum. I have seen and held it, and it is definitely vellum. It is private Acts, not private Members’ Acts, that are printed on paper...."
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