To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of barriers to access to high quality fitness facilities in Yeovil constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of barriers to access to high quality fitness facilities in Yeovil constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve access to modern fitness facilities in rural areas such as Yeovil constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve access to modern fitness facilities in rural areas such as Yeovil constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's disclosure EIR2026/13473, what assessment her Department has made of the potential environmental impacts of the planned closure of poultry litter biomass facilities in April 2027, including on (a) alternative treatment and storage capacity...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's disclosure EIR2026/13473, what assessment her Department has made of the potential environmental impacts of the planned closure of poultry litter biomass facilities in April 2027, including on (a) alternative treatment and storage capacity...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of existing requirements for residential park-home site operators to provide residents with information about expenditure on communal facilities and site maintenance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of existing requirements for residential park-home site operators to provide residents with information about expenditure on communal facilities and site maintenance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that families living in temporary accommodation have access to adequate cooking and laundry facilities; and whether she plans to issue updated statutory guidance or minimum standards on the provision of such...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that families living in temporary accommodation have access to adequate cooking and laundry facilities; and whether she plans to issue updated statutory guidance or minimum standards on the provision of such...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential health benefits of increasing support to fitness facilities in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential health benefits of increasing support to fitness facilities in rural areas.

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of fire stations have separate changing facilities for contaminated and clean firefighting clothing.

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of fire stations have separate changing facilities for contaminated and clean firefighting clothing.

The Government has today announced £7 million of funding for UK Sport to carry out a detailed feasibility study for a future bid to host an Olympic and Paralympic Games in the North of England in the 2040s.

Major sporting events can bring significant economic, social and cultural benefits to the...

The Government has today announced £7 million of funding for UK Sport to carry out a detailed feasibility study for a future bid to host an Olympic and Paralympic Games in the North of England in the 2040s.

Major sporting events can bring significant economic, social and cultural benefits to the...

My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (John Healey) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

The Government has today announced £7 million of funding for UK Sport to carry out a detailed feasibility study for a future bid to host an Olympic and Paralympic Games in the...

My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (John Healey) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

The Government has today announced £7 million of funding for UK Sport to carry out a detailed feasibility study for a future bid to host an Olympic and Paralympic Games in the...

Motion, That this House has considered the future of University Hospital of North Tees. Agreed to on question.

Motion, That this House has considered the future of University Hospital of North Tees. Agreed to on question.

I beg to move,

That this House has considered the future of University Hospital of North Tees.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I am grateful to the Minister for being here to respond to the debate.

I was born in North Tees hospital. So were tens of...

I beg to move,

That this House has considered the future of University Hospital of North Tees.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I am grateful to the Minister for being here to respond to the debate.

I was born in North Tees hospital. So were tens of...

I commend the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate, which is not specific to one corner of the mainland; as an example, our South Eastern health and social care trust has to find savings of £50.7 million. Does he acknowledge that the capital and resource crises across our United Kingdom...

I commend the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate, which is not specific to one corner of the mainland; as an example, our South Eastern health and social care trust has to find savings of £50.7 million. Does he acknowledge that the capital and resource crises across our United Kingdom...

The hon. Member makes a valid point. Investment in technology—I talked about the robotic theatres in our part of the world—means not only that staff have the facilities they deserve to work with, but that more patients can be treated more quickly, more safely and with reduced recovery times. There...

The hon. Member makes a valid point. Investment in technology—I talked about the robotic theatres in our part of the world—means not only that staff have the facilities they deserve to work with, but that more patients can be treated more quickly, more safely and with reduced recovery times. There...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stockton West (Matt Vickers) on securing this important debate. It is good to hear him rightly put across the strength of feeling that I am sure many people in Stockton and elsewhere nearby...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stockton West (Matt Vickers) on securing this important debate. It is good to hear him rightly put across the strength of feeling that I am sure many people in Stockton and elsewhere nearby...

This is a Teesside-wide issue, and it is felt by communities across the region. All of us, as MPs representing the Tees Valley, believe that there needs to be a long-term future for this hospital. I know that my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton North (Chris McDonald) is also...

This is a Teesside-wide issue, and it is felt by communities across the region. All of us, as MPs representing the Tees Valley, believe that there needs to be a long-term future for this hospital. I know that my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton North (Chris McDonald) is also...

As I was just mentioning, I will make sure that the Minister responsible hears my hon. Friend’s point and the discussion we have had in this debate and that they can take forward that strategic discussion about the future. I also hope and anticipate that I will be able to...

As I was just mentioning, I will make sure that the Minister responsible hears my hon. Friend’s point and the discussion we have had in this debate and that they can take forward that strategic discussion about the future. I also hope and anticipate that I will be able to...

There is not yet much clarity on where some of that funding will go in terms of setting up those mental health services, particularly in Redcar and Cleveland. If we have a hospital with a wing that is sitting empty, it seems to me a no-brainer that that wing could...

There is not yet much clarity on where some of that funding will go in terms of setting up those mental health services, particularly in Redcar and Cleveland. If we have a hospital with a wing that is sitting empty, it seems to me a no-brainer that that wing could...

I thank my hon. Friend for asking me a question that is actually within my direct responsibilities, which does make my life slightly easier. The issue that he raises regarding the suitability of location is very important. It is one that I am considering through our work on the mental...

I thank my hon. Friend for asking me a question that is actually within my direct responsibilities, which does make my life slightly easier. The issue that he raises regarding the suitability of location is very important. It is one that I am considering through our work on the mental...

I made the point earlier that the mayor has written 25 times but we have not managed to get a meeting yet. I wonder whether the Minister might be able to cajole or commit her ministerial colleagues, or even the Secretary of State, to meet local MPs, the mayor and...

I made the point earlier that the mayor has written 25 times but we have not managed to get a meeting yet. I wonder whether the Minister might be able to cajole or commit her ministerial colleagues, or even the Secretary of State, to meet local MPs, the mayor and...

I meet Members of Parliament, from all parties, regularly. I am always happy to agree to meetings with Members of Parliament, and I am sure that my ministerial colleagues feel likewise. Regarding the mayor, we have obviously created new institutions, such as the mayoral council, so that mayors can make...

I meet Members of Parliament, from all parties, regularly. I am always happy to agree to meetings with Members of Parliament, and I am sure that my ministerial colleagues feel likewise. Regarding the mayor, we have obviously created new institutions, such as the mayoral council, so that mayors can make...