U-turn on rail ticket office closures – but closures should never have been considered in the first place
U-turn on rail ticket office closures – but closures should never have been considered in the first place

U-turn on rail ticket office closures – but closures should never have been considered in the first place

The government has been forced to U-turn on rail ticket office closures following a concentrated campaign by Labour & many others. This is good news, but these plans should never have been put forward in the first place. What a…

We need automatic big fines for any sewage discharges
We need automatic big fines for any sewage discharges

We need automatic big fines for any sewage discharges

I asked the Minister if hardy Geordie #NorthSea swimmers (inc me!) should have to worry about water quality due to bad practices by UK water companies, & whether Govt would implement Labour’s plan for automatic fines for discharges. Minister thought…

Tory broken promises on Northern Transport
Tory broken promises on Northern Transport

Tory broken promises on Northern Transport

After mismanaging HS2, the Government’s attempt to pull the wool over Northern eyes with "Network North" is a farce. I asked the Minister if he really thinks the people of the #NorthEast have fallen for his fag end, fake network to nowhere.…

Human Rights Watch reports of migrants killed at the Saudi-Yemen border. We need more transparency than this.
Human Rights Watch reports of migrants killed at the Saudi-Yemen border. We need more transparency than this.

Human Rights Watch reports of migrants killed at the Saudi-Yemen border. We need more transparency than this.

The Government claim they had frank discussions with Saudi Arabia over Human Rights Watch reports of migrants killed at the Saudi-Yemen border, but they won’t share what was said.    We need more transparency than this. Two Parliamentary Questions below:

You can’t build the economy of tomorrow by banning things that don’t exist whilst turning your back on the technologies of tomorrow
You can’t build the economy of tomorrow by banning things that don’t exist whilst turning your back on the technologies of tomorrow

You can’t build the economy of tomorrow by banning things that don’t exist whilst turning your back on the technologies of tomorrow