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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jun 2020
De La Rue: Gateshead

"I am glad to have secured this debate on the Government response to job losses at the De La Rue site in Gateshead. I know that you, Madam Deputy Speaker, take a particular interest in this debate, as you have a De La Rue site in your constituency of Epping …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jun 2020
De La Rue: Gateshead

"I thank the Minister for his comments about the PROTO development, which I am familiar with, and the Gateshead quayside development. We are enormously pleased with and proud of both of them, with the councils working in partnership with others. However, we also need to look at our manufacturing base …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jun 2020
De La Rue: Gateshead

"I note the reference to the increased speed of Government agencies being able to help people, but will the Minister also acknowledge that the situation with companies such as Debenhams, where a couple of hundred staff have lost their jobs with the closure of the Metrocentre store, is adding to …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 10 Mar 2020
Post Office Network

"I thank the hon. Lady for securing this debate, which resonates throughout all our nations. The post office in Blaydon’s shopping centre closed some years ago, and the Post Office has been unable to find anyone to take it on. Does she agree with me that post offices are absolutely …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Oct 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"T3.   The town of Blaydon has been without a post office in its shopping centre for about five years, as no local retailer has been prepared to take this on. Leaving the availability of local post offices to the willingness of local retailers is just not working in Blaydon, so …..."
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Written Question
Post Offices
Tuesday 22nd October 2019

Asked by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon and Consett)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

What steps she is taking to help ensure the sustainability of the post office network.

Answered by Kelly Tolhurst

The Government absolutely recognises the importance of post offices in East Renfrewshire, Blaydon and other communities across the UK and is committed to the Post Office network’s future.

Government has provided a further £370 million from 2018 to 2021 to safeguard the network and invest in its future. Following this, and the new Banking Framework, postmaster pay is increasing. This has led to the most stable network in generations, with over 11,600 branches across the UK, the largest retail network in the country.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 10 Jul 2019
Retail Strategy

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered the development of a retail strategy for the future.

It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship in this important debate, Sir David. Nearly a quarter of jobs in my constituency are in retail, so it is important to me …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 10 Jul 2019
Retail Strategy

"I most certainly agree that we are seeing a radical transformation and that we need a vision for the future. Our strategy must do more than just deal with short-term problems; it must look at the longer term. That will the burden of my speech.

Since I became the Member …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 10 Jul 2019
Retail Strategy

"I most certainly agree that radical action is needed so that we can stop the situation teetering into crisis and think of a plan that will allow the sector to remain vibrant and become stronger. As my hon. Friend points out, there are some really challenging facts.

I have visited …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 10 Jul 2019
Retail Strategy

"Business rates certainly feature strongly in the study by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, of which I was a member until recently, and in submissions to me by organisations such as the British Retail Consortium and by individual stores. We certainly need to look at that issue, which …..."
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