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Written Question
Tees Valley: Brexit
Tuesday 1st October 2019

Asked by: Paul Williams (Labour - Stockton South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect on (a) Stockton-on-Tees and (b) Teesside of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.

Answered by Lord Hart of Tenby

The Government continues to engage across all regions of the country to ensure that the country as a whole is ready for Brexit. It is a UK Government priority to ensure preparedness across both the country and the economy, including through working closely with local government. These issues are discussed regularly by Cabinet and its committees, including the European Exit Operations Committee.


Written Question
Tees Valley: Brexit
Monday 9th September 2019

Asked by: Paul Williams (Labour - Stockton South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect on (a) Stockton-on-Tees and (b) Teesside of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.

Answered by Lord Hart of Tenby

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Jun 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 May 2019
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"Q2. Last week, in a public meeting in Stockton South, I heard a community that is fed up with rising levels of crime and antisocial behaviour. I heard about a lady in her 90s who is terrified in her own home. Residents in another part of my constituency have taken …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Apr 2019
European Council

"When there are problems in a relationship, we encourage couples to keep on talking. When there is an industrial dispute, negotiations are always best. When there is a dispute between countries, we encourage both sides to talk. Why does the Prime Minister think that having a binding public confirmatory vote …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Mar 2019
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"2. What (a) preparations she has made for and (b) plans she has to attend the Global Fund’s sixth replenishment conference in October 2019. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Mar 2019
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"I saw the devastating impact that HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria can have on communities during the four years that I led health services on the Uganda-Democratic Republic of the Congo border. Although the UK’s contribution has saved 2.3 million lives, progress is stalling, and the Global Fund is asking countries …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Mar 2019
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"Q15. Jodey Whiting was a mother of nine from Thornaby who died by suicide in 2017. Just before her death she missed a work capability assessment because of health problems, and was sanctioned. The independent case examiner has found multiple and significant failings on the part of the Department for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Feb 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q4. The people watching expect MPs to be working together at this time in the national interest. While the Prime Minister is away chasing political fixes, the Minister knows that this Brexit crisis could be resolved right here in this House, because many Members would support a deal that was …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Nov 2018
Progress on EU Negotiations

"The problem is that there are no guarantees that things will be as good as they are now. NHS patients get new drugs six months earlier because we are a member of the European Medicines Agency, but the declaration just says that we will “explore the possibility” of future co-operation …..."
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