Labour Party MP for Washington and Gateshead South since (elected). An MP continuously since .
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£1,579.60
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| Party | Office | Area | Period | Began | Ended | Source |
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| Labour | MP | Washington and Gateshead South | – present | elected | — | Party history |
Parliament's party history for this member: Labour ( – present).
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| 3. Gifts, UK sources | LACA The School Food People - £327.60 | £327.60 | Labour | Register record | |
| 3. Gifts, UK sources | British Recorded Music Industry - £660.00 | £660 | Labour | Register record | |
| 3. Gifts, UK sources | Royal Albert Hall - £592.00 | £592 | Labour | Register record | |
| 8. Miscellaneous | Director and Trustee of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role. | — | Labour | Register record | |
| 8. Miscellaneous | Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role. | — | Labour | Register record | |
| date published | 9. Family members employed | Alan Hodgson employed | — | Labour | Register record |
I am sure that the Chancellor is always open to new ways to save money. New modelling suggests that universal access to fracture liaison and prevention services could save £606 million over five years, with the investment paying for itself within two years. Will the Chancellor encourage the Department of Health and Social Care to ensure that its promise of universal access to fracture liaison services by 2030 is backed by a funded delivery plan?
<Question HRSContentId="{110D0723-6F95-46BB-A6C9-352400E2C42E}">4. <QuestionText HRSContentId="{3DEBF986-FE90-4119-9967-37FF2BF5E501}">What assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in airport drop-off fees on airport users.</QuestionText> </Question>
I thank the Minister for that answer, but I am sure he recognises that drop-off charges at UK airports have risen sharply in recent years, with Newcastle now charging £6, while London Stansted and Gatwick both charge £10, even though drop-offs are totally free at most major European airports, including eight of Europe’s 10 busiest. The airports justify it as a much-needed income stream, but for many travellers it feels more like pinching the pockets of hard-working families. The Minister mentioned the review; is he able to elaborate on the promise to review those charges? Will the review address the issues of affordability and accessibility for my constituents?
This month marks Obsessive-compulsive Disorder Awareness Month. Last week, I had the privilege of meeting young Ellis at Lord Lawson of Beamish academy in my constituency. Ellis was diagnosed with OCD at a young age and has raised over £2,000 for OCD-UK. Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating Ellis on that incredible achievement, and consider a debate in Government time on improving awareness of OCD and access to support for young people?
Apologies, Madam Deputy Speaker, for being late to the debate. The early start caught me somewhat by surprise. As my hon. Friend is aware—she may have touched on this already—the Hughes report is excellent. It gave a blueprint, right down to the amounts involved, for how a redress model could be put in place and facilitated. It has been over two years since the Hughes report. I know that there has been a change of Government, but this Government have been in for over two years now. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is about time the Government came forward and accepted the recommendations of the Hughes report?
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I know that my right hon. Friend, with her experience of leading the infected blood campaign, is best placed to deliver for all these victims of mesh and valproate—maybe Primodos as well, although that was <span id="553" class="column-number" data-column-number="553"></span>not covered in the Hughes report. I would like to add one other thing to her list, if I may, and that is payments from big pharma to the health sector. They really do have to be disclosed. At the moment, they are ambiguous and misleading, and lump sum payments can hide a multitude of payments. Does she agree that, to prevent future injustices, it is time for the Government to enact a statutory approach to payment transparency in the health sector?
<Question HRSContentId="{E13F850D-919E-4BEF-A5D2-F8357E39D225}">T8. <QuestionText HRSContentId="{29771051-DF52-4174-BCA1-07164A71A4E9}"></QuestionText>I had the pleasure last week of meeting Her Majesty the Queen to discuss the importance of having fracture liaison services in every NHS trust, to which this Government have already committed. On World Osteoporosis Day, will the Minister outline what steps her Department is taking to develop the long-overdue national implementation plan for universal access to fracture prevention services by 2030?</Question>
Following on from my friend across the House, the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Sir Julian Lewis), I and many other colleagues of all parties attended the screening of that brilliant documentary —if I can describe in that way something that was so devastating to watch, as so many women have been harmed by mesh. The right hon. Member has already laid out the details of the Hughes report and asked why we are still waiting for a response. I also encourage colleagues to watch the Maze documentary and to share it as widely as they can. We are at a stalemate on this issue; the Government changed hands after the Hughes report was published, but we are now over two years on. Will the Leader of the House meet me and the right hon. Member to discuss how we can move forward?
It is a pleasure to speak in support of the Bill and the amendment. The right hon. Member for New Forest West laid out clearly on Second Reading why the Bill is important. He spoke very well again this morning and made case for why the amendment is perhaps not needed. I hesitated to add my name to the amendment for the very reasons he laid out, and the last thing we want is to risk the Government withdrawing their support for the Bill or to make it a Christmas tree Bill. However, I came to the conclusion that the amendment was very much needed, for the reasons set out by my hon. Friend the Member for Lowestoft in her excellent speech in support of her amendment and the Bill. Without amendment, the Bill will require reasonable steps to be taken to find out the views of current and prospective parents and carers in assessing the need for infant support services, but it does not currently require an assessment of outcomes. The right hon. Member for New Forest West said that that is already implicit in the Bill, but we need a strong focus on data and evidence to see how babies and their parents are faring and to understand where provision is working and where it is not, with the scope to hold future Governments to account. The right hon. Gentleman said that we cannot always future-proof everything, but we do have to have a view on how a future Government of whatever colour might feel about issues of equality or inequality. It is important to try to make the new legislation we are considering today as good as it can possibly be, including if that involves future-proofing it.
Held . Recorded result: Lab Hold. Majority 6,913. 37,021 votes cast from an electorate of 70,972. Parties are as each candidate stood at the time.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Hodgson | Labour | 17,682 | 47.8% |
| Paul Donaghy | Reform UK | 10,769 | 29.1% |
| Shaun Parsons | Conservative | 4,654 | 12.6% |
| Michal Chantkowski | Green Party | 1,687 | 4.6% |
| Ciaran Morrissey | Liberal Democrat | 1,602 | 4.3% |
| Sharon McLafferty | Independent | 627 | 1.7% |
| Seat | Dates |
|---|---|
| Washington and Gateshead SouthElected 1 time | – present |
| Washington and Sunderland WestElected 4 times | – |
| Gateshead East and Washington WestElected 1 time | – |
| Post | Dates |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)Department of Health and Social Care | – |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)Whips Office (Commons) | – |
| Post | Dates |
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| Shadow Minister (Defence)Ministry of Defence | – |
| Shadow Minister (Public Health)Department of Health and Social Care | – |
| Shadow Minister (Public Health)Department of Health | – |
| Shadow Minister (Education)Department for Education | – |
| Shadow Minister (Equalities)Government Equalities Office | – |
| Shadow Minister (Education)Department for Education | – |
| Opposition Whip (Commons)Whips Office (Commons) | – |
| Committee | Dates |
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| Infants, Parents and Carers Bill | – present |
| Members Estimate Committee | – |
| Restoration and Renewal Client Board | – |
| Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission | – |
| House of Commons Commission | – |
| Members Estimate Committee | – |
| Public Accounts Commission | – |
| Restoration and Renewal Client Board | – |
| Finance Committee (Commons)Chair | – |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | – |
| Finance Committee (Commons) | – |
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021) | – |
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021) | – |
| Ecclesiastical Committee | – |
| Children, Schools and Families | – |
| European Scrutiny Committee | – |
| Ecclesiastical Committee | – |
| Regulatory Reform | – |
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