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Member
Speaking in the House of Commons on 3 September 2024
Debate
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillContribution
One of the most famous pieces of literature in our country’s history, a national treasure, comes from my constituency: the Lindisfarne gospels. How good it would be if they could return home to Holy Island one day, perhaps on the east coast main line. As beautiful as their calligraphy is, to me their primary value comes in the wisdom they contain and the story they tell. As I set out on the task of being a Member of Parliament, my thoughts turn to the wisdom of another part of the good book. Proverbs, chapter 31, says:
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