Jim Shannon

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Wishart. A big thank you to the hon. Member for Blaydon and Consett (Liz Twist) for setting the scene so incredibly well. This profound and heartbrea

I commend the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate. I wanted to come along to support him in his demands, along with his colleagues from the north-east. Unfortunately, I am sorry to say that police

We have had similar wildfires in my constituency and on the Mournes. There has been co-operation between all, but does the right hon. Gentleman agree that we need a UK-wide framework to ensure that re

The Minister is right to underline the issue of energy efficiency, but when it comes to ensuring that companies across the United Kingdom—Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and here in the mainland—cou

Okay. I urge the Government to consider short-term support for coach operators to help them to keep services on the road.

My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and it is brilliant to see that locally. I will mention two companies in particular. Coach Connections in Portaferry is doing so well from its hub in my constituenc