Mrs Sharon Hodgson

That this House recognises that people are purchasing goods and services online in increasingly large numbers but that post-sales complaints are often not as easy to make electronically as the original purchases, which may unfairly reduce the volume of complaints and the chances

24 Jul 2006

That this House recognises the concerns expressed by many hon. Members and others about the high cost of incoming calls to hospital bedside telephones provided by Patient-line, Premier and Hospital Telephone Services; warmly welcomes the Fairtalk survey carried out by Patient and

12 May 2006

That this House believes that it is necessary to challenge needless taboos about the use of mobile telephones in hospitals; further believes that hospital trusts should undertake a local risk assessment to determine those areas where it is safe to permit mobile telephone usage an

27 Apr 2006

That this House warmly congratulates the Evening Chronicle, Newcastle on winning the national Positive Images Award for the best local press coverage of young people; recognises the newspaper's belief that one of the biggest issues facing the North East is the relatively low aspi

27 Apr 2006

That this House notes that in October 2005 the honourable Member for Gateshead East and Washington West expressed astonishment that British Telecom had no plans to alert paying customers to the fact that the BT Privacy Service had become free and that they said it was up to custo

18 Apr 2006

That this House congratulates Gateshead Council on the success of its Penumbra Project to attract men back into learning; recognises that under one quarter of adult learners in Gateshead are men; notes that the project has exceeded its own ambitious targets for success; and furth

18 Apr 2006

That this House congratulates the success of Save the Children's Education and Advocacy through Rights to Listen project in Newcastle; recognises the importance of its goal to support children excluded from education; applauds its child-focused ethos; and welcomes its extension t

18 Apr 2006

That this House congratulates the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead on being judged the third best hospital in the country in Saga's recent study of UK hospitals; notes that this was assessed on standards of quality of care, patient experience, staff numbers, infection contro

27 Mar 2006

That this House sees the privatisation of the National Probation Service in England and Wales as a fundamental misjudgement of the nature of its work; believes that it is likely to reduce the effectiveness of the service at the cost of communities; and further believes that inste

27 Mar 2006

That this House notes with regret the sad death of Mr Jack Wilson, aged 66 years, of Washington on Sunday from bowel cancer; offers its deepest sympathies to Mr Wilson's family; further notes that Mr Wilson had been refused Cetuximab and may have survived longer had he received t

7 Feb 2006