Speeches by Foy.

“8. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the warm home discount on levels of fuel poverty.”

“I thank the Foreign Secretary for her statement, and for her ongoing efforts to pursue peace. The rebuilding of Gaza must be Palestinian-led. Civil society and communities in Gaza have led the efforts on the frontline in the face of two years of genocide and decades of Israeli siege, occupation and military violence. T…”

“The prison officers association recently launched its “68 is Too Late” pensions report, based on the largest member survey in POA history. The report is a heartbreaking read: prison officers describe how unrealistic and, frankly, cruel it is to expect them to walk the landings until they are almost 70 years old and the…”

“9. What recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of lowering the pension age of prison officers.”

“We have touched on the House of Lords, but do you think there are lessons to be learned from other Parliaments that do publish call lists, and their proceedings? I know that the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and the European Parliament have some form of published call list.”

“We have touched on the House of Lords, but do you think there are lessons to be learned from other Parliaments that do publish call lists, and their proceedings? I know that the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and the European Parliament have some form of published call list.”

“Of course, my first thoughts are with the victims of this horrific attack. The RMT union has called for urgent meetings with the Government, police and the industry to ensure that we have the strongest resources and procedures in place to protect staff and passengers. Can the Home Secretary confirm that the Department …”

“I was part of the 2019 intake, and the elections must have passed me by; I had never seen anything like it in 2024. It could have been that there was just a small intake of Labour MPs, and it was covid, so that canvassing period really did not happen. But 2024—crikey! I think there were some of us older ones thinking, …”

“This question is for Marc and Stephen. Could you explain how the competitiveness of Select Committee Chair elections may seem to have risen recently? Do you think that other drivers are at play than the fact that some incumbents chose to step down in 2024?”

“1. What steps he is taking to ensure scientific evidence is used to support his net zero policies.”

“This Government’s mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower is not only delivering against climate targets, but delivering jobs and investment in places like Durham and the wider north-east, where around 500 renewable energy companies already employ around 17,000 people in good-quality jobs—a figure that is set…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. Maya’s tragic story has touched many people across the north-east. I am pleased to support the family’s campaign. As my hon. Friend mentioned, one key ask from the family is the disclosure of information about wider caregivers. The recurring theme of serious ca…”

“My constituents have been very vocal about their opposition to the LNER timetable changes from December, including the removal of the 8.22 am commuter service from Durham to Newcastle on weekdays. LNER assured me that it would replace it with a similar service, but reports this week suggest that the service will now ta…”

“I could not agree more. Although we may improve our bus services and the types of modern buses we have, they are not accessible in all areas, and that is a huge inequality. The Government’s Bus Services (No. 2) Bill is a chance to put this right. With franchising, fair pay and investment in modern vehicles, we can buil…”

“I am grateful to have the opportunity to speak in a really important debate on regional transport inequality. For too long, communities in the north-east have suffered the effects of chronic underinvestment in transport and the flawed legacy of privatisation. What should be a public service has instead become a patchwo…”

“I had the pleasure of meeting Fergus, Freddie and Michael, members of the band Jam Tub, on a recent visit to Framwellgate school in Durham. These musicians are passionate about contributing to Durham’s cultural vibrancy, performing at events such as the much-loved Durham fringe festival. They contacted me after they no…”

“I thank my colleague and neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth), for securing this important debate. Nearly half the postcodes in my constituency are not within easy reach of a defibrillator. That is not just a statistic, as we have heard; it is the difference between life and death. W…”

“As one who represents a constituency in the heart of the Durham coalfield, I recognise the pressing need for an inquiry into the events that occurred at the Orgreave plant on 18 June 1984, and, like others, I send a huge thank you to the members of the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign, who have worked for decades fo…”

“Will my hon. Friend congratulate those from Redhills in County Durham, the home of the Pitman’s Parliament—and where I have my office—which has been given money for a huge refurbishment to make it into a living heritage site? The Redhills building will provide young people with an education about what happened in the p…”

“This is an important debate, and I thank my hon. Friend so much for securing it. The matchgirls’ strike played a really important part in the whole of labour history and the struggles of women. In Durham, we had the Durham Women Against Pit Closures, who sustained the miners in their strike. They joined the picket line…”