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Working hard in Westminister

Each week I travel to Westminster from Newton Aycliffe to stand up for our communities in Parliament. I ask questions, meet government ministers and give speeches to give residents, businesses and local organisations a national voice.

My work includes:
- Raising concerns and questioning ministers on issues that matter to our area
- Leading debates on key topics affecting our community
- Engaging with ministers and officials to deliver on local priorities
- Voting on legislation that brings real change

If you have any questions or would like to share your views, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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Summer School 2026

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Social media ban for under 16’s

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Great North Air Ambulance in Parliament

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My latest speeches and contributions in Parliament

Topical Questions

Alan Strickland made a speech in the House of Commons

North-east MPs and business leaders are very keen for an update on procurement for Skynet, the Ministry of Defence’s secure satellite communications system. That is because, were Lockheed...

Police Funding: North-east England - [Pete Wishart in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Wishart. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Durham (Luke Akehurst) for securing this crucial debate. Building on the powerful...

Building Homes and Renewing Communities

Commons debates

I strongly welcome the investment in social housing. What more can the Department do to make sure that the necessary social infrastructure comes with those new homes—the school places,...

New Clause 1 - Visiting forces: ICC arrest warrants and war crimes

Armed Forces Bill

Alan Strickland made a speech in the House of Commons

It is apt that the House meets during Armed Forces Week to discuss this important Bill. I strongly welcome it, and commend Ministers past and present for using its passage to not just renew...

National Security (State Threats) Bill

Commons debates

I strongly support the change to the law being proposed today, to better protect our nation and our fellow citizens from those working for foreign states that want to disrupt and attack our way...

Clause 1 - Meaning of “steel undertaking”

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

Alan Strickland made a speech in the House of Commons

Ministers will speak for themselves, but I think they are seeking the flexibility to act in the national interest and to do so appropriately. My concern is more with some of the clauses that add...

Clause 1 - Meaning of “steel undertaking”

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

Alan Strickland made a speech in the House of Commons

I am pleased to speak in support of the Bill and comment on a number of the amendments. I do so as a Member of this House who represents a proud manufacturing constituency, which includes a...

North Atlantic Submarine Activity

Commons debates

It was a privilege recently to spend a week at Camp Viking with our Royal Marines, seeing at first hand the work they are doing to defend the High North. Does the Minister agree that it is clear...

Topical Questions

Alan Strickland made a speech in the House of Commons

Having worked with the Defence Secretary to save the semiconductor plant in Newton Aycliffe in my constituency, I was proud the other week to meet Sam and Evan, two new apprentices who owe their...

Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation

Commons debates

I met a resident at my surgery at the weekend who has a long-term health condition. They have been sent testing packs by the NHS, which arrive late, and appointment letters have been delayed,...

Engagements

Alan Strickland made a speech in the House of Commons

It was a privilege to join fellow north-east MPs at the weekend on the destroyer HMS Duncan, to meet the crew and to be briefed on the exciting plans for the innovative future of the Royal...

Topical Questions

Alan Strickland made a speech in the House of Commons

A recent investigation found worrying evidence that multiple businesses run by the Reform leader of Durham county council had failed, owing hundreds of thousands of pounds in tax and national...

County Durham: Cultural Opportunities - [Valerie Vaz in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I thank my hon. Friend for her excellent speech about the rich cultural heritage of County Durham. Does she agree that a key part of that cultural heritage is the history of the Stockton and...

Christmas Adjournment

Commons debates

I have three minutes to celebrate three fantastic community organisations. Since Chance Drama in Ferryhill was established in 2017, it has trained hundreds of local young people from across my...

Ukraine

Commons debates

I welcome the Minister’s announcement that readiness levels have been revised and increased so that, if a just peace can be successfully negotiated, forces are ready to deploy to prevent...

Business of the House

Commons debates

My constituents Mellissa and Nikita were left devastated a few months ago when their four-month-old puppy was mauled to death in the streets by XL bullies that had escaped from a nearby house....

Electoral Resilience

Commons debates

Does the Secretary of State agree that this appalling case of a senior Reform politician being jailed for accepting Russian bribes shows that the corrupt Putin regime is not only cyber-attacking...

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill

Commons debates

I am pleased to speak in support of the Bill, particularly as a Member of Parliament representing a proud manufacturing seat. Our country as a whole has a proud tradition as one of the...

Topical Questions

Alan Strickland made a speech in the House of Commons

Last week, I was proud to meet Filtronic, a leading satellite communications business at NETPark that is part of a growing space cluster. How will Ministers from the Ministry of Defence and the...

Ajax Armoured Vehicle

Commons debates

I thank the Minister for the action that he has taken on Ajax. As other Members have said, this relates not only to issues in that programme but to long-running issues in defence procurement,...