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Photo of Emma Foody Emma Foody Labour/Co-operative, Cramlington and Killingworth 10:41, 4 September 2025

Over the course of the summer, like many in the House, I have had a chance to meet so many of the volunteers across my Constituency, from organisations such as North Tyneside Disability Forum, Seghill Food Hub, Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland, Age UK and Forward Assist, every one of them improving and changing lives every single day. Will the Leader of the House join me in thanking them, and may we have a debate in Government time to recognise the importance of volunteers and the difference that they make?

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