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HANSARDHS2: Preventing FraudAs the Minister will know, plans for the construction of HS2 to Manchester involve the severing and mothballing of the Metrolink line through my constituency to Ashton-under-Lyne.…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Labour Market ActivityThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. What is reckless for the economy is a disastrous mini-Budget which has left millions of householders with mortgage rates higher than they…28 Feb 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce ExpansionI commend the powerful contributions from my hon. Friends the Members for Stretford and Urmston (Andrew Western), for Wakefield (Simon Lightwood), for Bristol South (Karin Smyth),…28 Feb 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce ExpansionI will not give way. I appreciate that scrapping the non-dom tax status might be awkward for the Chancellor’s relationship with his next-door neighbour, but I fail to see how he,…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Labour Market ActivityIt is a pleasure to contribute to the debate and to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing North (James Murray). It is a shame that so few Government Back Benchers seem to be…28 Feb 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce ExpansionThe point is that we will tax them. I do not know what the hon. Gentleman is getting at. Perhaps he should give an intervention on something he knows about, rather than something…28 Feb 2023HANSARDChildren’s ServicesI represent a cross-borough constituency, so unfortunately I have to see two of everything, deal with two of everything, and experience two of everything. The differences between…27 Feb 2023HANSARDWater Company PerformanceThe River Tame in my constituency is cherished by all the residents who live along it. The Tame valley is the jewel in the crown, but unfortunately the river is subject to regular…21 Feb 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentI do not doubt the Minister’s sincerity when he rightly condemns right-wing extremism—indeed, all extremism—but it is now three years since the former commissioner for…20 Feb 2023HANSARDMetro Mayors: Transfer of PowersThe Minister knows that I am very supportive of the devolution of more powers to Greater Manchester, but one area that she needs to look at carefully is the increase in scrutiny…20 Feb 2023HANSARD Capital Projects: Spending DecisionsLet me put it in local government terms for the Minister. When a council is told that it cannot spend any more money without specific approval, it is called a section 114 notice.…09 Feb 2023HANSARDInward InvestmentThe investment in Moderna will not be worth anything if we do not have the precision temperature-calibrated machinery to help with that development. SK Wiring in Denton is the…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend the Member for Stalybridge and Hyde (Jonathan Reynolds), my right hon. Friend the Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner) and I have petitioned the High Speed…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Governor of Xinjiang: UK VisitI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am really struggling with the Minister’s thinking on this. On one hand he says that what is…09 Feb 2023HANSARDNational HIV Testing Week 2023As always, Mr Gray, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I thank the hon. Member for Erewash (Maggie Throup) for securing this important debate and for the detailed…08 Feb 2023HANSARDNational HIV Testing Week 2023The hon. Lady is making an excellent contribution. Is not one of the real benefits of opt-out testing that it starts to chip away at what remaining stigma is left with HIV testing…08 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills: Support for HouseholdsSupport for households is incredibly important, but in the past half-hour Willow Wood Hospice, which provides hospice services to my constituents, has emailed me to raise the…07 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Officers: Protecting CommunitiesKids in my constituency are razzing around the streets illegally on motorbikes. Sadly, two have died as a consequence of accidents they were involved in. The worst of it is that,…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Reform of Children’s Social CareThere is no reason why the Secretary of State would know, but I am the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on kinship care. More importantly, I am a kinship carer for my…02 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for confirming that on Wednesday the House will debate the local government and police grants. As she will know, local authorities are in the…02 Feb 2023