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HANSARDCommunity PaybackMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. There is another bonus because, when community sentences are done correctly, they provide payback—the clue is in the name—to…28 Jun 2022HANSARDCommunity PaybackI want to take the Minister back to the 8 million hours of community payback that he set out. We all support more hours of community payback, particularly on meaningful projects…28 Jun 2022HANSARDCommunity PaybackOf course, the beauty of community payback is that the communities that experienced the crime are the ones who see the crime redressed through the scheme. I am worried, though,…28 Jun 2022HANSARDWet Wipes: PlasticThe Minister will know that when there are overflow discharges into rivers from water treatment works, wet wipes are not filtered out. She will also know that the River Tame has a…23 Jun 2022HANSARDHeart and Circulatory Diseases (Covid-19)As we discussed at the start of the debate, the NHS is four systems that work together. We are here in the UK Parliament to hold the UK Government to account for the NHS in…23 Jun 2022HANSARDHeart and Circulatory Diseases (Covid-19)I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon)—I call him my hon. Friend because he is my friend—not only for securing the debate but for his skilful, seamless segue from…23 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House will probably be aware that 6 July is the deadline for submissions for new bids to the next round of the levelling-up fund. What he will not be aware of is…23 Jun 2022HANSARD British Council Contractors: AfghanistanThese British Council contractors live in fear for their lives on a daily basis. Each day they wake up could be the day of their death sentence. We know who they are. The…23 Jun 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesMay I take this opportunity to pay tribute to June Partington and others at the parish of Christ Church and St George’s in Denton? June and the parish have organised, on behalf of…23 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: British Diplomatic SupportI thank the Minister for the responses he has given to hon. Members. We as a House of Commons stand united with the people of Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. May I ask…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Community PharmaciesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I add my congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Bootle (Peter Dowd) on securing the debate, and I…21 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillWe are at an impasse here, because Greater Manchester MPs disagree fundamentally with the Minister, the Greater Manchester Mayor disagrees fundamentally with the Minister, and the…20 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: UK and NATO Military CommitmentAs we rightly focus on what is happening in Ukraine, Moldova rightly fears Russian advances along the southern coast of Ukraine, with a possible view to Russia annexing…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Tatton (Esther McVey). Although I disagree with her analysis of HS2, she is absolutely right to raise her constituents’…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillWill the Minister give way?20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI support what the Minister is saying about bringing HS2 in on budget and keeping a tight control on costs, but we also have to get best value for the taxpayer. On the point…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillIt won’t.20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillDoes she?20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillOh, it absolutely would. We are in a Second Reading debate on HS2 and I appreciate that we can veer away from the subject, so it is very tempting to go into a rant about the lack…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. I will let the House know that we both went on a walk around Piccadilly, with Transport for Greater Manchester officers and combined…20 Jun 2022