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HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeLike my hon. Friend, I am strongly supportive of such a bespoke scheme for Palestinians. Does he agree that, as well as looking to recent Government policy, we could look to the…13 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent Janice lost her brother in 2020 in a tragic incident caused by a dangerous driver. She has since campaigned tirelessly for those convicted of causing death by…09 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaGaza is bleeding and Gaza is starving. At least 34,700 people are dead, the majority of them women and children, while a man-made famine continues to take hold. How much further…07 May 2024HANSARD Defence Personnel Data BreachWe know that the Government consider it likely that China is responsible for this hack, coming hot on the heels of the revelation that it was responsible for the hack on the…07 May 2024HANSARD Age-disputed Refugee ChildrenThe Minister is being incredibly generous in giving way again. To further the attempts at accuracy, may I press her on the point I made about further monitoring of those whose…19 Apr 2024HANSARD Age-disputed Refugee ChildrenIt is a privilege to have secured this Adjournment debate on age-disputed refugee children. I should declare at the outset that I am an officer of the all-party parliamentary…19 Apr 2024HANSARD Age-disputed Refugee ChildrenCan the Minister explain why the committee has encouraged the Government to abandon scientific methods of age assessment?19 Apr 2024HANSARD Dentistry: Access for Cancer PatientsI thank everybody who has contributed to the debate. We have a considerable amount of expertise in the room—in particular, my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton South East (Yasmin…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Dentistry: Access for Cancer PatientsI beg to move, That this House has considered access to dentistry for cancer patients. As always, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I want to start this…17 Apr 2024HANSARDNeighbourhood Policing5. What recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of neighbourhood policing levels.15 Apr 2024HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingUnder this Government, 10,000 neighbourhood police officers have disappeared since 2015 and have yet to be replaced on the frontline. Given the Government’s proclivity for lifting…15 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Fire and Rescue Services) (England) Regulations 2024I declare that I am the son of a retired firefighter who is in receipt of a fire pension. Is the Minister aware that it has long been custom and practice during a fire strike for…12 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Fire and Rescue Services) (England) Regulations 2024I gently say to the Minister that in his response he suggests that part of the problem with firefighters being on strike and not responding to threat-to-life incidents is that…12 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Fire and Rescue Services) (England) Regulations 2024Could I just ask the Minister to clarify then why, under regulation 6(3), it states that, “(a) giving of advice about fire safety, including in particular— (i) how to prevent…12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThis Budget was a huge disappointment. Nothing the Chancellor said last week changes the reality facing my constituents in Stretford and Urmston. Their taxes are still rising,…11 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent Michelle is a cancer survivor who has campaigned for years on access to NHS dentistry for cancer patients. I have made frequent attempts to secure a debate on this…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Kellogg’s factory in my constituency is an iconic reminder of the industrial heritage of Trafford Park. Like so many of my constituents, I was shocked and saddened recently to…22 Feb 2024HANSARDRail Fares7. What assessment he has made of the impact of the rise in rail fares on passenger numbers since 2010.08 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Services: Isolated CommunitiesI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. Partington’s nearest recommended post office site, as advised by the Post Office, is 3.9 miles away. Although that is a significant…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Services: Isolated CommunitiesThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct and, in fairness, there is a Government grant to support the subsidisation of post office services in isolated and rural communities.…08 Feb 2024