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HANSARD Crime and Policing BillAntisocial behaviour is breaking communities in places like Windhill, Baildon, Cottingley and Denholme. It is a direct result of the cuts made to neighbourhood policing by the…10 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareI welcome the Minister to her place and congratulate her on her new role. On building a national care service and the Casey review, will she reassure me and other Members of the…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareOn that point, will my hon. Friend give way?05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareI thank my hon. Friend for giving way. It is always a pleasure to serve with her on the Public Accounts Committee under the leadership of the hon. Member for North Cotswolds (Sir…05 Mar 2025HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeWill my hon. Friend give way?05 Mar 2025HANSARDMarket Towns: Cultural HeritageI agree with the hon. Gentleman that market towns are a crucial part of our culture, not only here in England but in Northern Ireland, too. In my constituency, King John granted…04 Mar 2025HANSARDMarket Towns: Cultural HeritageIn our market square in Bingley, we have Bingley arts centre and, next to it, Bingley town hall, which is ripe for redevelopment. The community would love to make it into a…04 Mar 2025HANSARDCreative IndustriesI thank the Secretary of State for her earlier response. This year, Bradford is the UK city of culture. This is a fantastic opportunity to show off the creative talent of our…27 Feb 2025HANSARDCreative Industries7. What steps her Department has taken to help support creative industries in Bradford.27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsI thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. According to GambleAware, around one in eight people in my Shipley constituency engage in gambling behaviour that is deemed to be…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceWill the hon. Gentleman give way?05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceAs the hon. Gentleman well knows, the cuts made to local government by the Conservatives when in government, through the grant, hit councils such as Bradford district and those…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceWill the hon. Gentleman give way?05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceAs the hon. Gentleman knows, he and my predecessor put the idea of a breakaway council to his own Government, who rejected it as a complete non-starter. Let us work together…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceMy hon. Friend makes a good argument about the amount of local government funding that has to go into adult social care. The cuts that we saw under the Conservative Government…05 Feb 2025HANSARDWarm Homes PlanIn 2023, it emerged that a number of substandard retrofitting works were carried out as part of Government schemes. In some cases, properties were left with structural damage.…04 Feb 2025HANSARDWarm Homes Plan7. What steps he is taking to introduce the warm homes plan.04 Feb 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General ElectionsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central and Headingley (Alex Sobel) for opening the debate so eloquently, and I am grateful for the many excellent contributions that…30 Jan 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General Electionsrose —30 Jan 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Young DriversIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury (Julia Buckley) for bringing this really important debate to the…28 Jan 2025