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HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbbey Group in Knowsley partners with Sweden’s Saab to produce the world-class Saab Barracuda camouflage system used by the British Army. It is a prime example of British…19 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]The other week, an Observer article reported that a source close to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology said that “proposals to introduce an opt-out…14 May 2025HANSARD Intellectual Property: Artificial IntelligenceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bury North (Mr Frith) for securing this debate and wish him a happy birthday. I…23 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.25 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituent June is 74 years old and has stage 4 cancer. She had to queue—not phone, but queue—at her GP surgery at 8 am, only not to be given an appointment. What is the…25 Mar 2025HANSARDAccess to NHS Dental ServicesMy constituent, Kevin Buckley, had his NHS dentist shut with no notice. NHS dentists in Knowsley are not taking on any new patients and he is stuck. This is not just a local…25 Mar 2025HANSARDAccess to NHS Dental Services9. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dental services.25 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ11. Everyone is talking about “Adolescence”, the series by Knowsley’s own Stephen Graham and Christine Tremarco, which highlights online male radicalisation and violence against…19 Mar 2025HANSARDRenewable Energy: Workers’ RightsI thank my right hon. Friend for his answer. The Employment Rights Bill is an historic step forward for workers, but these rights must go hand in hand with good jobs. What action…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI support the measures set out in this statement to get people who can work into work. I have been contacted by constituents who are worried, such as my constituent Lisa, who has…18 Mar 2025HANSARDRenewable Energy: Workers’ Rights12. What steps he is taking to support workers’ rights in the renewable energy sector.18 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayEvery year more than 1.6 million women in this country experience domestic abuse, and my constituency of Knowsley has recently had the highest rate of femicide. I am determined to…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsI welcome the Minister’s statement and the vision that will truly transform communities and constituencies such as mine. I am made up that Kirkby will get a massive funding boost…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseConstituents in Kirkby have endured a foul stench from Simonswood industrial estate in west Lancashire for years, making some physically sick. My constituent Gina Griffiths says…27 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I will focus my remarks on the impact of generative AI on musicians. I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and I am a member of the…12 Feb 2025HANSARD School Accountability and InterventionI welcome the Minister’s statement, but in my constituency GCSE results are among the lowest in the country and a quarter of pupils are classed as persistently absent. What…03 Feb 2025HANSARDAstraZenecaAstraZeneca’s decision to pull its £450 million investment in the Speke manufacturing plant is a blow for the creation of jobs across the city region, including in my…03 Feb 2025HANSARDSentencing: Attendance of Offenders6. If she will bring forward legislative proposals to enable courts to order the attendance of offenders at sentencing hearings.28 Jan 2025HANSARDSentencing: Attendance of OffendersI thank the Secretary of State for that positive response, and I thank her and the Prime Minister for meeting me and my constituent Cheryl Korbel, the mother of Olivia…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Unionised Workers in the Housing Sector: Pay DiscriminationThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for granting this debate. I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a member of Unite the Union. I have…28 Jan 2025