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HANSARDEnergy Bills: Support for HouseholdsThe high price of energy disproportionately affects those who are on the lowest incomes. Will my hon. Friend outline what steps his Department is taking to ensure that those who…07 Feb 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingThe Home Secretary is being generous with her time. Obviously, the north does not like to be left out, so I point out that the second largest force in England, Greater Manchester…31 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI welcome you to your place, Mr Deputy Speaker, and it is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis). I was struck by something he just said. Yes, the…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillNo, I will not. Minimum service levels are not an anomaly. France, Spain and Italy have given minimum service levels during strikes, and I thought that the Labour party was in…16 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. Last week the Prime Minister set out the measures that the Government will take to gain control over illegal migration, and I was pleased to note that as a result of today’s…19 Dec 2022HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillThe hon. Lady makes an extremely important point, and I absolutely agree with her; these behaviours are entirely about power, and therefore a sexual element is not always…09 Dec 2022HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for North Norfolk (Duncan Baker), and to take part in the debate. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Tunbridge…09 Dec 2022HANSARD Short-term and Holiday-let Accommodation (Licensing) BillObviously we are still facing a housing crisis in this country and, while I completely agree that short-term lets go some way to helping our tourism economy recover from the…09 Dec 2022HANSARDPrayersI beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163) and negatived.09 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich East (Nicola Richards). I welcome this debate and I thank the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Rail Cancellations and Service LevelsIt will not have escaped the Minister’s attention that a number of MPs from Greater Manchester are in their places. The west coast main line is essential to our local economy, so…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillConservatives believe that work should pay and that those who choose not to work should not be as well off. We are now hearing that civil servants will have to discharge some…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Death of Awaab Ishak and Rochdale Boroughwide HousingI thank the hon. Gentleman for securing this very important debate, and I agree that it is probably one of the more distressing debates that any of us has had to participate in.…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillThe hon. Lady is making an important point about consistency between different local authorities. Arguably, some of that could happen through sharing best practice, as we saw for…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Ipswich (Tom Hunt)—they say that brevity is the mother of wisdom. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Terminal Illness (Support and Rights) BillMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point. Far too often, we become the system and we should not do so. We should want to be there to support.18 Nov 2022HANSARDPrayersI beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163).18 Nov 2022HANSARD Terminal Illness (Support and Rights) BillI said in the previous debate that I enjoy Friday sittings, because people introduce Bills to address concerns that are probably not covered by current legislation. I agree with…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Terminal Illness (Support and Rights) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham) on bringing forward this Bill.18 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsWhen I think about this case I vacillate between profound sadness and white-hot anger. This is not an isolated incident. Just this week, I was sent photographs of a house in…16 Nov 2022