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HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureIt is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion). It is also a pleasure to take this opportunity to talk about the proud industrial heritage of…15 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryNo, I will not. My constituents think we should be banging up people who glue themselves to the roads and vandalise buildings and monuments. They want fair, controlled migration,…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Richard Foord). I was not planning to speak at length, because this all has an air of déjà vu about it, and…08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain). It is also a pleasure to see the Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Sevenoaks (Laura…08 Nov 2022HANSARDUkraine: Support for NATO Allies6. What steps his Department is taking to support NATO allies in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.07 Nov 2022HANSARDUkraine: Support for NATO AlliesIt is absolutely right that our commitments on defence spending and deployments to NATO allies change in the light of the threat posed by increased Russian aggression and the very…07 Nov 2022HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant), who has been notified that I will be mentioning him in the Chamber, claimed in a…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that anybody putting money into the local economy in my constituency is a good thing?28 Oct 2022HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillI am grateful for the chance to speak on this important Bill. I would like to thank and congratulate the hon. Member for Bolton South East (Yasmin Qureshi). It is always nice to…28 Oct 2022HANSARD Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Preston (Sir Mark Hendrick) on bringing forward the Bill and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North East Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller) for…28 Oct 2022HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementI beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163).28 Oct 2022HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillMy hon. Friend is entirely correct; fundamentally, it is about making sure that work is done by the best possible people in the best possible way. The reality is that not…28 Oct 2022HANSARD Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillMr Deputy Speaker, you just can’t have too much of a good thing. My hon. Friend is making a powerful and relevant speech. On the payment arrangements for collect and pay, the…28 Oct 2022HANSARD Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies BillThere is form now for Greater Manchester MPs. [ Interruption. ] No, you are welcome to him. Having begun with the founding of the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers in 1844,…28 Oct 2022HANSARD Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillMy hon. Friend is making an extremely powerful speech.28 Oct 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. What my hon. Friend the Member for Hyndburn (Sara Britcliffe) says is all too familiar and depressing. I have had my own experience with…20 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence Technology12. What steps his Department is taking to develop innovative defence technology.18 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence TechnologyAs we have seen from recent events in Ukraine, air combat is incredibly important to maintaining our national security and also, as has been mentioned, to maintaining our economic…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentNo.18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentToday’s motion is on whether we have confidence in the Government, and obviously I will be speaking in favour of that. I want to register my exasperation with the way that we…18 Jul 2022