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HANSARDRail StrikesPrior to coming here, I was a rail commuter. I stood on platform 14 of Manchester Piccadilly every day, Monday to Friday. That is why I am so frustrated that our Mayor has said…15 Jun 2022HANSARDRail StrikesOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.15 Jun 2022HANSARDRail StrikesThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a proper point of order, because we value a proper debate in this House. Is it a proper debate if the hon. Member at the…15 Jun 2022HANSARDNHS Backlogs1. What progress he has made on tackling the NHS backlogs in elective care caused by the covid-19 outbreak.14 Jun 2022HANSARDNHS BacklogsThe cost of living is foremost on everybody’s minds now, so what assurances can my right hon. Friend give me that my constituents in Heywood and Middleton—a part of the world he…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Low-Carbon Technologies9. What steps he is taking to support new low-carbon technologies.07 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Low-Carbon TechnologiesAs we transition away from gas, hydrogen—in particular green hydrogen generated by renewable sources such as that at Scout Moor wind farm in my Heywood and Middleton…07 Jun 2022HANSARDElections BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, as I have at every stage of this Bill, and I am sure the Minister will agree that it is nice to be on the home stretch after so long,…27 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillAs I have said, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. We do not know how many times this is going on. I ask the hon. Gentleman: how many votes is it okay to steal in…27 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy hon. Friend is entirely correct, and if the Opposition are saying that there is no proof of this, I can tell them now in relation to Rochdale Borough Council’s election this…27 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillNo, the hon. Gentleman was not listening to what I said. I said people turn up with a polling card; I did not say that that is an appropriate form of ID. People already assume…27 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillI will ask the hon. Gentleman the question again, since he wants to challenge it: what does he think is an acceptable level of voter fraud?27 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillEven if we accept the premise that it is in single digits, is that acceptable?27 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillWill the hon. Gentleman accept that some crimes go undetected?27 Apr 2022HANSARDElections Billrose—27 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeEver since this policy was announced over the bank holiday weekend, we have heard some very strong rhetoric from the Opposition parties, leaning into some very lazy tropes about…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. By convention, when a Member campaigns in another Member’s seat it is considered courteous to notify that Member in advance. I am aware…28 Mar 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his forbearance, because across from the Government Dispatch Box he was faced first by the vacillations of General Indecision and then by…21 Feb 2022HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point about this being part of the levelling-up agenda. Does she also agree that it is a pretty powerful symbol of global Britain?28 Jan 2022HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillMay I just check? Is the Minister referring to Eyjafjallajökull?28 Jan 2022