Contributions
425 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD Social Care ReformThe Fed at Heathlands Village in my constituency is an amazing example of what care can and ultimately should look like, so I want to start by extending an invitation to the…23 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementI thank my hon. Friend and neighbour for giving way on this point. Does he agree that while Labour Members are expressing their faux outrage and are already attacking their…21 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementTalking about councils that have no plan, I refer the House to my Labour-led council in Bury. Does the Minister agree that while we want democratic engagement, the worst thing…21 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementThe Minister is being generous in giving way. We have talked about the huge importance of communities engaging in the planning process and of having a local plan, but does he…21 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateThe business rates holiday last year delivered a tax cut worth £10 billion for businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors—businesses such as the Goat’s Gate in…16 Jun 2021HANSARDCatch-up PremiumThank you for calling me, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I do not really know how to follow your former teacher, the hon. Member for Huddersfield (Mr Sheerman), other than by saying that…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCatch-up PremiumI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention; it is almost as if he has read my speech already. I also want to pay tribute to the fantastic work that the Tutor Trust has been…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCatch-up PremiumDoes the Minister agree that the best place for a child has always been in school, and when Opposition Members, and indeed their councils and councillors, were calling for schools…15 Jun 2021HANSARDIsrael and PalestineIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I am sure that hon. Members will join me in congratulating the new Israeli Government, and Prime Minister Naftali…14 Jun 2021HANSARDIsrael and PalestineWhile it is certainly politically expedient to call for the recognition of Palestine right now, given certain by-elections, does the hon. Gentleman not agree with his own…14 Jun 2021HANSARDIsrael and PalestineWill the Minister give way?14 Jun 2021HANSARDIsrael and PalestineThe tone of the debate has been incredibly helpful in condemning the antisemitism on our streets. Does the Minister agree that every single Member in the House has a duty to do…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonDoes the Minister agree that the G7 communiqué and our previous sanctions announcement represent a great example of the UK working with international allies to combat the Chinese…14 Jun 2021HANSARD Ofsted Review of Sexual Abuse in Schools and CollegesI thank the Minister for her statement. The review has revealed that different parts of the state are not always working together as well as they should be to ensure that cases of…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Land BankingThe council tax proposal is just one idea. Obviously, council tax as a policy is open to interpretation in this place. However, there are other ideas and notions, such as land…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Land BankingThank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to bring this important debate before the House this evening, which is important not only for me and Bury South, but for many…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Land BankingI thank the hon. Member—indeed, he is my hon. Friend in this instance—for that helpful intervention. I will certainly get on to that point later in my argument. I have a…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Land BankingI thank the Minister for being very generous and giving way a second time. The Labour council in Bury does not have a local plan. We have been working on the Greater Manchester…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI recently met Katie from my constituency to discuss endometriosis. I am sure that my right hon. Friend will recall that we recently recognised Endometriosis Month, yet women…27 May 2021HANSARD Driverless CarsI thank the Minister for kindly giving way a second time. On the ALKS—apologies for the abbreviations, I think we are all tired of them in this conversation—what assurances will…26 May 2021