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HANSARDTributes to Baroness BoothroydRepresenting a Yorkshire constituency, I know that we are not short of warm, brilliant women with sharp wit and a hearty laugh, but Baroness Boothroyd led the way as an iconic…28 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. I listened carefully to what the Secretary of State said about prepayment meters. Could he confirm that forced installations will not go ahead until the penalty on prepayment…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseToday the Lib Dem councillors in Hull will hand a bill to working families for the failures of Trussonomics. They are putting up council tax by the maximum rate possible without…23 Feb 2023HANSARDYouth OffendingPeople in Hull North are a bit fed up with a very small minority of young people who are blighting their community through antisocial behaviour, including, most recently, throwing…21 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseIt was a great pleasure to meet Bishop James Jones recently. As an aside, I pay tribute to his work in securing the infected blood inquiry, which is another example of the…01 Feb 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingThe wealth of evidence to the Home Affairs Committee is that specialist rape and serious sexual assault units in police forces mean that more investigations go better, with more…31 Jan 2023HANSARDUnaccompanied Asylum-seeking ChildrenIn July last year, the Home Affairs Committee raised our serious concerns about unaccompanied asylum-seeking children going missing from hotels. I can assist the Minister: the…24 Jan 2023HANSARD Afghanistan: Ban on Women Aid WorkersThis is an appalling situation. Just today it has been reported that the Taliban have ordered shopkeepers to decapitate their mannequins or cover their faces—a chilling reminder…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseA number of MPs were interested to know that the Prime Minister took a jet to Leeds earlier this week, and this morning he took one to Blackpool. Will the Leader of the House…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTransPennine Express: Operational PerformanceHow is it that in Ukraine—war-torn Ukraine—they manage to cancel fewer trains and have a more reliable service than TransPennine Express? Is it not now time to cancel the…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTransPennine Express: Operational Performance11. Whether he has had discussions with TransPennine Express on its recent operational performance.19 Jan 2023HANSARD Levelling-up Fund Round 2I thank the Minister and her Department for writing to me at 11.30 pm last night, an hour after the information was released to the press, to tell me that Hull City Council’s…19 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice Conduct and David CarrickThis case, which has rightly shocked the nation, is yet another appalling example of systematic failures within the police to confront male violence against women and girls, and…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Spiking Incidents: PreventionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I start by congratulating the hon. Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham) on his determination and perseverance on…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Spiking Incidents: PreventionThis morning, the Home Affairs Committee published the letter from the Minister for Safeguarding, which is dated 20 December—sent just before Parliament rose for the Christmas…11 Jan 2023HANSARDWindrush Lessons Learned Review: Implementation of RecommendationsThe Home Affairs Committee has spent a great deal of time looking at the Windrush scandal and the work of Wendy Williams, including a visit to the compensation scheme unit in…10 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Winter PressuresI am really not clear how, despite all the warnings, the Government have got themselves into this position after the biggest crisis in the NHS. We all know that it is a no-brainer…09 Jan 2023HANSARDSmall Boats Incident in the ChannelOn behalf of the Home Affairs Committee, I express our sincere condolences to all those families who have lost loved ones. I pay tribute to the emergency services that were…14 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationIn our report on small boat crossings published in July, the Home Affairs Committee made it clear that the No. 1 priority for Government should be to clear the asylum backlog, so…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Seasonal Worker Visas: Sponsorship CertificatesA former chief of MI5, the noble Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller, has called for an increase in visas for seasonal workers to enhance national security, ensuring that the UK…08 Dec 2022