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HANSARDHeritage Buildings5. What steps her Department is taking to protect and repurpose heritage buildings.23 May 2024HANSARDHeritage BuildingsI am grateful to the Minister for that answer and thank her for her kind words. I pay tribute to Halifax Civic Trust, which does so much great work in my constituency and has some…23 May 2024HANSARDArrests and Prison CapacityNorth Yorkshire and West Yorkshire police have just arrested 62 people in a county lines operation. They seized swords, a machete and a crossbow, and took 3 kg of cannabis, crack…22 May 2024HANSARD Political Violence and Disruption: Walney ReportEarlier this week, I met a female chief fire officer who explained to me some of the intimidation, harassment and abuse that she had experienced, alongside some of her female…22 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaDoes the Deputy Foreign Secretary not recognise the damage that is being done to the UK’s standing around the world, and to the rules-based international order and international…20 May 2024HANSARDInequalities in Dementia ServicesIt is always a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Rees, so thank you for being here this afternoon. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth…16 May 2024HANSARDInequalities in Dementia ServicesThe hon. Member is absolutely right. We have got into the real substance of the inconsistencies and the variations in rates of diagnosis. That really does highlight the…16 May 2024HANSARDRecommendations of the Infected Blood InquiryI rise to present a petition on the same terms as my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist). In doing so, I pay tribute to the Burkert family, who lost their father, who…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaThe Deputy Foreign Secretary has said that he is still waiting to see the military plans from Israel in relation to Rafah, but we are all watching the consequences of the…07 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther to that question, and as others have said, brilliant grassroots music venues all over the country are struggling with spiralling costs. The Grayston Unity is one such…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House will have followed the efforts of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to oppose plans for an incinerator in his constituency.…18 Apr 2024HANSARDCavity Wall InsulationI beg to move, That this House has considered the provision of cavity wall insulation under Government grants. I start by thanking you, Mrs Latham, for chairing this important…26 Mar 2024HANSARDCavity Wall InsulationI thank you once again, Mrs Latham, for chairing this important debate so ably. I thank those hon. Members who have contributed. The hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), in…26 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaAs MPs from right across the House have said this afternoon, children in Gaza are starving—they are being starved—and we cannot tolerate it. If the UK’s standing on the…19 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIn this Budget debate, I want to focus particularly on schools, children and young people, and the pressures facing headteachers and local authorities in struggling to balance…07 Mar 2024HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and ImmigrationThe Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Dame Sara Thornton, raised concerns about Government policy on trafficking and slavery. Her contract was not renewed, and that crucial…04 Mar 2024HANSARD Inter Faith Network ClosureI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for East Ham (Sir Stephen Timms) for having secured this urgent question; back in January, I secured an Adjournment debate urging the…22 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The MOD recently published the findings of the inquiry into the fatal accident involving a Scimitar fighting vehicle on Salisbury plain, in which a young soldier tragically…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]The Home Secretary has just touched on the importance of the oversight role of the ISC, particularly in relation to these additional provisions. I wonder whether he remembers the…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseFurther to a question at last week’s business questions from a Conservative Member about SSB Law, I have at least 10 constituents affected by this issue. What can only be…08 Feb 2024