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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q As free movement comes to an end with this Bill and we transition to the minimum income requirement of £25,600, how have your members responded to that minimum income threshold?…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: No Recourse to Public FundsFurther to the comments that the Home Secretary just made, Ministers from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government wrote to all councils on 26 March asking them…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is a real shame that we could not hear the rest of the contribution of my hon. Friend the Member for Edmonton (Kate Osamor). She chairs the APPG…18 May 2020HANSARDTrade Deals and Fair TradeI am Holly Lynch. That happens a lot.11 Mar 2020HANSARDTrade Deals and Fair TradeDespite that indiscretion, it is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. You are certainly not the first person to make that mistake and I doubt you will…11 Mar 2020HANSARDTrade Deals and Fair TradeMy hon. Friend makes an important point. We want accountable methods of making sure that fairness runs through those trade deals, and we have to explore any and all opportunities…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingIt is a great relief to be called in a closing minutes of this debate. I will be echoing the sentiments aired by my constituency neighbour, the hon. Member for Calder Valley…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFunding for Calderdale's flood recoveryWe have faced almost unprecedented floods in Calderdale, only second to those that we faced in 2015. The petition states: The petition of residents of the United Kingdom, Declares…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Environment BillIt is a pleasure to follow such a passionate speech from the right hon. Member for North Shropshire (Mr Paterson). It will probably not surprise Members to learn that I shall be…26 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingCobra met twice on Boxing day in 2015 and again on 27 December. It was instrumental in unlocking the funding and resources we needed to recover in the Calder Valley. Whatever was…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Policing (England and Wales)I join others in paying tribute to the three excellent maiden speeches we have heard this evening, but particularly that from the hon. Member for Hertford and Stortford (Julie…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFlood ResponseI cannot begin to convey the sense of absolute devastation across Calderdale that, for so many residents, we are in the same position again, having been flooded in the Boxing day…10 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportWe know that asking people to get out of their vehicles and to adopt cleaner methods of transport like rail will be essential if we are to significantly reduce our emissions in…05 Feb 2020HANSARDPolicing and CrimeI thank my hon. Friend for making that very important point. She is quite right that, as those 600 police stations have closed in our communities and the number of officers has…29 Jan 2020HANSARDPolicing and CrimeIt is an opportune moment to be having this debate. I am particularly proud to take part following two exceptional maiden speeches this afternoon. I welcome a number of the…29 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ9. Rail users in Halifax and across the north are suffering every week because of the Government’s failure truly to invest in rail infrastructure over the past decade. The north…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Motorhomes and Vehicle Excise DutyI am eternally grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this debate and for the powerful speech that she is making. Further to the point that she has just made, I will point out…21 Jan 2020HANSARDHuman Rights in KashmirIt is a pleasure to see you in your place, Mr Speaker. I started a petition earlier this year on the situation in Indian-administered Kashmir. The situation has deteriorated…05 Nov 2019HANSARD School Uniform CostsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this debate and for sharing that example with us. She is making a powerful speech. A Huffington Post journalist recently visited…05 Nov 2019HANSARD School Uniform CostsLooking back to when I went to secondary school—which I appreciate is some years ago now—I am reminded that the school provided a list of the uniform and equipment that I would…05 Nov 2019