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HANSARD Energy Bills: Self-disconnectionThe Minister can be in no doubt about the strength of feeling on this, because we are going to have to go back to our constituents—who, we having shared with them his own words,…25 Jan 2023HANSARDWagner Group: Sanctions RegimeThe Minister has said that it is officials who would routinely take these types of decision, but I hope he will agree that we cannot ever allow it to become routine for us to…25 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS: Long-term StrategyI want to start by sharing the experiences of my own office manager. He has two children who are one and four. They both became increasingly unwell on a weekend. They had…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Future of Postal ServicesFirst, I want to pay tribute to my local posties, Wayne and Mark, who are incredible. Wayne, in particular, went absolutely over and above when I was heavily pregnant and then had…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Emergency Service Personnel: Posthumous AwardsThe hon. Lady is giving a powerful speech and we all stand with her in the specific circumstances of PC Taylor, which she has shared today, and supporting the campaign. More…10 Jan 2023HANSARD UkraineThe Royal United Services Institute has confirmed that component parts from the UK are appearing in Russian weaponry. Can the Secretary of State confirm whether the Government are…20 Dec 2022HANSARDService Family AccommodationHalifax is home to many armed forces families and has a long association with the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment in particular, but service families have made more than 9,000…20 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe very much welcome the Protect duty legislation, which we have heard more about today, and look forward to seeing it. I join the Home Secretary in paying tribute to the families…19 Dec 2022HANSARDChild Bed PovertySome of the referrals coming through to local charities in Halifax relate to families involved in providing kinship care, which is where family members—often at short notice—take…19 Dec 2022HANSARDChild Bed PovertyIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Paisley. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell) not only for her work on the…19 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2022I will not detain the Committee any longer, and we will not divide on the regulations.13 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Bardell. I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. He has outlined what the statutory instrument does, and we are very…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationThe Prime Minister said in his statement that we will remove, “the gold-plating in our modern slavery system.” That modern slavery system is something of which we, across the…13 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (Threshold Amount) Order 2022It is a pleasure to serve under you as Chair this afternoon, Mrs Murray, and I thank the Minister for his opening contribution. As he has said, the regulations will increase the…12 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Immigration (Persons Designated under Sanctions Regulations) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022It is, as always, a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. I do not think we will be detaining the Committee quite that long. I thank the Minister for her…12 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Not only is there a massive impact on patient safety and care, with detrimental outcomes for patients, but there is a loss of service to…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceOnce again, my hon. Friend is absolutely right, as I know when I meet those children of NHS staff who hold up signs saying, “When my mummy is late home it means that I am a lonely…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Salford and Eccles (Rebecca Long Bailey), who made an incredibly powerful speech. I do not think I am being dramatic when…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceWe have all told stories about the NHS heroes in our constituencies today, but my hon. Friend is right about the need to transform that into an attractive skills plan. Some of the…06 Dec 2022HANSARDEquipment Theft (Prevention) BillI will get back to the detail of the Bill, Madam Deputy Speaker, but I quickly make the point that the Government cut 21,000 police officers. I will not be giving them a pat on…02 Dec 2022