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HANSARDKnowsley IncidentLike many others, I am heartbroken following the incidents in Knowsley. I stand in this Chamber as a proud product of immigration: my ancestors fled the great hunger in Ireland,…20 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperFootball without fans is nothing. The delay in the publication of the White Paper should worry every supporter. What we need now is protection for the future of the game: we need…20 Feb 2023HANSARD Local Government FinanceThe Minister is very kind. After 13 years of Tory austerity wreaking devastation in my city, £75 million-worth of cuts are expected this year, putting vital services such as the…08 Feb 2023HANSARDCammell Laird Workers Imprisoned in 1984It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow West (Gareth Thomas) for securing this important debate. I declare…07 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseSince that awful day on 15 April 1989, 97 people have died directly from the actions of South Yorkshire police and other agencies, including the emergency services, the Football…01 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police Response(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on the national police response to the Hillsborough families report.01 Feb 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillIt is always a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Salford and Eccles (Rebecca Long Bailey). I rise to speak in favour of amendments 80, 84, 97, 20, 83, 93, 85, 95,…30 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillIt is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Heywood and Middleton (Chris Clarkson) with that extremely interesting speech. I would like to put on the record that I am a proud…16 Jan 2023HANSARDCrustacean Deaths: North-east coastFollowing the environmental catastrophe of the mass die-off of marine life in the North sea off Teesside, will the Minister confirm whether capital dredging for the Teesside…12 Jan 2023HANSARDCrustacean Deaths: North-east coast17. What progress she has made on establishing an independent panel of experts to investigate the crustacean deaths on the north-east coast in 2021.12 Jan 2023HANSARDRoyal Mail and the Universal Service ObligationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ali. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) for securing the debate. Postal workers are the lifeblood of…12 Jan 2023HANSARDSupported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I wholeheartedly agree with this Bill. We have seen on the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee some of…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeThis is an important debate on how we can fairly tax private schools to raise funding for measures that are needed to improve educational standards in the state sector. Hundreds…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Cost of FoodThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point, and I fully agree with everything he said. I want to highlight the appalling impact that the cost of food is having on children in…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Cost of FoodI beg to move, That this House has considered the cost of food. It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Gray. I would like to start this debate on the cost of food by…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Cost of FoodI thank hon. Members for their powerful contributions; it has been a brilliant debate. I acknowledge the Minister’s interesting reply, but we need deeds, not trickle-down words.…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Cost of FoodI fully agree, and I commend Mark Drakeford and the Government in Wales for absolutely leading the way on this issue and showing that a different way is possible. Professor Sinha…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Cost of FoodThe hon. Lady makes an excellent point. I would go further and call for universal free school meals for every child, but I will speak about that later. Calorie for calorie,…14 Dec 2022HANSARDDefence Business Services15. Whether his Department has made an impact assessment of the planned closure of Defence Business Services offices in the North West.12 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn recent weeks, I have had several conversations with senior military officers who, like me, are becoming increasingly concerned by what they regard as unnecessary distraction…12 Dec 2022