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HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanBy scrapping Northern Powerhouse Rail and in particular the station in Bradford city centre, the Government have condemned another generation of Bradfordians to a low-growth,…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI also rise to speak in support of amendment 12. Citizenship is a fundamental right that speaks to our very sense of belonging and identity, which is why it is enshrined not just…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that at the heart of this matter is the complete stripping away of due process? A person does not have to be given notice, or a reason why they are being…07 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ12. My grandfather, along with thousands of others, came to this country 70 years ago, working seven days a week in squalid conditions to help rebuild this country. Now, the Home…01 Dec 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsThe increasing anti-refugee, anti-migration rhetoric of the Home Secretary has left many of my hard-working constituents extremely fearful for their futures, particularly given…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Racism in CricketCan I first join others in condemning the vile language directed at Azeem Rafiq and the blatant culture of racism that has been exposed? It is shocking that, even after all this,…09 Nov 2021HANSARDRail Investment in the North: Levelling UpBuilding Northern Powerhouse Rail in full with a stop in Bradford city centre will help to transform Bradford’s economy and draw much-needed jobs and investment into the district,…04 Nov 2021HANSARDRail Investment in the North: Levelling Up2. What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of his policies on rail investment in the north of England on the Government’s levelling up agenda.04 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIn recent weeks, the Chancellor has been promising us a Budget that would look to the future, a Budget that would reshape our economy and a Budget that would level up our…02 Nov 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI agree in part with the hon. Lady’s point. The issue here is this. She made her points earlier. I accept that there are good employers and there are those who perhaps are not…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI welcome the Bill and thank my hon. Friend the Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner) for the incredible campaign he has fought up and down the country over recent months to…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillIf Members intervene before someone has really started their speech, it does lead to confusion, so they may want to wait a little longer on occasion. There is probably a lesson…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThis is a serious debate, where working people are looking towards this House for guidance on an important issue. The hon. Gentleman, I have to say, may on occasion make a decent…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. For those who seek to minimise the scale of fire and rehire, let us remember—the point was made earlier—that one in 10 workers, around 3…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThat point has already been clarified. Let me echo the point that my hon. Friend the Member for Brent North made earlier. Fire and rehire is an abhorrent practice, regardless of…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI have given way enough on this. [ Interruption.] Let me make some progress and I will—22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI have yet to begin, so the hon. Gentleman might want to wait, but okay.22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI have been very generous with my time. I urge the Minister to back giving rights to working people, back an end to the disgraceful use of fire and rehire, and back the Bill…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe hon. Gentleman says that he supports a councillor who stands up against fire and rehire in his constituency. I say to him that he should stand up in the House and support fire…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillMy hon. Friend, as ever, makes a very valuable point. The most pertinent point that he makes is that many countries in Europe are already ahead of us and have already acted in…22 Oct 2021