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HANSARDSale of FireworksIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. I thank the hon. Member from Yorkshire, the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for introducing this…19 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksI completely agree that the biggest harm for pets, animals, children and veterans comes from the loud noises—and they are going off at all times of the day. I do not know how it…19 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksI completely support the hon. Member’s call for firework-free zones. I have in my constituency urban, industrial and rural areas and there are places where fireworks are not…19 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksI agree that council-approved, community-organised events bring people together. Those who are going know what they are going to, and any pets that will be affected can be kept…19 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksI was just finishing, but I will give way.19 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksI completely agree. Councils are overloaded and overburdened; they are asked to do more with less, and it is really important that any legislation giving them the authority and…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Covid-19: Financial SupportI thank the right hon. Member for her powerful speech. Our opinions on lockdown may differ, but does she agree that, had we not gone into lockdown, many more thousands of people…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Covid-19: Financial SupportI refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I thank the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Manuela Perteghella) for securing this important…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Covid-19: Financial SupportMy apologies, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Prime Minister was elected on a platform that pledged to clean up politics and crack down on those who defraud the public purse. However,…15 Jan 2026HANSARDWest Midlands PoliceI thank the Home Secretary for her statement. Any procedural failings by our police force or any public authority must be investigated, corrected and prevented. The letter from…14 Jan 2026HANSARDWest Midlands PoliceMy apologies, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is open season on Islamophobia in this Chamber. I am completely against any kind of racism, and antisemitism must be quashed, but so too…14 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesI welcome and wholeheartedly support the Secretary of State’s statement, and I am ashamed and disgusted by the statement from the shadow Minister. Elon Musk is a so-called free…12 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe main cemetery in Dewsbury is approaching capacity following the increase in burials since the covid pandemic. The local authority has been aware of this issue for several…12 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI thank the Minister for her statement, and I welcome and commend this Government’s road safety strategy. Late last year, there were three incidents outside Lydgate junior and…08 Jan 2026HANSARD High Street Gambling ReformHigh street gambling is hollowing out our high streets and causing untold harm to hard-working families. For too long, gambling harms have been tolerated, minimised or treated as…08 Jan 2026HANSARDHuman Rights Abuses: Magnitsky SanctionsDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that there is a perception in my constituency and across the country that the money laundering checks on individual consumers going for a…08 Jan 2026HANSARDHuman Rights Abuses: Magnitsky SanctionsI thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for bringing forward this important debate on the effectiveness of Magnitsky-style sanctions…08 Jan 2026HANSARD High Street Gambling ReformLet me make a couple of points about the high street. The way that these shops are set up, with attractive front faces and lighting, is quite appealing, especially to children and…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsPozitive Energy is a supplier to businesses in my constituency. It has provided inaccurate contracts and bills to customers, and has tried to bill them for premises that they do…06 Jan 2026HANSARD BBC Charter RenewalIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. The BBC is rightly regarded as a national treasure. For more than a century, it has been trusted at home and across the…06 Jan 2026