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HANSARDInterest Rates and Inflation: Inequality and Levelling UpIn Darwen, our town deal is absolutely crucial as part of our levelling-up plan. However, because of inflation, not only is time a wasting asset, but so is the value of that deal.…09 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Biocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2022Will the Minister confirm that, as part of this welcome recruitment drive, the ministerial head of the HSE will insist that all new employees have to work from an office base,…23 Nov 2022HANSARDBolton: Public and Private InvestmentIt is not just in Bolton but in the adjoining area of Darwen and Rossendale that we welcome public sector investment, such as the Darwen town deal, which is investing £100…15 Nov 2022HANSARD Police Service: HMI ReportWith over 100,000 police officers serving in England and Wales, it is important that everyone in this House accepts that they will be as outraged as we are with the contents of…03 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Sector: Trade OpportunitiesThe green industrial revolution can seed jobs across the north of England. Will my right hon. Friend say, particularly in advance of COP27, what support is available for small…03 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsI congratulate my right hon. Friend on his work to tackle regional inequality in this country through his levelling-up agenda. As he rightly reflects with pride this summer on the…20 Jul 2022HANSARDFlooding: Irwell Vale and Surrounding AreasIrwell Vale is a wonderful place, as my hon. Friend knows, as he has visited it. It is my main dog-walking route. I always do the leaflets there at elections as well, although…29 Jun 2022HANSARDFlooding: Irwell Vale and Surrounding AreasI beg to move, That this House has considered flooding in Irwell Vale and surrounding areas. It is a pleasure to serve under your redoubted chairmanship for the first time, Ms…29 Jun 2022HANSARDFlooding: Irwell Vale and Surrounding AreasI do not expect an answer on this today, but I would be grateful if the Minister could write to me. I have been told by the EA that one of the challenges is that it cannot start…29 Jun 2022HANSARDFlooding: Irwell Vale and Surrounding AreasI know those areas well. There are thousands of houses there. In the beautiful villages in my constituency, there are just 100-plus houses. I understand that the Government have…29 Jun 2022HANSARDFlooding: Irwell Vale and Surrounding AreasAnd Waterside, of course. An economic assessment has been undertaken by the Environment Agency, and the benefit and cost of all of the options has been assessed. The most…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSpatial Disparities: Annual ReportingDoes my hon. Friend accept that it is hard to deliver the long-term, ambitious levelling-up plans set out in law without a long-term mechanism for funding them? Will she agree to…27 Jun 2022HANSARDMental Wellbeing of PupilsOne of the best ways to demonstrate, both to teachers and to young people, that we value and support them is to make sure that they have a decent school to go to in the first…23 May 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Visit to IndiaEast Lancashire has a wide diaspora community, not just from India but from the wider region, including Pakistan and Bangladesh. Will the Minister illuminate the House on what…26 Apr 2022HANSARDDemocracy: Eastern EuropeDemocracy is ultimately built on hope. In response to a recent question to the Prime Minister about my suggestion that we fund a new Marshall plan for Ukraine from seized Russian…26 Apr 2022HANSARDDraft Licensing Act 2003 (Platinum Jubilee Licensing Hours) Order 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. On behalf of my constituents, I wish to make just a few points to the Minister about this legislation. I am sure that…25 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care IntegrationMy hon. Friend the Member for Hyndburn (Sara Britcliffe) and I have been working with east Lancashire local authorities and our GP services to see whether we can increase the…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Easter Recess: Government UpdateThe people of Rossendale and Darwen will have weighed the words of the Prime Minister carefully today and will, like me, feel that it is a contrite and wholehearted apology. They…19 Apr 2022HANSARDCost of Living Increase: Impact on HouseholdsThe cost of fuel is now an eye-watering £2 a litre in some areas, which has led to a huge VAT windfall for the Treasury. When the Chancellor thinks about his spring statement,…15 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022Will the hon. Gentleman set out for the Committee what support was received from Lancashire County Council for taking Lancaster out of the historic county of Lancashire and…28 Feb 2022