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HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillOne of the measures our right hon. Friend the Chancellor announced yesterday was an increase in the household support fund to £1 billion. How does my hon. Friend feel that…24 Mar 2022HANSARD School Rebuilding ProgrammeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Miller, and to take part in a debate that has been brought by the hon. Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy), who is a…22 Mar 2022HANSARD School Rebuilding ProgrammeIt would be an honour to be the hon. Member for Derby, but I am the Member for Bury North talking about Derby School. One of the important things about Derby is that we have seen,…22 Mar 2022HANSARDIrish Diaspora in BritainIt is a pleasure to follow my near constituency neighbour, the hon. Member for Rochdale (Tony Lloyd). I agree with every word he said. To be bluntly honest, when I thought about…17 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsRising petrol costs are one of the many reasons that Andy Burnham’s original GM clean air zone plan is unworkable and should be scrapped. What steps is my right hon. Friend taking…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseOn 28 July 2021, every Labour councillor in Bury voted to destroy large areas of green belt in my constituency. By supporting Andy Burnham’s “Places for Everyone” plan, local…17 Mar 2022HANSARDSchool Buildings: RefurbishmentLast week I visited Derby High School in my constituency. It is a brilliant school with a fantastic senior leadership team and kids who are achieving their potential, but the…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Pets (Microchips)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision regarding pets with microchips; and for connected purposes. I am stood here because of Gizmo and Tuk. Gizmo…09 Mar 2022HANSARDPromoting Trade and Investment5. What steps his Department is taking to promote trade and investment in Northern Ireland.09 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ6. On 28 July last year, every Labour councillor in Bury voted in favour of Andy Burnham’s plan to impose a 493 square mile clean air charging zone on my constituents and the…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsFollowing on from the hon. Gentleman’s point, which I think is absolutely fundamental to this issue, we are in a position where 90% of rape allegations are not referred by the…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS CapacityOn the subject of NHS capacity, data released by NHS Digital shows that NHS Bury clinical commissioning group had the lowest number and also the lowest percentage of face-to-face…01 Mar 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Boundaries (Referendums) BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. May I refer him to the case of Greater Manchester, a completely artificial political construct? Within each individual borough of…25 Feb 2022HANSARD Non-commissioned Exempt AccommodationThe right hon. Gentleman raises a fair point. As I said in my intervention on the shadow Secretary of State, the motion says the sector is being impacted by “a chronic shortage of…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Non-commissioned Exempt AccommodationMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct. The desire and policy of this Government is to ensure that we have beautiful homes developed for the benefit of everyone in our country, and…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Non-commissioned Exempt AccommodationThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point about the definition of what “affordable housing” is in respect of the percentages in new housing developments. The hon. Gentleman,…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Non-commissioned Exempt AccommodationI hope the hon. Gentleman will speak to the Labour leader of Bury Council and encourage him to set up his own housing company, as we have been suggesting, to address some of the…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Non-commissioned Exempt AccommodationI am a fellow Greater Manchester MP. We have the “Places for Everyone” scheme that has been submitted to the Government. I am very sympathetic to a lot of what the hon. Lady has…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Non-commissioned Exempt AccommodationWill the hon. Lady give way?23 Feb 2022HANSARD Non-commissioned Exempt AccommodationMy hon. Friend is making some excellent points. In a previous life, I was a criminal defence solicitor for 16 years. I used to stand up and say, as the main point of my…23 Feb 2022