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HANSARDReview of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign PolicyWhat steps his Department is taking to help ensure that armed forces personnel are at the heart of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.15 Mar 2021HANSARD National Bus Strategy: EnglandI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s announcement. Earlier in this Parliament, working with my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and other Conservative colleagues, we…15 Mar 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseWill my right hon. Friend make parliamentary time available this Session for the Second Reading of my private Member’s Bill—the Pets (Microchips) Bill? Tuk’s law and Gizmo’s law…11 Mar 2021HANSARDDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportThe spending of DCMS has provided vital financial support to cultural and sporting facilities throughout the pandemic, and the Chancellor’s recent Budget announcements will…10 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.08 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs covid-19 restrictions are hopefully relaxed over the coming months, will my right hon. Friend support the establishment of a bricks-and-mortar youth hub in Bury, to offer…08 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationAlthough I will try to be more articulate, all I can say to begin with is that this is a brilliant Budget. It is transformational, dynamic, hopeful and inspirational, and it is…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Cultural and Entertainment SectorsIn Greater Manchester, the importance to our area of the cultural sector cannot be overstated. The visitor economy in GM is worth £2.6 billion per annum and supports 105,000 jobs.…02 Mar 2021HANSARD Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and IndividualsI thank my right hon. Friend the Chancellor for his work so far in addressing the pandemic’s economic impact on business and jobs throughout the country. The Government have…23 Feb 2021HANSARDOffice for Veterans’ Affairs: Government SupportWhat steps the Government are taking to support the Office for Veterans’ Affairs.11 Feb 2021HANSARDOffice for Veterans’ Affairs: Government Support[ Inaudible . ]11 Feb 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillBury is the proud home of the Lancashire Fusiliers. We are a military town, but in recent years, there has been an acceptance that our responsibilities to local armed forces…08 Feb 2021HANSARDCouncil Tax: Government’s Proposed IncreaseI have been a councillor in my constituency for the last nine years. Much like my hon. Friend the Member for Heywood and Middleton (Chris Clarkson), I have sat through repeated…25 Jan 2021HANSARD Vaccine Roll-outWill my right hon. Friend join me in thanking Bury Council, our local CCG, NHS staff, medical practitioners and all those involved in the vaccine roll-out in Bury, Ramsbottom and…21 Jan 2021HANSARDSerious Criminal Cases BacklogAs a former criminal defence solicitor, may I ask my hon. Friend to join me in praising all the practitioners who have contributed so much to access to justice during the…20 Jan 2021HANSARD KashmirThank you very much, Mr Davies. I congratulate the hon. Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen) on securing this important debate, and I agree with absolutely every word that she said…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19May I put on the record my thanks to Will Blandamer, Lesley Jones, Jeff Schryer and the whole team in Bury for the roll-out, at high speed, of the vaccine? We are confident that…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateI welcome the Chancellor’s announcement of an extra £500 million of discretionary funding for local authorities in England. Will my right hon. Friend confirm that councils have…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: HospitalityHospitality businesses in Bury, Ramsbottom and Tottington have spent thousands of pounds to make their premises covid-secure. If Bury remains in tier 3 during the Christmas…15 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: HospitalityWhat steps his Department is taking to support hospitality businesses in areas under tier 3 covid-19 restrictions. [R]15 Dec 2020