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HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn 2021, only about 10% of rape allegations were referred by the police to the Crown Prosecution Service. The figure is even lower when we take into account other sexual…20 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillAfter that extraordinary contribution, which mirrored a number of contributions we have heard, let me first say something about the irony of those on the Opposition Benches…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI warmly welcome the legislation. Will the Home Secretary confirm that running through it is the central theme that the only route to asylum in the UK is a safe and legal route,…07 Mar 2023HANSARDManchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 3 ReportOlivia Campbell-Hardy, from Bury, was 15 years of age when she went out that evening and did not come back. She was a beautiful, wonderful person. Today we have the third volume…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseFollowing the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock (Stephen Metcalfe), will the Leader of the House make time for a debate on clean air…02 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Minister for his recent visit to my constituency. Does he agree that the proposal to invest £100 million in a new bus and tram interchange for Bury town centre is an…02 Mar 2023HANSARDBoxing Clubs and Social MobilityMay I begin by declaring an interest as the proud joint chair of the all-party parliamentary group on boxing? I believe that amateur boxing is a force for social good in this…27 Feb 2023HANSARDBoxing Clubs and Social MobilityI thank the hon. Gentleman very much for that point, which is salient to the matters that I will discuss. Funding is crucial to the work that boxing clubs do in communities…27 Feb 2023HANSARDBoxing Clubs and Social MobilityI thank the hon. Gentleman very much for those comments. Grassroots and community boxing clubs offer so much more than a space to train. Not only do they provide pastoral and…27 Feb 2023HANSARDBoxing Clubs and Social MobilityEvidence in every town in the country points to exactly that, which is why this is such an important issue. Boxing and social mobility might not normally feature together in a…27 Feb 2023HANSARDBoxing Clubs and Social MobilityWhat a wonderful thing to say! The hon. Gentleman and I probably share this experience: my father told me all about Randolph Turpin, and we would have conversations about Don…27 Feb 2023HANSARDBoxing Clubs and Social MobilityI could not agree more. What has been proved to me in the three and a bit years my hon. Friend and I have been here is that if we are passionate advocates for our areas and if we…27 Feb 2023HANSARDBoxing Clubs and Social MobilityI completely agree. The target audience of these projects are often underrepresented in society: women and girls—69% of projects; lower socioeconomic groups and crime prevention…27 Feb 2023HANSARDBoxing Clubs and Social MobilityI sincerely hope they do. We are in a world in which it is not reasonable to demand unlimited resources for anything, but we are always looking for projects that have a record of…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillI think I am going to have to say “I agree” a lot in respect of these interventions.24 Feb 2023HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillAs the hon. Lady has just said, the word “consult” will be in the legislation; as a fellow lawyer, she will recognise that the matter will be litigated at great length before the…24 Feb 2023HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillAbsolutely; that is clearly correct. We have to recognise that there are individuals in our country who are being excluded from the labour market, and ways have to be found to…24 Feb 2023HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: I am a practising solicitor and a partner in a firm of solicitors, which may be relevant to some of…24 Feb 2023HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillThis is a multidimensional issue, but my hon. Friend has put his finger on a real problem that we have to address and to be honest about. Productivity is the blight of the British…24 Feb 2023HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillThat is the exact reason why I can support it. The administrative burden that it would place on employers would not concern them. Essentially, the law is changing very little from…24 Feb 2023