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HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: RepealThe Minister has done a huge amount of work on this issue, which I am sure is appreciated by everyone in this House. It cannot be beyond the wit of man to find a way for these VPN…15 Dec 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker. Credit unions make a significant contribution, providing safe, ethical and community focused financial services, and they remain an important part of the…11 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryThe announcement of the chair, panel, terms of reference and timelines are welcome. Survivors have waited to engage in the formal process, and it is important for them and for…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCulture, Media and SportI get the Government’s intention, which I strongly support, and I credit the Minister for the work that he is doing, but none of us would accept a member of the public going into…08 Dec 2025HANSARDLocal ElectionsI need to be blunt, as I usually am: we need to be better than this. Local leaders across the political spectrum have worked in good faith. They have put aside self-interest and…04 Dec 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseOne issue that literally keeps my constituents awake at night is noisy fireworks. It happens around weddings and around car meets, with young people setting them off at night.…04 Dec 2025HANSARDLocal MediaI get the Government’s intention, which I strongly support, and I credit the Minister for the work that he is doing, but none of us would accept a member of the public going into…03 Dec 2025HANSARDLocal MediaIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Allin-Khan; it is great to see you at the top table, keeping these debates in order. This is an important debate. The…03 Dec 2025HANSARDHomelessness: FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I congratulate hon. Members on their speeches so far. The homelessness crisis is a national scandal, and it has a…02 Dec 2025HANSARDEton Star Sixth Form: OldhamThe previous Government announced the free schools for sixth-formers programme over two years ago. It is now over a year since this Government announced a review of that…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOther CorrectionFor 15 years, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs mileage rate has been 45p per mile for the first 10,000 miles. In that time, the cost of buying and running a car, and of insurance…01 Dec 2025HANSARDEton Star Sixth Form: Oldham11. What her planned timetable is for making a decision on the proposed Eton Star sixth-form college in Oldham.01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsIs it not the case that after 14 years of the Conservatives telling the country that politics cannot make positive change, this Government have delivered answers on the two-child…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOther CorrectionBusiness of the House The following extract is from business questions on 27 November 2025.01 Dec 2025HANSARDOther CorrectionFor 15 years, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs mileage rate has been 45p per mile for the first 10,000 miles. In that time, the cost of buying and running a car, and of insurance…01 Dec 2025HANSARD Right to Trial by JuryAfter 14 years of the previous Government, many in Oldham feel that justice has left town. Our county court closed, our magistrates court closed, and police station after police…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseHappy Lancashire day to you, Mr Speaker, and to all celebrating the historic county in Oldham, Chadderton and Royton. For 15 years, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs mileage rate…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI think she brought me to order at just the right time!26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsWell, I think that would just make the unemployment situation worse, wouldn’t it? I am looking at the practical measures taken in the Budget. I am here to be helpful to the…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsToday we have heard from across the House where the divide in this debate really is. There is a train of thought on the Conservative Benches that if we continue to do what the…26 Nov 2025