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HANSARD Social SecurityCan we just take away this artificial divide between taxpayers over here and claimants over there? People who claim benefits also pay tax. They contribute and work hard, and they…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Bus Services: Greater ManchesterThat is a really important point. By and large, someone living within 5 miles of Manchester city centre on a main road will probably get a reasonable bus service, and there will…04 Mar 2019HANSARDJammu and KashmirI do not think any fair-minded person would expect the Government to take the side of Pakistan or India, but we are absolutely expecting the Government to step up and give a voice…27 Feb 2019HANSARDClosure of Oldham Post OfficeOn behalf of myself, my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams) and my hon. Friend the Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner), I present the…27 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionIf this process was at all “simples”, it would be comparethesinglemarket.com, whereas the Prime Minister seems to be very much stuck in confused.com territory. For us to get a…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Relationships and Sex EducationI thank the Secretary of State for bringing forward these reforms, which I broadly welcome, particularly the element of relationship advice and what constitutes a good…25 Feb 2019HANSARDGreater Manchester Spatial FrameworkMalthouse 2!21 Feb 2019HANSARDGreater Manchester Spatial FrameworkThe development of the spatial framework and the housing target were determined in this place and passed on to Greater Manchester to resolve. We agree with the spatial framework…21 Feb 2019HANSARDGreater Manchester Spatial FrameworkI have been heckled by the Minister and the Parliamentary Private Secretary, the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake)—I hope the officials do not join in, or it…21 Feb 2019HANSARDGreater Manchester Spatial FrameworkBecause the resources needed to produce a plan are significant. Like me, the Minister knows that since 2010, capacity in planning authorities has been massively swiped to one side…21 Feb 2019HANSARDGreater Manchester Spatial FrameworkThat is absolutely the point, and it will be echoed by thousands of people in Greater Manchester who are not happy with the current settlement. In my constituency, we had a…21 Feb 2019HANSARDGreater Manchester Spatial FrameworkIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank my Greater Manchester neighbour, the hon. Member for Hazel Grove (Mr Wragg), for securing this very…21 Feb 2019HANSARDGreater Manchester Spatial FrameworkI am speaking as a constituency MP rather than as a member of the Front-Bench team, but it is a fact that housing units in urban areas—in town centres and the immediate…21 Feb 2019HANSARDGreater Manchester Spatial FrameworkI accept the Minister’s energy on this issue, and I welcome the opportunity to sit down for a meeting. However, the question will be whether he can show me the money. We can have…21 Feb 2019HANSARDGreater Manchester Spatial FrameworkWhat I am saying is relevant, because the marching ground at Tandle Hill was eventually planted out with a beechwood to stop people marching there. It is now Tandle Hill country…21 Feb 2019HANSARDGreater Manchester Spatial FrameworkI think, from what I have heard from the Minister—I must double-check this—that we may be making progress. Is the Minister saying that if Greater Manchester, on a proper evidence…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisemitism in Modern SocietyThis has been a difficult debate to listen to, and it is one we have repeated. This is not the first time that we have had this debate but it is important that we have done so,…20 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Supplementary Provisions and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies, in these wonderful morning Delegated Legislation Committees. The order has been a long time in the making and we are…13 Feb 2019HANSARD Communities: Charities and VolunteersThis has been an inspiring debate. The world is a cynical place at the moment, and all the Brexit debates highlight just how divided this House can be, but when we talk about the…13 Feb 2019HANSARD Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]I congratulate my hon. Friend on a fantastic, very heartfelt and experienced speech. Does he share my concern that the foundations on which this is being laid—primarily on local…12 Feb 2019