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HANSARD 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 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsOldham has always been a town of hard work and heart. It has been built, rebuilt and reinvented time and again, and is reinventing itself again now, but let us be honest: the…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsOn the basis of the right hon. Gentleman’s argument, he must support a rise in the national living wage. That is the purest form of a contract between the employer and the…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High Streetsrose—04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsI will. I have heard the right hon. and learned Lady raise that point a few times, and I think it is legitimate. If the criteria do not work for the town she mentions, or for my…04 Nov 2025HANSARDOther Corrections…The roots of our movement run deep, back to 1844 and the Rochdale pioneers: 27 working people who, through solidarity, challenged exploitation and built something that was…22 Oct 2025HANSARDOther Corrections…The roots of our movement run deep, back to 1844 and the Rochdale pioneers: 28 working people who, through solidarity, challenged exploitation and built something that was…22 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillThe shadow Secretary of State knows that I have a great deal of time for him as a person, but he must reflect on how all of his speech is about the rights of the landlord with…22 Oct 2025HANSARDOther CorrectionsCo-operative Sector: Government Support The following extract is from the Westminster Hall debate on Co-operative Sector: Government Support on 21 October 2025.22 Oct 2025HANSARD Co-operative Sector: Government SupportI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for the co-operative sector. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner, in this important…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Co-operative Sector: Government SupportI think a lot of people in Britain feel as though it does not matter what they do, how hard they work or how big their contribution is; they are just not able to make ends meet or…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Rape Gangs: National Statutory InquiryOldham has stepped forward to take on a local inquiry, and it has been waiting to understand what the move to the national inquiry means for its work. The same is true of victims…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Co-operative Sector: Government SupportFirst, I want to say how pleased I am at the turnout for this debate. It recognises the importance of co-operation in our communities, our economy and our politics. One thing that…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Co-operative Sector: Government SupportThe fact is that those of us who believe in co-operatives as a movement and as a principle get it, but we can be quite selfish about it, and we quite enjoy co-operatives and…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Co-operative Sector: Government SupportIf it is to work, the whole of Government has to own this agenda. It is important that the Treasury and the Department for Business and Trade take a leading role, and of course,…21 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) on securing the debate. Knife crime and the gang activity…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeI understand the hon. Member is still developing his argument, but does he accept that one place young people should feel safe is in their own home? With the online world and…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeThat is very important, and it has to go alongside other interventions. Like my hon. Friend’s constituency, Oldham has an OnSide youth centre, called Mahdlo, which provides…15 Oct 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank hon. Members from across the House for their contributions to today’s important debate. The sheer number of Members who wanted to speak demonstrates how important these…02 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThey absolutely had a choice. It was an invitation that 21 counties have responded to, demonstrating without a doubt that the appetite and interest for reorganisation was there…02 Sept 2025