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HANSARDProrogation of ParliamentIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Main. I thank all Members who have taken part in the debate for their speeches, which have highlighted the seriousness of the…09 Sept 2019HANSARD Leasehold ReformFirst, I should declare an interest as I, too, am currently the owner of a leasehold property. As 66% of property transactions in Leigh now come with a leasehold, anyone would be…11 Jul 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityIt is an honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston (Preet Kaur Gill). To give everyone the opportunity to succeed, we need to tackle the injustices that…12 Jun 2019HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension SchemeIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Gerald Jones), and I congratulate the Backbench Business Committee on securing this important…10 Jun 2019HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension SchemeI am sorry, but I am not going to give way. If it were not for brave and relentless fighters like Colin Rooney, who campaigns on behalf of the south Lancashire coalfield, we would…10 Jun 2019HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension SchemeI will not, because I know that a few Members are waiting to speak, and we are short of time. The sad reality is that the miners have faced real hardship and neglect. Their…10 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for High Peak (Ruth George) on securing this debate. Leigh has been a pilot area for universal credit since 2013, so as a representative…05 Jun 2019HANSARDCyber-securityToday, the Public Accounts Committee found that, incredibly, a third of the funding for the Government’s cyber-security strategy has been transferred or loaned to other Government…05 Jun 2019HANSARD Shared Prosperity FundI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) on securing this important debate. It comes at a crucial time, as we leave the European Union, but we…14 May 2019HANSARDOne Public Estate ProgrammeIt is a great honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western) for securing the debate and making…14 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Labour Members constantly raise the burning injustices that are going unchallenged by this Government—gender inequality, pay inequality and social inequality. Now we see yet…08 May 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Climate ChangeAs a planet and as a country, we stand at a crossroads. In the month of Extinction Rebellion, Greta Thunberg’s visit to our country, and countless emails and conversations with…01 May 2019HANSARD UK Telecoms: HuaweiThank you for granting this urgent question today, Mr Speaker. What a mess we are in. The only reason we know of the decision to green-light Huawei is from an apparent ministerial…25 Apr 2019HANSARD UK Telecoms: Huawei(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to make a statement on the future role of Huawei in UK telecoms infrastructure.25 Apr 2019HANSARDElectoral Registration: EU CitizensThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Catherine West) for bringing this important question to the…25 Apr 2019HANSARDCyber-securityIt has been reported that the Prime Minister has given Huawei the green light to help to build the UK’s 5G network, against the advice of Ministers, our international allies and…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLeigh: Local Authority Funding10. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of local authority funding in Leigh constituency.08 Apr 2019HANSARDLeigh: Local Authority FundingUnder this Government, Wigan Council has seen £160 million taken from its budget—that is £160 million less to spend every single year. With children’s services as a top immediate…08 Apr 2019HANSARDGeneral Election (Leaders’ Debate) BillAs the hon. Gentleman has rightly pointed out, I have not mentioned that in my speech. We do support the principle. Too many people have lost faith that Westminster works for…15 Mar 2019HANSARDGeneral Election (Leaders’ Debate) BillI associate myself with the comments of other Members on the terrible atrocities that took place in New Zealand. I place on record my support for and solidarity with all those…15 Mar 2019