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250 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD Film IndustryThe film industry was worth £850,000 to Calderdale last year alone, from Marvel to “Happy Valley”, and I think it is obvious what the real Hollywood of the UK is—there is only one…09 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI am proud to have gone to Calder high school in my constituency—the first purpose-built comprehensive school in the north of England. The history of that school and its teachers…08 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS Performance: Darzi InvestigationThe reform that we desperately need includes the so-called “left shift” out of hospitals and into primary care. Yet under the previous Government, the amount of money spent on…07 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS: Independent InvestigationI truly learned to appreciate the NHS when I became a parent and saw the care given to my family and children. It therefore horrified me, having sat in A&E with an ill child, to…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Building Safety and ResilienceI thank the Minister for his kind words. I am sure he will agree that towns are the centre of a lot of our communities. I hope he will support the continued efforts to rejuvenate…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Building Safety and ResilienceI congratulate the hon. Member for Bromley and Biggin Hill (Peter Fortune) on a valiant attempt to pretend his is the best constituency in the country. I say to him: come back…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Building Safety and ResilienceI am the fourth MP for Calder Valley, and the fourth with local government experience. In general, local government is a good grounding for working here, but nowhere more so than…11 Sept 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI am proud to support the Government’s mission to halve violence against women and girls. I know from my time as a councillor that the experience of victims is much better if the…29 Jul 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls2. What assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the police response to violence against women and girls.29 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionIt is great to see my right hon. Friend in his place after over a decade of leadership on this issue, talking about climate change and really making that difference. If we are to…18 Jul 2024