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HANSARDMinisterial CodeOn the independent football regulator appointment, the hon. Member may be aware that the Prime Minister wrote to the independent adviser on ministerial interests, setting out in…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeI know that my hon. Friend has done a lot of work to look into and promote some of these important reforms. We made a manifesto promise to establish the Ethics and Integrity…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeI thank the hon. Member for his series of questions—connected, I think, by virtue of being in relation to the ministerial code. Things happen in politics. Things go wrong and…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeTrust in Government and in politics is at an all-time low. For my constituents in Makerfield, Wigan and for others across the country, there is a crisis of faith and trust, and it…24 Nov 2025HANSARDVoluntary Sector: Partnership WorkingMy understanding is that the new funding will start in the new financial year, but I will look into the specific issue the hon. Gentleman raised in relation to Northern Ireland,…23 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn our public services, almost everywhere we look, outdated digital and data systems trap us in the past. We are laser focused on reforming the state. Central to that is a free,…23 Oct 2025HANSARDVoluntary Sector: Partnership WorkingI know that my hon. Friend has been a real leader in working with voluntary organisations in his constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip, and indeed across the country. As he…23 Oct 2025HANSARDVoluntary Sector: Partnership WorkingThe Government believe that strong partnerships with the voluntary sector are central to delivering for people across the country. Following publication in July of the civil…23 Oct 2025HANSARDPublic Sector Fraud AuthorityFraud remains one of the biggest challenges facing the public sector, with estimated losses for fraud and error measured in the billions annually. The damage extends beyond just…16 Oct 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillOur politics is not working. Too many people feel that what we do here has little relevance to their lives. They feel that their vote is less a source of power and a decision…02 Sept 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillThe right hon. Member is portraying the United Kingdom as an exception to a global rule in which citizenship is a straightforward binary and a right. I am of Jewish ancestry and…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillOn this island, citizenship is an idea still in its infancy. When Great Britain was forged in the Acts of Union in 1707, British people were not citizens, but subjects, equals by…30 Jun 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit: Support into Work6. What steps she is taking to support people on universal credit into work.23 Jun 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit: Support into WorkLast week, I held an emergency community meeting for 250 workers in my constituency who are about to lose their jobs following the closure of the electric fibreglass site in…23 Jun 2025HANSARDEducational Outcomes for BoysAs a boy, Billy Boston dreamed of playing rugby union for Wales and for Cardiff, but he was never selected because he was black. Wigan and rugby league welcomed him with open…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEducation, Employment and Training Support: Makerfield2. What steps she is taking to support young people into employment, education or training in Makerfield constituency.12 May 2025HANSARDEducation, Employment and Training Support: MakerfieldIn the towns I represent, the largest type of private employment is the trades. Bricklayers, plumbers, electricians—these are the people who build our nation’s future and on whom…12 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ5. For years, my constituents in Orrell have suffered from a lack of local health provision, but next month that will begin to change, thanks to a new partnership that I have…30 Apr 2025HANSARD School-based Nursery Capital GrantsAfter a night of little sleep, I am feeling something that many have said in this Chamber before: being a parent in this country is too exhausting and too expensive. That is why…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Grassroots Rugby LeagueI thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. One of the rugby players most embedded in the community in my patch is Billy Boston. Local councillors in my patch have started a…26 Mar 2025