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HANSARDSouthport AttackI thank the Home Secretary for updating the House, and welcome the uncompromising inquiry that she and the Prime Minister have announced. I would like to ask about social media…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. On new year’s day, hundreds of my constituents woke up not to hangovers and warm homes, but to floodwater rushing into their houses. I watched as families with young children…21 Jan 2025HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension Scheme: Living StandardsIn my constituency of Makerfield, more than 500 people stand to benefit from changes introduced by this Government to the mineworkers’ pension scheme. For years, those people and…17 Dec 2024HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension Scheme: Living Standards16. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the mineworkers’ pension scheme on the living standards of recipients.17 Dec 2024HANSARDUnited Front Work DepartmentCan I ask the Minister about the integrity of our democracy? In particular, what steps is he taking to ensure the integrity of the processes and institutions of our political…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsThe economic arguments in this debate will be well covered by other Members, so I would like to make a brief point about choices and political leadership—about having arguments,…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI absolutely take that point, but I will remind Conservative Members of the simple argument I am making in case they have lost the thread of it. I am going through the measures in…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillIf the hon. Member is so concerned about inequality and poverty in this country, why does he refuse to support the building of pylons, thereby adding about £4 billion to the cost…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend that those who kept this nation going, who kept teaching our children and who kept looking after those who were sick and dying deserve every…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillNot only do I agree with my hon. Friend’s point about the carer’s allowance, which will benefit 8,000 people in my region of the north-west, the increase demonstrates a wider…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillI entirely agree with my hon. Friend. To be specific about the benefits that will accrue, there are 500 families in my constituency who for decades have watched the Government…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillMay I start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for South Derbyshire (Samantha Niblett) on her excellent maiden speech? As a fellow technologist, she has done so much to…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourSince I was elected, there has been a constant stream of antisocial behaviour incidents across the towns that I represent, at Hindley Town and Ashton Athletic football clubs and…27 Nov 2024HANSARDPrimary Care: Patient Access1. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of patient access to primary care services.19 Nov 2024HANSARDPrimary Care: Patient AccessIn my Makerfield constituency, Wigan council and my local NHS trust are working closely together to pioneer a health system focused on prevention and delivered through…19 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI, too, rather than getting lost in the weeds, will take a step back, because we in this country today, like allies over the Atlantic and across the channel, are reckoning with…30 Oct 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsNo, I will not. Labour Members are proud that, alongside the Make Work Pay package, the Government are delivering a generational shift in wealth and power towards workers—a shift…30 Oct 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI will make some progress. Secondly, the Chancellor chose who the Government will stand beside, by raising taxes; taxing assets, wealth and those who can afford it; protecting…30 Oct 2024HANSARDEconomic Investment and Growth3. What steps she is taking to increase long-term investment in the economy.29 Oct 2024HANSARD Ministerial Code: Policy AnnouncementsLike others, I am surprised to hear that Conservative Members recently rediscovered their moral compass—the one that they lost perhaps when the former Prime Minister sent out the…29 Oct 2024