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HANSARD Future of the Post OfficeMy hon. Friend is insistent that the Post Office continues to play a vital role in our communities. Given that the Horizon inquiry finishes today, will he say more about how…13 Nov 2024HANSARDPatient Waiting Times5. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of patient waiting times.15 Oct 2024HANSARDPatient Waiting TimesI pay tribute to my own family GP, Dr Islam at the East Hull family practice, who goes above and beyond for his patients. However, I know that GPs are troubled by the amount of…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome my right hon. Friend to the Dispatch Box and congratulate her on the wonderful job she is doing in government. I am very concerned that Post Office Ltd plans to close…05 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillBefore my right hon. Friend does so, will he give way?04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillIs this Bill not designed to prevent the recklessness of the previous Tory Government, who effectively crashed the economy, leaving this new Labour Government with the…04 Sept 2024HANSARDFraud and Economic CrimeThere were 36 failed personal protective equipment contracts during the pandemic, costing over £1 billion, but only one company, PPE Medpro, has been named. If the Government are…09 May 2024HANSARDPeople TraffickingEven in freezing conditions at the start of the year, thousands more men, women and children crossed the channel in small boats. For all the talk that the threat of deportation to…14 Mar 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wonder if you could give me some advice. My office wrote to the Home Secretary more than six weeks ago and we have still not received…21 Feb 2024HANSARDFraud and Economic Crime: ProsecutionIt is two years since the former anti-fraud Minister, Lord Agnew, resigned in embarrassment over the Government’s oversight of covid business loan schemes, describing it as…01 Feb 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting the urgent question. I thank the Minister for the heavy lifting he has done in the 15 months he has held his post. I also commend the Lord…10 Jan 2024HANSARD UK Military Action in Iraq: Declassified DocumentsI will not, if the hon. Gentleman does not mind, because I want the Minister to have the full opportunity to respond to him. The final point I want to make relates specifically to…13 Dec 2023HANSARD UK Military Action in Iraq: Declassified DocumentsIt is a pleasure, as always, to serve under you in the Chair, Mr Dowd. It is also a great pleasure to welcome to his place the new Solicitor General, the hon. Member for Witney…13 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWhat does the hon. Gentleman think of the reciprocal arrangement for the Rwandan Government to send asylum seekers to this country?12 Dec 2023HANSARDFraud and Economic Crime: ProsecutionsIn January 2022, the then Chancellor said that, clearly, criminals have sought to exploit our covid support schemes, and “We’re going to do everything we can to get that money…07 Dec 2023HANSARDTown Centre SafetyIf the hon. Lady thinks that we need more police officers, should she not support Labour’s motion?05 Dec 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillThere is something called a production order. If somebody was under investigation for benefit fraud, an application could be made before a court for the production of bank…29 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Immigration (Age Assessments) Regulations 2023I declare an indirect interest in that my wife is a tribunal judge on the first-tier tribunal in the immigration setting. Has the Minister made an assessment of the cost…20 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling Up across the UKWe understand that the Secretary of State is planning some rushed, back-of-a-cigarette-packet devolution deal with Hull and the East Riding. Can I urge caution? After 13 years of…16 Oct 2023