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HANSARD Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches BillI have always enjoyed the colour of the kit. Mustard is such an aggressive colour to go to battle in. Semi-seriously, my hon. Friend makes a very good point—football is about fun,…23 Feb 2024HANSARD Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches BillLike the Minister, I have lived and worked around the world. He makes a humorous point about the opportunity for bonding, but I would say that it happens not just with Brits. I…23 Feb 2024HANSARD Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches BillI risk the wrath of my colleague on the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, the hon. Member for Blackley and Broughton (Graham Stringer), if I do not mention that he is…23 Feb 2024HANSARD Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches BillLike they used to be.23 Feb 2024HANSARD Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches BillNever mind.23 Feb 2024HANSARD Hereditary Titles (Female Succession) BillMy hon. Friend refers to the number of female MPs ever elected. I was elected in 2019 and I am No. 523—her experience shows in the number she attributes to her name. There are 650…23 Feb 2024HANSARD Finance BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is almost as though the Opposition do not have a plan?05 Feb 2024HANSARDPublic Procurement: Covid-19I am sorry, Mr Speaker.18 Jan 2024HANSARDNet Zero Targets: BusinessesI have been talking with businesses in South Ribble about achieving net zero. Businesses on Leyland business park are exploring geothermal, and we also have the huge advantage of…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Civil Nuclear Road MapFrom Anglesey, all the way up the coast to the tip of Cumbria, the north-west nuclear arc will be, as some Members have already suggested, dancing a little jig today. Springfields…11 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsPrioritising connecting towns in the north of England is a big part of Network North, so you will be pleased that I have a suggestion, Mr Speaker. Direct trains between Preston…10 Jan 2024HANSARD Rwanda Plan Cost and Asylum SystemWe are having an interesting and important debate, set in the global context of increasingly large numbers of people on the move. Climate change is driving them forward. The…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Rwanda Plan Cost and Asylum SystemI defer to my hon. Friend’s knowledge. Government Members are putting practical ideas in place, and what is the Labour party doing? Changing its mind. It has no plan and no ideas.…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Rwanda Plan Cost and Asylum SystemBetter get some then.09 Jan 2024HANSARD Rwanda Plan Cost and Asylum SystemWill the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Jan 2024HANSARD Rwanda Plan Cost and Asylum SystemLet us look at the issue over a 20-year time span. Under the Blair Government, people were trying to come here illegally under lorries; we did a load of work, we put in X-ray…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Long-term Plan for HousingCommunities in South Ribble, including Eccleston, Mawdesley and Croston, are subject to Chorley Council. I understand that Chorley is one of only two councils designated for poor…19 Dec 2023HANSARDGlobal Combat Air Programme TreatyI congratulate the Secretary of State on the treaty and on forming a technological partnership with Italy and Japan to face some of the more difficult challenges in the world. The…18 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023I am listening carefully to the hon. and learned Lady’s exposition on the rights of the workers of Border Force. I am just wondering where she thinks the balance is with the right…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023Will the hon. and learned Lady give way?27 Nov 2023