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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you both for your evidence. Councillor Garratt, you remarked earlier about public order measures, protests and the concerns you have, quite rightly, about some of the…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (First sitting)Q Sir Robert, you have vast experience in understanding that large crime and policing Bills such as this one need intense co-operation between the criminal justice system,…27 Mar 2025HANSARDDraft Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Amendment) (Provision of Information) Order 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Amendment) (Provision of Information) Order 2025. It is a pleasure to serve…26 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Amendment) (Provision of Information) Order 2025I am grateful to the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Weald of Kent, and the hon. Member for Edinburgh West for their contributions to the debate. I note that most of the…26 Feb 2025HANSARDFuel Poverty16. What estimate she has made of the number of households that were in fuel poverty in winter 2023-24.21 May 2024HANSARDFuel PovertyThe best way to cut fuel poverty is through a nationwide home upgrade scheme, but the Secretary of State seems unaware of the reality when it comes to home upgrades. Her officials…21 May 2024HANSARD SME FinanceI am also a member of the Treasury Committee, and I thank the Chair for all her hard work on this report. On the overall question of the confidence of SMEs in their ability to…09 May 2024HANSARDMiners and Mining CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (Allan Dorans). I thank the hon. Member for Leigh (James Grundy) and my hon. Friend the Member for…09 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIn recent weeks, I have been running a Selby Shoutouts competition, where local people can nominate for recognition small and medium-sized enterprises that make an outstanding…25 Apr 2024HANSARDMetro Mayors: Local EconomiesVoters in the upcoming North Yorkshire mayoral election are facing significant economic hardship and deserve to know that their money is being spent responsibly. Does the…22 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. Selby is classed by the Law Society as a legal advice desert for housing, education and family legal aid. What are the Minister’s plans to fix that?26 Mar 2024HANSARDArmed Forces PersonnelLike other colleagues, I thank the Minister for his years of service. Since 2010, the size of our armed forces has decreased by over 43,000 personnel; the number of Royal Navy…25 Mar 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Personnel7. What steps he is taking to end the hollowing out of the armed forces.25 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is getting on for two months since the debate on mining communities was set to take place on 1 February, when it was displaced by the reforming of the Northern Ireland…21 Mar 2024HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No. 2) BillNot only is there concern about where the funding would come from, but in the Treasury Committee just now the Chancellor refused to rule out increasing income tax in order to fund…13 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThis is my first opportunity to respond to a Budget in this House and, like so many other milestones I reach in this place, I feel like I am doing so while living through a form…12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsOn the subject of unfunded spending commitments, we on the Treasury Committee learned from the Office for Budget Responsibility this morning that the Government have not told it…12 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024The hon. Member has raised quite a few points about accountability. First, there will be accountability through the ballot box for an elected Mayor. Secondly, is it not the…06 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024We have heard a lot from Government Members about democratic accountability, even the risk of dictatorship, and how nobody wants this and the will of the people needs to be…06 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024Will the Minister speak a bit more about the role that a Mayor with the new powers will be able to play in co-ordinating between police forces in the region? In the village of…06 Mar 2024