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HANSARDNorth Belfast: Violent AttackOf course, the Secretary of State will know the answer to this question: did the assailant enter the United Kingdom as an illegal migrant or asylum seeker?09 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataThe hon. Lady has come out with quite a few interesting bits of data. I wonder if she has any data on how many white British working-class girls have been systematically raped.01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataI thank the hon. Member for giving way; he is being very generous with his time. I met the panel of the rape gang inquiry just a few months ago. I asked that information from the…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataI have spoken to several rape gang victims. Many of them tell me that they are fed up of hearing politicians call them brave. They want bravery from politicians; they want real…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Houses in Multiple OccupationI thank my hon. Friend, and I will put what I think he is trying to say more succinctly: the proliferation of these HMOs is turning some of our areas into ghettos. I have seen in…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Houses in Multiple OccupationI am speaking about this subject tonight because over the past six years, I have been contacted by hundreds of families in Ashfield who have raised serious concerns about the…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Houses in Multiple OccupationI do agree with the use of article 4 to put HMOs through the planning process. I have forced my local council to do that, but unfortunately it is doing it only in certain areas. I…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Houses in Multiple OccupationI think it is a matter for local councils to decide. In my constituency, HMOs are a big problem, and I am glad that my council has used article 4 in some areas, although I would…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Houses in Multiple OccupationWhat would the Minister advise me or my local authority to do to stop HMOs kicking out working people in Ashfield and putting in illegal migrants?28 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Some 25% of Selston high school has had to be closed down because of structural problems. It has submitted a bid to the school rebuilding programme. Can the Minister please…20 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingMr Speaker, I have the greatest respect for you and your office, but I will not withdraw: that man could not lie straight in bed.20 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingThe problem the Prime Minister has got is no one believes him. The public do not believe him, the MPs on this side of the House do not believe him and his own gullible Back…20 Apr 2026HANSARDEhlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical InstabilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. Huge thanks go to the hon. Member for Cannock Chase (Josh Newbury) for securing this debate about Ehlers-Danlos…26 Mar 2026HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourAntisocial behaviour in social housing in my community is creating a living nightmare for some council and social housing tenants. Does the Minister agree that if we have prolific…23 Mar 2026HANSARDHatzola Ambulance AttackDoes the Minister agree with members of the Jewish community who think the hate marches increase the risk of antisemitic attacks, and if he does, will he ban them?23 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. At least £10 billion a year is being paid in universal credit to households with at least one foreign national residing there—a truly shocking figure—but what I want to know…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Minister for Men and BoysIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I give huge thanks to the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans) for securing this very important debate. The…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Minister for Men and BoysI think we could make the Equality Act much better. We do not have to have an Equality Act in this country. On the Minister’s first point, in this country we should not really…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Minister for Men and BoysI thank the hon. Member for her intervention. She may have a point about care centres and whatever, but I go back. It is the family unit and the lack of male family role models…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Minister for Men and BoysIt is great that the Minister is doing work with young boys, but does she agree that boys can be boys and girls can be girls, especially growing up through school? Does she think…25 Feb 2026