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HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourThe Home Secretary will be aware that councils up and down the country have real problems with nuisance tenants creating mayhem, committing crimes and making residents’ lives a…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe new Health Minister has stated that it is okay for a human being to present as a llama. If I have a family member who presents as a llama and suddenly becomes ill in the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDBiomass GenerationThe net zero madness coming from this place is truly staggering. Bearing in mind that this power station used to burn coal from a coalmine less than 20 miles away, we are now…10 Feb 2025HANSARDBiomass GenerationYes, it is.10 Feb 2025HANSARDCoalfield CommunitiesThe hon. Member is being generous with his time. He speaks passionately about coalmining in Cumbria and Whitehaven. He will be aware that there is a chance in Whitehaven to open a…06 Feb 2025HANSARDExtremism ReviewIf the Security Minister thinks that there is not two-tier policing in this country, then quite frankly, he needs to get out more. This report states that anybody who calls out…28 Jan 2025HANSARDFree Speech13. What steps she is taking to support free speech in educational settings.27 Jan 2025HANSARDFree SpeechUnfortunately, a minority of teachers subscribe to the sort of dog-whistle, divisive politics sometimes heard from those on the Government Benches —and from those down here on the…27 Jan 2025HANSARDSouthport AttackThe Home Secretary told us that, last year alone, 162 people were referred to Prevent over concerns relating to school massacres—a truly shocking and disturbing figure. How many…21 Jan 2025HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: Housing StandardsDuring the last Parliament, I visited a family in Stanton Hill in Ashfield who lived in a private rented property. It was disgraceful: the property had damp, electrical problems…20 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourI beg to move, That this House has considered social housing tenants and antisocial behaviour. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. Let us imagine a…08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourI could not put it any better myself. The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: it is the aspiring, decent, hard-working, working-class families who need a bit of a leg up. They get…08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourThis is more like it. The hon. Gentleman talks about integrating social housing into new housing estates; this is a big problem for me in Ashfield. We have had all these new…08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourIt is.08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourWell, yes, I agree with what the hon. Gentleman says, but I am not sure we can blame all that crime on council tenants or social housing tenants. I take his point. I am surprised…08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourThe hon. Member makes some great points. Does he agree that if we can get it right and stop this horrible nuisance behaviour in social housing, there would be hardly any need for…08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourI am astounded that the hon. Member disagrees on this point. Will he now agree to a one-strike-and-out rule?08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourThe hon. Member is being very generous with his time. He has mentioned women quite a lot in his speech, but let us talk about pensioners. We have this nonsense in Ashfield where…08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourThe Minister makes a good point. He speaks passionately about Clement Attlee. What would Clement Attlee think of the state of our welfare state system and social housing today?08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourThe hon. Gentleman is being generous with his time. He talks about my history of being in a different party. If I were still in the Conservative party, I would be sat on those…08 Jan 2025