Contributions
442 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillAnd Afghans; the hon. Gentleman makes a valid point. But there are countries in the world—Eritrea, Sudan and others—from which there are no safe and legal routes, and that is what…12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that point. That is one of a number of utterly hideous stories that any of us could hear through any of the wonderful bodies and…12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for intervening on me in debates on immigration; this is not the first time we have had a conversation of this nature. Ukrainians and…12 May 2025HANSARDImmigration SystemImmigration is personal to all of us, whether we are immigrants ourselves, the descendants of immigrants, or benefit from the skills, talents and cultural richness that immigrants…12 May 2025HANSARDEducational Opportunities in Semi-rural AreasThe hon. Gentleman is laying out well the challenges that all our young people face in accessing educational opportunities. My constituency, which is on the urban fringe of…07 May 2025HANSARDCounter Terrorism Policing: ArrestsI thank the Minister for updating the House and for advance sight of his statement. I also add my thanks to the security services and the police for all their work to keep us…06 May 2025HANSARD Irish Republican Alleged IncitementThe remarks by members of the band are completely unacceptable, and it is right that they have apologised to the families of Sir David Amess and Jo Cox, but clearly those comments…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentNo one should have to live in fear of such horrific violence. The appalling events in Headingley on Saturday have left a community shocked and two women with really serious…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Child Rape GangsNo child should ever endure sexual exploitation or abuse. Such horrific and unacceptable crimes must have no place in our society. Victims and survivors of these crimes must be at…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine War: London TalksMembers across this House who have been sanctioned by Putin and his flunkies should wear that as a badge of honour. It indicates just how Putin and his flunkies feel about the…24 Apr 2025HANSARD Pension FundsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for laying out the case for change so well. She talks about the investments that pension funds are making. I worked for more than a decade in the…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsThe very first thing I did when I came to this place was write to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care—along with my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsI completely agree with my hon. Friend that in none of the repairs we are talking about to our hospital infrastructure do any of us want to use the phrase “high-risk”. Stepping…23 Apr 2025HANSARD Road Safety and Active Travel to SchoolI add my voice to my hon. Friend’s call for the Government to get on with updating the road safety strategy. At the moment, they are suggesting that local communities must wait…22 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsA British mother in my constituency, having fled domestic abuse, faces forced return to Poland to stay with her young children under the Hague convention on the civil aspects of…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Access to Sport: PE in SchoolsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for opening today’s debate. My constituent Olivia recently wrote to me. She and her sister play football for the Stockport County under-8s and…03 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsThe US is clearly seeking concessions from the UK, and it has been widely speculated that the UK Government are considering a reduction in the digital services tax as a way of…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House may remember that on 5 December I raised the issue of adopters not being eligible for any financial support from the Government if they are self-employed.…03 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Democracy: Impact of Digital PlatformsI thank the hon. Lady for the clear way that she is laying out some of the issues that we are talking about today. I am lucky enough to be a vice chair of the all-party…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Green Book ReviewIt really is a pleasure to have you in the Chair today, Mr Pritchard. I add my congratulations to the hon. Member for Congleton (Mrs Russell) for securing this important debate.…02 Apr 2025