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HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent Kirsty is looking to adopt a child, but, because she is self-employed, she is entitled to neither adoption leave nor adoption pay. If she were having a biological…05 Dec 2024HANSARDGovernment’s Five MissionsStepping Hill hospital in Hazel Grove is reported to have a repairs backlog of £130 million. The people on waiting lists, which have been elongated by this repairs backlog, are…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Plan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentFlexible affordable childcare is a critical part of our economic infrastructure. It gives parents more choice over how to organise their life, and it helps them return to work if…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsI very much agree with my hon. Friend. We will all have had constituents and organisations contact us because they are really worried about the impact that these changes will…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsI completely agree with the hon. Member’s point. All Members across the House want to see our NHS thrive and to see the healthcare and social care that our constituents deserve. I…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. Sadly, I have not yet tried the wares of Sheppy’s cider farm, but I would welcome the opportunity to visit, try those wares and…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsI will talk in particular about two organisations in my constituency that have contacted me about the subject we are debating. For context, we know that small businesses have had…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Tackling StalkingI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement, which I welcome. Stalking is a horrific crime that impacts every aspect of the victim’s life, threatening their mental…03 Dec 2024HANSARDDevolution: Local CommunitiesMany of my constituents would welcome further powers being devolved to their local communities. They are as keen as mustard to see the right homes in the right places,…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityThe Conservatives trashed our immigration system, and now it is time to pick up the pieces— [ Interruption. ] A period of quiet reflection on some Benches might be appropriate for…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourAcross my constituency, whether in Heaviley, Woodley, Marple or High Lane, illegal off-road bikers are a persistent blight on the community. They intimidate people, endanger…27 Nov 2024HANSARDStellantis LutonOne thing stopping some of my constituents from transitioning to electric vehicles is a lack of access to charging points. As a constituency neighbour, the Secretary of State will…27 Nov 2024HANSARD“Get Britain Working” White PaperStepping Hill hospital in Hazel Grove has a huge repairs backlog, which is reported to cost £130 million. We have had buildings knocked down because they are no longer safe,…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertOne of the ways in which my Hazel Grove constituents have been impacted by Storm Bert is as passengers facing severe delays and cancellations on our rail network, particularly the…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Hotel AccommodationWhile an asylum seeker waits months or even years in a hotel for a decision on their claim, they are trapped in limbo. They are unable to work and are forced to depend on…20 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice Reform(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on police reform.20 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformI am grateful to you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. Yesterday the Home Secretary announced significant reforms to policing through a written statement. A…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Financial Services: Mansion House SpeechI speak as a former trustee of a local authority pension fund. Much of the correspondence that I received from pension fund members was not about the returns that they received,…18 Nov 2024HANSARDIndefinite Leave to Remain: Healthcare WorkersI am grateful to the Petitions Committee and to the hon. Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) for this debate, and it is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Family and Work VisasIt is a pleasure to participate with you in the Chair, Mr Pritchard. I offer many congratulations to the hon. Member for Belfast South and Mid Down (Claire Hanna) on securing this…13 Nov 2024