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HANSARD Injury in Service AwardEmergency service workers are the bedrock of society. They are the people who run towards danger while others run away, and they are there in our hour of need and deserve our…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseStockon’s Labour council has made the decision to close 11 play parks, taking away precious facilities from children in Long Newton, Ingleby Barwick and Bishopsgarth, despite…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThose people who arrived in this country illegally were going to Rwanda. Where are they now?19 Nov 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillIs the Minister aware that in the nine months up to the election, the number of people in hotels fell by 47%? It has now gone up, and the number of people arriving in this country…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillPeople out there are really concerned about people arriving illegally in this country claiming to be children, and the impact that that can have on our education and care…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillWill the Minister give way?19 Nov 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillWill the Minister give way?19 Nov 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillPeople out there are concerned about 30-year-olds trying to get into classrooms with 13-year-olds. They want to know how often it is being tried. Why have the Home Office and the…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThe Opposition join the Minister in thanking our colleagues in the other place for their work on and scrutiny of this Bill. I would like to thank my colleagues Lord Cameron of…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillWill the Minister give way?19 Nov 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Police OfficersJoy Allen, Labour’s very own police and crime commissioner for Durham, has said that the Government have consistently demonstrated their complete lack of understanding of policing…17 Nov 2025HANSARDRural CrimeRural crime and tool theft are out of control. A tradesman’s tools are stolen every 21 minutes, and when a farmer or tradesman has their equipment stolen, it causes complete…17 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsI thank the shadow Business and Trade Secretary, my hon. Friend the Member for Arundel and South Downs (Andrew Griffith), for ably setting out the Conservative case for restoring…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsMy hon. Friend the Member for Arundel and South Downs made a very good point: we do not support workers by bankrupting their employer. In the nine months before this Government…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsIt is a clear message: “Stop scrolling through Amazon, and go buy local—it’ll benefit your local economy greatly.” High streets define places. Their success allows us to feel…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsNot a single police force in the country had that policy, and 90% of all cases with charges for shop theft involved goods under the value of £200. That is a fact, and what the…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsThat is a complete and utter myth. The hon. Gentleman will be able to check the Government facts and stats that will confirm that 90% of all cases of people charged with shop…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsThey need to go back on YouTube—we’ll encourage a bit of online interaction—and listen to that fantastic speech from the Leader of the Opposition about the £47 billion of savings…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsBasically, Labour’s trade union paymasters seem to have written a large part of the Bill. In fact, we found a really rare thing today: one employer on the face of the earth who…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Asylum Seekers: MOD HousingSince this Government entered office, the illegal immigration crisis has gotten seriously worse on every front. The number of people arriving in this country illegally is up, and…29 Oct 2025