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HANSARDEducation Funding: Community Groups5. What recent discussions he has had with community groups on the potential impact of changes in the level of funding for education in Northern Ireland.21 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals)My hon. Friend referred to Second Reading. The Dogs Trust tells me that, since Second Reading, it has been caring for 485 smuggled puppies. Does he agree that we could put a full…21 Jun 2023HANSARDEducation Funding: Community GroupsThe Department of Education in Northern Ireland has announced that it will not proceed with proposed cuts to early years, extended schools and youth service programmes, which is…21 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonI start by thanking the Privileges Committee for its thoroughly decent, honest, fair and strong report, based on the evidence. It was crystal clear in its findings that the former…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonAbsolutely. Again, I thank hon. Members right across the House for showing that leadership—like my good self—with volunteers in their patches. In relation to the current Prime…19 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast year seven-year-old Ibrahim was abducted by his estranged father from a school in my constituency. His mother is naturally distraught. Will the Foreign Secretary, or another…13 Jun 2023HANSARD Public OrderIf the laws are already there, what difference are these regulations going to make? How are they going to strengthen things?12 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsDespite the introduction of my private Member’s Bill to help reduce the cost of school uniforms, which is now law, far too many schools still require a plethora of branding and…12 Jun 2023HANSARDUK Levelling UpThe Government took £15 billion from local authorities—local communities —and set them a “hunger games” competition to fight over £3 billion. How is that levelling up?05 Jun 2023HANSARD New Housing SupplyIt is a pleasure to participate in this debate, which was eloquently opened by the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis). We have heard some fantastic…05 Jun 2023HANSARD New Housing SupplyWill the Minister give way?05 Jun 2023HANSARD New Housing SupplyDoes the Minister believe that building 35 first homes for first-time buyers is sufficient or ambitious?05 Jun 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformWill my hon. Friend pay homage to the National Leasehold Campaign and the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership? I know that they have been helpful to all of us.23 May 2023HANSARDMinisterial Code: Investigation of Potential BreachWhy is the Prime Minister so weak and indecisive that he cannot even refer his Home Secretary to his independent ethics adviser? Weak, weak, weak.23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformLike many across the Chamber today, I rise to speak on behalf of my constituents in the north-west of England in Weaver Vale and the 4.86 million people trapped in this leasehold…23 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. The Aston Grange energy project in my constituency, which intends to provide solar, has been told it cannot connect to the grid until 14 years from now, in 2037. What decisive…23 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillIs it not the case that the Government’s own, belated, impact assessment suggests that the Bill is ineffective? It is just unworkable. In fact, I think both the Secretary of State…22 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingThe Minister will know that the real lived experience in constituencies such as mine is of buses being cancelled, buses not turning up and providers such as Arriva giving very…17 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn 1969, 74 US personnel perished after the USS Frank E. Evans sank. Two Royal Navy personnel from my constituency were present and they have just been invited to a commemoration,…15 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)Q The Bill enables the commissioner to impose a fine of £1,000. Is that a reasonable deterrent? Neil Ross: That is in relation to clause 85?10 May 2023