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HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie) on his work in this area and on…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesI will get on to preparedness and the impact of global events, including in the middle east, but I will come back to my hon. Friend on specifics. Responsibility for the…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesI will not, as I want to make some progress, and I am afraid there is still a lot to cover. On covid, several Members made excellent points about the need to recall, remember and…02 Jun 2026HANSARDWomen’s Health and Wellbeing: Online CensorshipIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Milton Keynes Central (Emily Darlington) for securing this debate, and all…21 May 2026HANSARDDigital InclusionThe hon. Gentleman raises a very important point; I know that he has an excellent record in this area. The digital inclusion fund was designed as a one-year programme to allow us…20 May 2026HANSARDDigital InclusionThe Labour Government are the first in a decade to publish a digital inclusion action plan, to ensure that everybody benefits from our digital society. Seventy-three per cent of…20 May 2026HANSARDDigital ID Scheme: Public consultationPublic services should be there for us when we need them, but right now it is too hard for people to get what they need. The new, free-to-access digital ID intends to change that…05 Mar 2026HANSARDDigital ID Scheme: Public consultationI thank my hon. Friend for his well wishes; I am grateful for the opportunity to help to dispel any misinformation on this exciting programme of digital transformation of our…05 Mar 2026HANSARDIranI thank the Minister for his work on this matter and for his statement. I want to raise the testimony of a constituent, a British-Iranian woman who fled Iran after being arrested…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillOf course I support the Bill. It is what we are here for: to do this at the stroke of a pen—not of any pen, but that of a Government pen—after years in opposition, hoping to be…03 Feb 2026HANSARDMobile Phones and Social Media: Use by ChildrenI welcome the leadership that the Secretary of State is showing on this issue. In Bury North, parental appetite for a ban on mobile phones is real, but so are the practical…20 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Following my recent meeting with Bury’s child and adolescent mental health services, can I ask the Secretary of State whether he has considered the merits of separating…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. I welcome the Government’s commitment to supporting servicemen and women, including those from Bury North, to travel home for Christmas. Given Bury’s long and proud military…15 Dec 2025HANSARDAcquired Brain Injury Action PlanThe right hon. Gentleman is making a typically thoughtful contribution, and I congratulate him on securing this debate. I also thank Clare Harrison, a constituent of mine, from…04 Dec 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainMy hon. Friend is being very generous in giving way and is making excellent remarks. At the weekend, I met Sid, who is in the Gallery today, and he made many of the excellent…08 Sept 2025HANSARDEconomic Crime10. What steps her Department is taking with the Serious Fraud Office to tackle economic crime.04 Sept 2025HANSARDEconomic CrimeA businessman in my constituency has been defrauded of £100,000. Local police lack the skills and resources to investigate, and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau says that it…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe return to school in Bury North has seen the Derby and the Elton high schools introduce smartphone bans. I congratulate the principals Helen Hubert and Jonathan Wilton on their…04 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillWill my right hon. Friend give way on that point?02 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillWe are very proud of the work of our Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham. On the issue of driving change, I would like to raise a point about drivers. Half of private hire…02 Sept 2025