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HANSARD Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillThe right hon. Member is painting a terrifying picture of our justice system. In his work, has he managed to identify when these issues all started?22 Apr 2025HANSARDHyper-prolific OffendingEarlier this month, Bovis House in Hartlepool, which hosts a number of businesses, was robbed. The people who did that were so well known that within minutes of the CCTV footage…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillIn November 2023, the Sentencing Council consulted on these guidelines, and said that a pre-sentence report may be “particularly important” if an offender belongs to an ethnic,…22 Apr 2025HANSARD British SteelI add my thanks to the Minister and her colleagues for their sterling work in recent weeks. It is true to say that Labour is saving steel. Some 68% of the steel this country needs…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillI welcome this Bill and the swift action taken by the Lord Chancellor to correct a clear wrong. Had they been implemented, the Sentencing Council’s new guidelines would have…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillI welcome the Lord Chancellor’s point about parliamentary sovereignty and that fact that policy must be determined by this place. I think many Members from across the House will…22 Apr 2025HANSARDFlood Defences: Hartlepool4. What steps his Department is taking to improve flood defences in Hartlepool.20 Mar 2025HANSARDFlood Defences: HartlepoolThe flood defences in and around Greatham creek in my constituency of Hartlepool date back to the 19th century and are coming to the end of their usable life. I am campaigning to…20 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentIn Hartlepool we have taken a proactive approach over this issue. Since October I have been working with Hartlepool citizens advice bureau to help pensioners get the support that…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI appreciate the hon. Gentleman giving way, but I want to press him one more time, because I do not feel that he answered the question from my hon. Friend the Member for North…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Council Tax ReformAbsolutely. A properly balanced system could provide the services we need and put more money into the pot to ensure those services are delivered. That is partly the problem with…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Council Tax ReformI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. The tinkering around the edges that has happened in some parts of the United Kingdom will not get the job done. My hon. Friend mentioned…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Council Tax ReformI absolutely agree. I should first say that it would not be an Adjournment debate without an intervention from the hon. Member. He is absolutely right: we need transparency in the…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Council Tax ReformI absolutely agree and I will come to social care later in my speech, so I will pick up that point then.19 Mar 2025HANSARD Council Tax ReformCertainly, the last 14 years—I note that none of the Conservatives are here—shifted the settlement away from areas of deprivation to more affluent areas. That has had an…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Council Tax ReformCouncil Tax is, without doubt, the most unfair, regressive and punitive taxation system in this country. It is hammering towns such as Hartlepool. Places with high deprivation and…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentMy hon. Friend mentioned the triple lock and the very tough decision that the Opposition took when in government, but what has been the cumulative effect of that for all…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentThe hon. Member is reflecting on his party’s record in office and how pensioners may feel about it. How does he think pensioners feel about the record of 300,000 more pensioners…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State will be aware of the ongoing work to deliver new nuclear investment in Hartlepool. Billions of pounds are on the table, which will mean jobs and skills for…18 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationI agree with the hon. Member, who makes the interesting point that it is down to Parliament, rather than Ministers, because we are talking about the parliamentary ombudsman. I…17 Mar 2025