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HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)The Minister makes a very good point about the expansion of exemptions and the fact that the Government are minded to look at this in future Budgets. I welcome clause 29, which…27 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)As ever, Sir Roger, it is a pleasure to make a short contribution while you are in the Chair. On clause 20, I will not echo the point that has just been made, but the Minister…27 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Could the shadow Minister reflect on the fact that this clause has more amendments tabled to it than any we have dealt with so far? It deals with non-resident non-dom individuals…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseBurnley’s local bus operator Transdev has increased the price of an under-19s bus ticket from £13 a week to £20 a week, which is a huge increase for kids, students and families.…22 Jan 2026HANSARD Transgender People: Provision of HealthcareIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Warwickshire and Bedworth (Rachel Taylor) for securing this important…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Transgender People: Provision of HealthcareI thank my hon. Friend for that very relevant point. He took the words right out of my mouth, to quote Meat Loaf. We must also recognise that the wider picture, though, is that…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI welcome the £50 million or £60 million that the Government have provided to Lancashire county council to provide good roads for my constituents. On the Minister’s point about…16 Dec 2025HANSARDNHS: Winter PreparednessI am so angry. I am sorry to say this, but I feel that by its actions today, the BMA is killing our NHS, and quite possibly my constituents and patients over the Christmas period,…15 Dec 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ4. I declare an interest as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on multiple sclerosis and as the proud son of a lifelong multiple sclerosis patient—she joins us in the…03 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThis Budget sets out a serious and responsible direction for our country’s future and speaks directly to the needs of people in Burnley, Padiham and Brierfield. It supports…27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI will not, because of time. We are doing all that while paying down the national debt and getting into surplus—something promised several times by the Tories but, as far as I am…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Flood Risk and Flood Defence Infrastructure: North-west EnglandIt is a pleasure, as ever, to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington South (Sarah Hall) for securing this critical debate,…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Flood Risk and Flood Defence Infrastructure: North-west EnglandIt is great to hear about the record funding to tackle flooding. I wonder whether I can copy the words of another Member and invite the Minister to my constituency to see some of…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Welfare SpendingTo quote the shadow Secretary of State, my hon. Friend thinks he is “so clever”, arguing with facts! Those facts are not particularly appreciated by those on the Conservative…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Welfare SpendingOn savings and leaving the next generation with a bill, can the hon. Lady remind the House just how much the now shadow Chancellor, the right hon. Member for Central Devon (Sir…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Welfare SpendingThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to contribute briefly on this huge topic. While I am glad to discuss welfare reform, I am perplexed as to why the Conservatives…04 Nov 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover: Cyber-attack15. What steps his Department is taking to support businesses in the Jaguar Land Rover supply chain affected by the recent cyber-attack.30 Oct 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover: Cyber-attackI thank the Minister for that answer, for his work thus far, and for his extensive correspondence with me and the industry during this crisis. Local suppliers, such as the…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Civil Justice Council Review of Litigation FundingIt is always a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Harris. I thank the right hon. Member for Skipton and Ripon (Sir Julian Smith) for securing the debate and allowing me briefly…29 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Padiham Greenway bridge has been closed since 2021. In December last year, this Government gave £280,000 to Sustrans to get the work finished, but there is a shortfall. The…11 Sept 2025