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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister may have seen my constituent Mollie Mulheron recently featured on “Newsnight”. Our local ICB recently refused her access to fertility treatment after recovery from an…17 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank the Minister for his commitment to peace, and for his unrelenting and tireless work towards it. A two-state solution must be protected. We cannot let that light—that…10 Jun 2025HANSARD ImmigrationI thank the hon. Member. Speaking of voluntary removals and laughable schemes, does he accept that the four people his Government sent to Rwanda were in fact volunteers, and that…21 May 2025HANSARD Immigrationrose—21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationThe Opposition motion, which I will not be supporting, uses the word “regret” an awful lot, but it omits any regret on their part for their complete failure to properly secure our…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationWill the hon. Gentleman give way?21 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillWill the right hon. Member give way?12 May 2025HANSARD Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West (Chi Onwurah) on securing this important debate to talk about the Occupied Palestinian…30 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI am sorry to interrupt my hon. Friend’s excellent speech. He spoke about the flow of people. What this two-clause Bill does not set out is any controls or mechanisms by which…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillHow would the hon. Gentleman defend the SNP Government in Holyrood, who have failed on all the issues he has mentioned? There is a broader point here about nationalism: the SNP…25 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Service Reform18. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reform public services.24 Apr 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseBurnley is a premier league town once more. I am sure the whole House—though perhaps not the hon. Member for Blackburn (Mr Hussain), who is not in his place—will join me in…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Service ReformI thank the Minister for that answer. I know from my time as a councillor outside this place that under the last Government, policy was made in Westminster, with very little…24 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. What is the Chancellor doing to support businesses and boost wages in towns such as Burney, Padiham and Brierfield, which were forgotten for 14 years under the previous…08 Apr 2025HANSARD Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK ParliamentariansI rise in solidarity with the hon. Members for Earley and Woodley (Yuan Yang) and for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed)—two sisters of this House—and I am disgusted by their…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceThe hon. Member has mentioned a couple of figures, including one from 2006, when I was nine. To quote a more recent figure from the annual local authority road maintenance 2025…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceAs many Members of this House will recognise, road maintenance is something that deeply resonates with all our constituents; it is a basic need. People across my constituency…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceI do not want to make this too political, but I think it should be noted—although I am not a Bradford Member—that £350 million of revenue funding has been cut from Bradford…07 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs you know all too well, Mr Speaker, Lancashire has a proud defence manufacturing pedigree at the cutting edge of our British sovereign capability—you think manufacturing and you…24 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentWill the hon. Lady make it clear whether it is the policy of the Conservative party to reintroduce a universal winter fuel payment at the next election?19 Mar 2025