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HANSARD Jack Ritchie: Gambling Act ReviewMy hon. Friend is right. The 2005 Act was flawed, but it did not anticipate how the terrain would change and it is now completely out of date given the challenges we face.…21 Mar 2022HANSARD Jack Ritchie: Gambling Act ReviewI am grateful to have been granted this debate. Jack Ritchie was a constituent of mine; an outgoing young man, popular and bright, with lots of friends; a teacher, just starting…21 Mar 2022HANSARD Jack Ritchie: Gambling Act ReviewI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. He makes a point I will be reflecting on throughout my contribution. I was saying that the industry promotes this idea of blame on…21 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionIt is unfortunate that the boss of Cuadrilla has, with the support of the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson), used the Ukraine crisis to reopen the discredited case for…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeThe Government’s response to the refugee crisis so far has shamed our country and damaged our reputation abroad. Today’s announcement is a step forward, but we need to go faster…14 Mar 2022HANSARDHigh-rise Buildings: RemediationIt is a pleasure to contribute to the debate with you overseeing it, Mrs Miller, and I thank the hon. Member for Ipswich (Tom Hunt) for securing it. I join him in paying tribute…02 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThe Home Secretary is right to talk about the unity that we have seen in response to the appalling events in Ukraine. We need that unity in our response to the refugee crisis, and…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformThe Secretary of State and I sat together on the Business Committee scrutinising the Conservative funding system, which he now describes as unsustainable. He will recall that some…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpSince 2010, Conservative Governments have cut £2.1 billion in funds to Sheffield City Council. Our annual grant is £288 million lower in real terms. Today, the Secretary of State…02 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living8. What fiscal steps he plans to take to help reduce the impact on households of the rise in the cost of living.01 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of LivingA constituent wrote to me recently; she is 57 and works four days a week on the minimum wage. Her energy bill is rising from £95 to £220 a month, eating up an extra 11% of her…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Disability Benefits AssessmentsI thank my hon. Friend for giving way; she is making a powerful case, as she often does on issues relating to disability. I wonder whether she could comment on another aspect of…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI certainly endorse the comments by the Secretary of State in relation to Holocaust Memorial Day. The latest figures for Sheffield from February 2020 to April 2021 show a 46%…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.24 Jan 2022HANSARD Building Safety BillI am pleased to have the opportunity at this point, before the Bill progresses to the other place, to speak about some of the issues that will need to be addressed in the…19 Jan 2022HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Role of the MilitaryThis is fast becoming as ludicrous as it is disturbing. Yesterday, the Home Secretary was unable to explain what the military could do that Border Force could not, and the…18 Jan 2022HANSARD UK Government Recognition of SomalilandI congratulate the right hon. Member on securing this debate, which has demonstrated an exceptional degree of unity across the House in support of his proposal. He makes a good…18 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Last week, at a briefing for Members with the Minister for Afghan Resettlement, Home Office officials indicated that while the Department is not introducing a specific family…17 Jan 2022HANSARD Afghanistan: Humanitarian CrisisI have to say that the Minister’s response to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Feltham and Heston (Seema Malhotra) was unfortunate, because there is real…12 Jan 2022HANSARDHousehold Energy Bills: VATThe Minister seems to be talking about everything except the crisis facing families on the lowest incomes as a result of rising energy bills. Will he address that issue and…11 Jan 2022