Contributions
394 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) for giving us what I think everyone looked for in his…01 Mar 2023HANSARD Social Security and PensionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention. He used the phrase “local welfare assistance scheme” which, sadly, could provoke me to speak for even longer than the hon.…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Social Security and PensionsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Glasgow East (David Linden) and I pay tribute to his encyclopaedic survey of the landscape of the Department. It is fair to say that…06 Feb 2023HANSARDCrime: LancashireIt almost seems like Lancashire day today, Mr Speaker. I join the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood (Cat Smith) in praising the hard work of our constabulary and the many…06 Feb 2023HANSARDAccess to GPsThornton Cleveleys will see a 17% increase in new patients registering for primary care in the next five years, exceeding the physical capacity. Cost-effective solutions have been…24 Jan 2023HANSARD Illegal Money LendingIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will endeavour to make concision my watchword, with my eye half on the clock, but I want to give this…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Illegal Money LendingI will, of course. I was waiting for the moment.29 Nov 2022HANSARD Illegal Money LendingI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. As ever, he speaks a lot of sense. His evidence from Northern Ireland shows why we cannot generalise about this issue—there are…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Blackpool: Levelling UpMy hon. Friend is setting out a compelling picture of the challenges in Blackpool. Will he join me in praising Business in the Community for the work it has done through Pride of…29 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodation and SafeguardingThe Home Office is accommodating 400 asylum seekers in the Metropole Hotel in the centre of Blackpool in my constituency. It lies in Claremont, the fourth most deprived ward in…07 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. The Government rightly want to see more disabled people in employment, but what more can the Minister say about encouraging in-work progression for those with a disability…26 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillLet me start by praising my hon. Friend the Member for Rushcliffe (Ruth Edwards), who spoke so eloquently. I endorse every word that she said about the way in which the Government…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionThe Costa Coffee that I visited on Tuesday morning rivalled the House of Commons Chamber this morning for robustness of debate and strength of opinions expressed. I sought to…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessObviously, across the House we welcome this package. We have seen many similar packages across Europe, but there has been much further debate in Europe about how to constrain…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenIt is my sorrowful task to express the grief and sadness of the people of Blackpool North and Cleveleys at the loss of Her late Majesty. We also send our best wishes to our new…10 Sept 2022HANSARD Financial Services and Markets BillThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. What a lucky boy I am to have another minute to spend—gosh! I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Financial Services and Markets BillI very much welcome that. The challenge for the Government is that the access to cash statement must reflect what good access looks like—not just to a cashpoint, but to wider…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Financial Services and Markets BillI, too, welcome all the provisions, but will the Minister confirm that when he says “access to cash” what he actually means is free access to cash, not paid-for ATMs.07 Sept 2022HANSARDListed Buildings ProtectionMy hon. Friend is right and demonstrates a need for clarity for owners, potential purchasers and potential developers about what they are getting into, and the likely obstacles,…19 Jul 2022HANSARDListed Buildings ProtectionI beg to move, That this House has considered listed buildings protection. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank the Minister for his time today.…19 Jul 2022