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HANSARD Business of the HouseFireworks play a spectacular and important role in many of our public and private celebrations, but all too often the antisocial and year-round use of loud fireworks causes deep…16 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillFirst, I thank the Home Secretary for listening to me and my hon. Friends the Members for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton (Jim McMahon), and for Heywood and Middleton North…13 Jul 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseMore than a thousand British Jews and British Israelis have written to the Minister for the Middle East, my hon. Friend the Member for Lincoln (Mr Falconer), to urge a ban on…09 Jul 2026HANSARDNHS Corridor CareI thank my hon. Friend for her fantastic work in the NHS as a doctor; it is much appreciated. Like many NHS workers, she struggles against the odds and sees on a daily basis the…08 Jul 2026HANSARDClimate Change: Weather Events1. What steps he plans to take following recent weather events to help tackle climate change.07 Jul 2026HANSARDClimate Change: Weather EventsLast week in Rochdale, I attended a community screening of Chris Packham’s “National Emergency Briefing”, and one of the most chilling lines in that entire documentary was that…07 Jul 2026HANSARD Human Rights in KashmirMy hon. Friend talks eloquently about the need to lower the temperature and de-escalate the situation. One of my constituents was visiting relatives in Kashmir recently and saw…07 Jul 2026HANSARDRochdale Grooming Gang: Offender DeportationShabir Ahmed is a dangerous, manipulative paedophile whose sickening crimes are a damning indictment of the public authorities’ failure to adequately protect the victims of…06 Jul 2026HANSARDBusiness of the HouseShabir Ahmed was the ringleader of a disgusting Rochdale grooming gang. He was convicted of serial rapes against young white girls and repeated rapes of a young Asian girl. Today,…02 Jul 2026HANSARDAnimal AbusersMy hon. Friend makes a valid link between the abuse of animals and of human beings. I thank the petitioner, Bea, for bringing this issue to this place, because it shines a…29 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsThis week I hosted a meeting between officials from the Department for Business and Trade and representatives of Hanson Springs, a brilliant family manufacturing business in my…17 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh Street Shops: Illicit ActivityMy hon. Friend is right that dodgy shops and mini-marts are often a front for organised crime, particularly drug dealing, but also for the sexual and criminal exploitation of…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillOn that point, will the Minister give way?09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillSimply to follow up, Ms Nokes, on the point the Minister was making about exemptions for individual companies, Hanson Springs in Rochdale relies heavily on imports of steel of a…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastI thank the Foreign Secretary for her statement, and in particular the fresh wave of sanctions she announced, as well as the new measures against British businesses and charities…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsThe US news service Axios reported that this week President Trump held a direct phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he said that Netanyahu was “effing crazy” for…03 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataThe hon. Member refers to real people. There are no people more real than the three girls mentioned in the 2017 BBC docudrama and the whistleblowers involved. Does he accept that…01 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces DayTo celebrate Armed Forces Day this year in Rochdale, there will be not only the usual flag-raising ceremony at Rochdale town hall, but on Saturday 27 June we will have a free…01 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Day9. What plans his Department has to mark Armed Forces Day.01 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseOn Sunday, there were scenes of wild celebration among the Dale fans at Wembley, as our beloved club staged a fabulous comeback and won the play-off final to return to the English…14 May 2026