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HANSARDMaternity CommissionerIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I thank my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) for leading this debate. I pay…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseCouncil tax arrears can be devastating for people’s finances and mental health, so I warmly welcome the Government’s changes to the debt collection rules today, which mean that…16 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI thank the Prime Minister for refusing to allow the UK to be dragged into America’s war in Iran, which is hitting my constituents directly in the pocket and at the petrol pump.…13 Apr 2026HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe latest Department for Education performance tables rank Rochdale sixth-form college as the No. 1 sixth-form college in England. It already scored highly on exam results, but…26 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI put on record my thanks to the British armed forces, which are working round the clock to defend British interests and British people. My constituents have made it clear that…23 Mar 2026HANSARDHatzola Ambulance AttackMay I express my solidarity and the solidarity of all Rochdalians with Britain’s Jewish community in the wake of this horrific attack on the ambulance station in Golders Green?…23 Mar 2026HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLast night, there was an emotional farewell for Councillor Ashley Dearnley, who attended his final full council meeting after an incredible 44 years of continuous service. As a…19 Mar 2026HANSARD Online HarmsThe latest Louis Theroux documentary for Netflix, “Inside the Manosphere”, was deeply shocking to many of us who watched it. But it was not remotely shocking for the millions of…19 Mar 2026HANSARD Online HarmsThe Minister for Safeguarding, my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Yardley (Jess Phillips), has repeatedly emphasised the need to crack down on and outlaw misogyny, as have…19 Mar 2026HANSARD Social Enterprises and Community OwnershipI thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate and for mentioning Rochdale’s crucial role as the birthplace of the co-operative movement—a global social justice movement.…18 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI thank the Foreign Secretary for confirming today that British foreign policy is being decided by the British Government and not outsourced either to Washington or to Tel Aviv.…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Strait of HormuzThis Government are absolutely right to refuse to take part in the war being waged by the United States and Israel. Will the Minister confirm to the House that we are going to put…16 Mar 2026HANSARDHeating Oil SupportMy constituents, Barrie and Gill Fulton, live in a rural part of Littleborough, and therefore rely on LPG. Both Barrie and Gill have cancer, and they are worried sick about the…16 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseRochdale’s BASA football club recently returned from its tour of Bangladesh, where members met street children, blind children and autistic children who were helped by the amazing…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituent in Rochdale, Louise Marshall, wrote to me this weekend because she is worried sick about the massive price rise she is facing for heating oil. Can the Chancellor…10 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: DefenceI shed no tears for the demise of an Iranian regime that murdered and repressed tens of thousands of its own citizens, particularly women, but I am proud that this Government have…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Social Cohesion Action PlanI recently attended an anti-hate crime seminar organised by the Rochdale Council of Mosques. It struck me that it was clear that innocent Muslim men, women and children are…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseToday is World Book Day. Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating the winner of my World Book Day competition, Matilda Mann of Littleborough Community primary…05 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ14. From this April, Springside special school in Rochdale will open its first ever free breakfast club. That is a big change enabled by this Labour Government, and one that the…25 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Rochdale, we need more midwives to provide the safe staffing levels that our mums-to-be rightly expect, but newly qualified student midwives often find it difficult to find…24 Feb 2026