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HANSARDBBC LeadershipAs a former journalist and former member of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, I know more than most some of the failings of the BBC, but I also recognise some of its great…11 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorI put on record my thanks to all the prison officer staff at Buckley Hall prison in Rochdale, who have held the line in the face of impossible cuts and challenges over the past 14…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillThis legislation is all about a fundamental rebalancing of power between the state and the citizens it is meant to protect and serve. We have heard powerfully today from many…03 Nov 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseFirst, I want to put on the record my anger and frustration, shared by many in this House, at the collapse of this case, particularly the dropping of the spying charges against…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseThat is a matter for Ministers to decide; I am not privy to all the information that would be required to make that determination. It is vital for our own national security and is…28 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksHadush Kebatu is clearly a depraved individual and a dangerous pervert who should be booted out of the country without delay. But my constituents are sick and tired of having to…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Rape Gangs: National Statutory InquiryI know that the Minister will not want to comment on individual candidates to chair the national grooming inquiry. However, may I put on record that Jim Gamble is a highly…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Co-operative Sector: Government SupportMy hon. Friend kindly mentioned Rochdale and its proud history in 1844 of the Rochdale pioneers founding this global movement for social justice. It is still a movement that is…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Co-operative Sector: Government SupportMy hon. Friend may not be aware that four of the original 28 Rochdale pioneers were warpers and weavers from Spotland Bridge, which is where I grew up. That makes me incredibly…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Pride in Placerose—15 Oct 2025HANSARD Pride in PlaceThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. In Rochdale, we warmly welcome this £20 million investment in Smallbridge and Hurstead, which is very much overdue. I am the Labour and…15 Oct 2025HANSARDWarm Home Discount: Fuel Poverty4. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the warm home discount on levels of fuel poverty.14 Oct 2025HANSARDWarm Home Discount: Fuel PovertyI am delighted that thanks to this Government and the warm home discount eligibility extension, thousands more Rochdale families will be eligible for £150 off their bills this…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI thank the Prime Minister for his statement and warmly welcome the ceasefire, both for the beginning of the end of the suffering of the children of Gaza and for the release of…14 Oct 2025HANSARDSocial and Affordable Housing1. What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes.13 Oct 2025HANSARDSocial and Affordable HousingI was lucky enough to grow up in a council house in Rochdale in a stable and secure home with an affordable rent, but sadly that is an opportunity and a childhood denied to far…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackI pass on my sincere condolences to the families and friends of Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby, some of whom were in the Gallery earlier. As my hon. Friend the Member for…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillWill the Lord Chancellor give way?16 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeBlessed are the peacemakers, or so we are told—so it seems particularly wicked that Israel can deliberately target the country that is doing more to promote peace than any other…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI welcome today’s update on the national inquiry into grooming gangs, particularly the way in which the Minister has made sure that victims and survivors are definitely going to…02 Sept 2025