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HANSARD Business of the HouseOne of the many awful aspects of the coronavirus crisis has been the doubling of assaults on shop workers. These people are heroes who went into work every day while we were all…01 Oct 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillMy right hon. Friend makes a fair point, but unfortunately the Bill is not actually quite as it seems. There are references saying that the Government should take note of, and…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI have tabled 26 amendments, so I have about 10 seconds per amendment. I wish to put on record my thanks to the Minister for her consideration of my amendments. We may not have…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillFollowing on from the Second Reading of the Bill’s previous incarnation, I have now been able to draft some of the amendments I mentioned, which I believe will help to improve…28 Apr 2020HANSARDViolence in PrisonsIs it not about time the Government changed the law so that anybody who is guilty of assaulting a prison officer loses their automatic right to early release, thereby acting as a…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Equality of Funding: Post-16 EducationDue to the number of people seeking to catch my eye, I will impose an immediate time limit of five minutes on speeches. I might have to revisit that downwards, but I will start…25 Feb 2020HANSARDFlood ResponseI thank the Secretary of State for her time yesterday, for making herself available and for the support and help she gave. As I have told her, many of my constituents who were…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseCan the Leader of the House arrange for the Secretary of State to come to the House to make a statement about flood defences? There has been a lot of focus, rightly, on places…06 Feb 2020HANSARDBBC Licence FeeIf the BBC is as popular and provides as much value for money as the hon. Member for Batley and Spen (Tracy Brabin) and others say, surely it has nothing to fear from going to a…06 Feb 2020HANSARDRail InfrastructureIf the Government were to scrap HS2, which everybody knows is a catastrophic waste of money, we would have a huge amount available for more rail infrastructure in West Yorkshire…30 Jan 2020HANSARDWork Capability Assessments: Claimant HealthI thank the Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, my hon. Friend the Member for Colchester (Will Quince), for his ministerial visit to Macmillan call centre, which is…27 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365What is important are measures that actually tackle problem gambling, rather than virtue signalling in this House. People do not have to place a bet to watch these matches. Is it…09 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Now that Lord Berkeley has laid bare the overspend and lack of return on investment of HS2, will the Chancellor pull the plug on this white elephant project and ensure that…07 Jan 2020HANSARDTributes to the SpeakerAs you know, Mr Speaker, I did not vote for you to become the Speaker when you were elected in 2009, and I am sure you will recall that I spent about an hour with you, sitting…31 Oct 2019HANSARDTributes to the SpeakerYou were one of the few people he knew, Mr Speaker.31 Oct 2019HANSARDFirefighter NumbersI certainly support the Government in recruiting an extra 20,000 police officers, but may I ask the Minister to look again at the resources for the fire service? In West…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseAlopecia UK is based in my constituency. May we have a debate on wig provision in the NHS, which I have to say is completely and utterly inadequate and causes a great deal of…24 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany of my constituents think that, as far as the Government are concerned, “northern powerhouse” only means Leeds and Manchester, so will the Secretary of State prove my…24 Oct 2019HANSARDHigh Speed 2May I urge the Minister to ignore the siren voice opposite? Most people in the north accept that HS2 is a catastrophic waste of money— a huge white elephant that is destroying the…22 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe truth hurts.22 Oct 2019