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HANSARD Legal Aid: North-WestI beg to move, That this House has considered the provision of legal aid in the north-west. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. “If we are to keep our…22 Feb 2022HANSARD Legal Aid: North-WestI thank everyone for taking part in today’s debate. My hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Riverside (Kim Johnson) outlined the terrible situation that the Hillsborough families…22 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)The right hon. Gentleman is being generous in giving way. He will know that Salford City Council has faced budget cuts of £232 million since 2010 and has stated that the approach…09 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityThe Food Foundation found this week that more than 1 million people have reported “that they or someone in their household have had to go a whole day without eating in the past…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpThe Secretary of State bursts with enthusiasm today, yet his plans are not bursting with much new funding. Even the director of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership says that “the…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSchool Staff Absences16. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government support to help tackle staff absences in schools.31 Jan 2022HANSARD Future of the NHSIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I speak in full support of the petition. I would like to make particular mention of the recent Health and Care Bill.…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSchool Staff AbsencesOn 20 January, more than 415,000 pupils were off school and 15% of teachers were absent, but only 9,000 air purifiers have been promised, for approximately 300,000 classrooms. The…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Health Inequalities: Office for Health Improvement and DisparitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bootle (Peter Dowd) for having secured this important debate, and for his…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Building Safety BillIt is nearly five years since the tragic events at Grenfell Tower, yet thousands of my constituents in Salford and Eccles still live in fear. Some live in cold, draughty flats,…19 Jan 2022HANSARDHousehold Energy Bills: VATThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Annual fuel bills are expected to rise not by a little bit but by a whopping 50% when the current energy price cap is raised in April. This motion is…11 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. With the omicron variant spreading rapidly it is more important than ever that we do whatever it takes to minimise transmission but, at £96 a week, our statutory sick pay is…13 Dec 2021HANSARD Climate Goals: Wellbeing EconomyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Betts. I thank the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) for securing this important debate. I very much…30 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ14. My constituent Laura told me that Remembrance Sunday hurts. It hurts because there have been no medals for her grandad’s service and the thousands of men involved in nuclear…17 Nov 2021HANSARD Water Companies: Sewage DischargeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) for introducing this important debate and for her…15 Nov 2021HANSARDSustainability and Climate Change (National Curriculum)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham East (Nadia Whittome) for securing this important debate. I also…27 Oct 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsThe Secretary of State said that the best route out of poverty is to work. If only that were true. When I came into this place, I knew there would be Tory Members who believed…15 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. More than 7,000 people in Salford are on the housing waiting list, which is forcing many to rent privately, but the under-35 rule means that younger vulnerable constituents…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Support for CarersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone, and I thank the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Ed Davey) for securing this important debate. I agree…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Building Safety BillSadly, this Bill is deficient in many areas. It focuses on higher-risk buildings, currently defined as those over 18 metres, leaving the safety of residents in buildings under 18…21 Jul 2021