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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe Government state that this Bill is necessary to deter irregular journeys and increase the fairness of the system in order to support those in need of asylum. I think that most…19 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House may know that between 1952 and 1991, an estimated 22,000 men were involved in 45 nuclear weapons tests overseas. Many have reported rare cancers,…15 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Household DebtIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Makerfield (Yvonne Fovargue) for the securing this important debate and for her…08 Jul 2021HANSARD Delays in the Asylum SystemIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stockport (Navendu Mishra) for securing this important debate. Only this…07 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThis Bill is so pernicious in parts that it chillingly removes some of our most precious freedoms. Indeed, on press freedom, the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 already allows for…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateBoth the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed and the CBI have this week called for urgent sector-specific support packages; the British Chambers of…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillMy constituents were not professional financial investors; most were senior citizens relying on the investment for their pension. They worked hard in their younger years to save a…08 Jun 2021HANSARDAllegations of Rape: Effective InvestigationsThere is currently a backlog of 57,000 cases in the Crown court, with victims of rape and serious sexual violence often left to wait years to go to trial. Sadly, they are the…07 Jun 2021HANSARDAllegations of Rape: Effective InvestigationsWhat steps her Department is taking to ensure effective investigations by the police of allegations of rape to help improve the number of cases that result in charges being made.07 Jun 2021HANSARDAffordable and Safe Housing for AllSadly, the Queen’s Speech demonstrated a failure to act on acute social housing shortages, while thousands languish on housing waiting lists. It failed adequately to protect…18 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe Secretary of State will know that analysis of the data published by Public Health England shows that the spike in cases in Bolton so far is mostly confined to schoolchildren…17 May 2021HANSARDMotorcycle and Moped Training CentresMy constituent was not self-employed. She worked supporting vaccine research during the pandemic, but with poor public transport connections and limited income, her only option…29 Apr 2021HANSARDMotorcycle and Moped Training CentresWhat steps he has taken to support motorcycle and moped training centres (a) during and (b) between covid-19 lockdowns.29 Apr 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillI speak in favour of the Bishop of St Albans’ amendment. As the UK Cladding Action Group has previously reported, there have already been leaseholder suicides and, worryingly, 23%…27 Apr 2021HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI speak to oppose clause 5 stand part, and in support of amendments 2, 3 and 4 in the name of my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) and others,…19 Apr 2021HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI will limit my brief comments to freeports. Detailed Government assessments on the operation and impact of freeports are sadly not yet available. As we have heard tonight, the…19 Apr 2021HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI will limit my comments to the super deduction which, as we have already heard today, will be one of the largest single-year tax giveaways ever enacted in the UK. Arguably, some…19 Apr 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Hospitality IndustryPre covid, the number of people who worked in Greater Manchester’s night-time economy alone stood at 414,000, which is 33% of Greater Manchester’s workforce, but as the rest of…24 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateThe Salford system has delivered the covid vaccine in an unprecedented way. Everyone from cohorts 1 to 9 has been invited at least once—some three or four times—and I understand…18 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMany of the rights we enjoy today were won not because of politicians with great ideas, but because people came together and demanded that their voices be heard. The Peterloo…16 Mar 2021