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HANSARDSupport for Ukraine18. What steps her Department is taking to support Ukraine.08 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Does the Minister share my and my constituents’ deep frustration that, despite this Conservative Government making up to £20 million available to my constituents through the…07 Mar 2022HANSARDCOP26 Presidency: Priorities4. What progress he plans to make in tackling climate change during his COP26 presidency.02 Mar 2022HANSARDCOP26 Presidency: PrioritiesAt a local level across Keighley and Ilkley we have experienced the real impacts of climate change, including flooding in Utley, a landslide in Riddlesden, and severe water issues…02 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIt is once again a great pleasure to be able to speak in favour of this Bill. As we know, the first duty of any Government is to keep their citizens and communities safe, and a…28 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Boundaries (Referendums) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Local representation matters. People need to have trust in their local authority, which is charged with acting in their…25 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Boundaries (Referendums) BillI totally agree and I will definitely come on to that. A root cause of so many of these problems is that my constituents feel that they are being used as a cash cow for Bradford,…25 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Boundaries (Referendums) BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. The problem is not just that these local authorities are not delivering, but that they are not listening. In my constituency, the…25 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Boundaries (Referendums) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree it is shocking that when this Conservative Government come along and say, “You can apply for up to £20 million for the Shipley constituency and £20…25 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Boundaries (Referendums) BillMy hon. Friend describes the similarities. A clean air zone is being imposed on hard-working people in my constituency—taxi drivers and construction workers, who are having to pay…25 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Boundaries (Referendums) BillMy hon. Friend makes some important points. North Yorkshire is of course within miles of my two principal towns and I sometimes feel there is more allegiance to the areas of North…25 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Boundaries (Referendums) BillI suspect that some will live in fear, but they should not fear the Bill because it is all about ensuring that services are delivered better and that local residents are…25 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Boundaries (Referendums) BillMy hon. Friend and neighbour makes a very important point. No one should live in fear of the Bill because it triggers better democracy. Local voices will be heard, so we can…25 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Boundaries (Referendums) BillThat is exactly what this Bill hopes to achieve: to instil local democracy in constituency areas that feel unrepresented by a much larger unitary authority, to enable them to have…25 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Boundaries (Referendums) BillIf I recall, 76% of people across the County Durham area voted in favour of making sure that the local councils were kept. I think the turnout was only 40%—considerably low—but…25 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Boundaries (Referendums) BillOf course, Darlington is now one of the thriving towns of the north. Keighley absolutely wants to be one, too, but we are stifled by the system we have locally, under which we are…25 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Boundaries (Referendums) BillI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, because this Bill aims to reinstall local councils’ power to represent local people and to make sure that the area they represent feels…25 Feb 2022HANSARDSocial Mobility9. What steps the Government are taking to improve social mobility.23 Feb 2022HANSARDSocial MobilityOn a visit to Holy Family School in Keighley earlier this month, I was able to share the fantastic news that my constituency will become one of the Government’s key education…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation by Organised NetworksIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) for securing this important debate following the publishing of…23 Feb 2022