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HANSARDCost of living support for leukaemia patientsI rise to present a petition calling for cost of living support for leukaemia patients. I thank Leukaemia Care for highlighting how the significant financial challenges that…14 Mar 2023HANSARD Welsh AffairsThat clearly was not the case this year, was it, so will the hon. Gentleman put the record straight?02 Mar 2023HANSARD Welsh AffairsWill the hon. Gentleman applaud Flintshire County Council for actually building council houses, which we need more of?02 Mar 2023HANSARD Welsh AffairsMy hon. Friend hits the nail on the head. If we are to go down that road, we have to do it on a scale that will make a real change. The problem with our energy policy has been…02 Mar 2023HANSARD British Steel: NegotiationsThis crisis is facing British Steel today, but the rest of the UK steel industry may not be far behind. The Minister will know that I and other Opposition Members have raised on…02 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseSorry, I did not realise.26 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Family and Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023Following the very moving and personal case described by the hon. Member for West Bromwich West (Shaun Bailey), I would like to raise the case of Jade Ward from my seat. Jade was…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Steel Industry: Contribution to the UK EconomyFirst, I apologise for being a minute late. My hon. Friend’s last point is crucial. All these pots of money that are available are obviously welcome, but for Shotton and the whole…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Steel Industry: Contribution to the UK EconomyThe industry really is at a cliff edge. I have said that in meetings. That is not crying wolf; this is not a made-up situation. It really is at the 11th hour. Unless we really…25 Jan 2023HANSARDRoad Traffic Collisions Involving CatsDoes my hon. Friend agree that we have seen, certainly during the covid pandemic, the ownership of cats and dogs increase because of the companionship that they offer? That is…09 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body (Abolition) Regulations 2022We all tend to talk about ourselves in this place, but it is actually about the thousands of people who work here—their safety, how they work and can continue to work. It is not…12 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body (Abolition) Regulations 2022I should say that I am currently a member of the sponsor body, although not for much longer. As my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol West said, I have had the pleasure or the…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillThe hon. Gentleman is making a powerful case. I have come across an instance where the sorts of properties that he is talking about have the added problem that, in order to get…18 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureDoes my hon. Friend agree that, although other European countries have recognised the energy costs facing the steel industry, this Government have done absolutely nothing about…15 Nov 2022HANSARDParental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious OffencesI agree with the hon. Lady. I will go on to talk about family courts, including some of their problems and the lack of connection between what happens there and in other courts.…07 Nov 2022HANSARDParental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious OffencesI thank the hon. Member for Wrexham (Sarah Atherton), my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy), the hon. Member for Delyn (Rob Roberts), and my hon. Friends the…07 Nov 2022HANSARDParental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious OffencesThat sounds all well and good, but it ignores the reality of where we are and what the family have been through. They have suffered the loss of their daughter in horrific…07 Nov 2022HANSARDParental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious OffencesI share in those words. To conclude, I read a statement issued by Jade’s parents after their daughter’s killer was sentenced: “Jade was the sunshine in our lives, she was the glue…07 Nov 2022HANSARDParental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious OffencesMy hon. Friend is making a very powerful case. Although she is talking about people in prison, we have probably all seen instances in our casework—thankfully at a much lower…07 Nov 2022HANSARDParental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious OffencesAs I said, I believe the process should be turned round, so that it puts the onus on the convicted person, and they would have to go through the same process that the victim’s…07 Nov 2022