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HANSARDNon-custodial Sentences: Public ConfidenceIs the evidence not clear that short prison sentences do not work, and that women’s centres, which deal with drug and alcohol abuse, mental health issues and so on, can be…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Debt in AfricaI agree. Perhaps I should not have picked up on the parable. It is just that I do rail a little bit against the prosperity gospel. It is not my style of Christianity. Compassion…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Debt in Africarose —21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsDefence Ministers will be aware that the situation in Kosovo is deteriorating dramatically. Can the Secretary of State give us an assurance that the current international military…20 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling UpCan the Minister confirm that Rochdale received no funding in this round, in either path? Can he also explain to my constituents why, even if we had a successful bid, which we…20 Nov 2023HANSARDCore School Budget AllocationsWe know that a child growing up in an area of deprivation is on average likely to do less well through our school system. I take the point that the Minister made about extra…17 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe Prime Minister is absolutely right to say that the unspeakable actions of Hamas mean that Israel has not simply the right but a duty to protect its own citizens. However,…16 Oct 2023HANSARDConference AdjournmentI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh), because it must have been very painful to bring what she told us before the House, and I think…19 Sept 2023HANSARD West Coast Main Line FranchiseOnce again, we find that Transport Ministers cannot even find friends on their own Benches for these decisions. People in my constituency and in the north of England will be…19 Sept 2023HANSARD Death of Awaab Ishak and Rochdale Boroughwide HousingAgain, I agree with my hon. Friend. The reality is that blaming lifestyles in a case like this is ridiculous; we know that the things that went wrong go way beyond individual…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Death of Awaab Ishak and Rochdale Boroughwide HousingThe hon. Member is absolutely right. Sadly, that kind of response—among other things—is what led to the death of Awaab; that failure to do the basics right is at the heart of what…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Death of Awaab Ishak and Rochdale Boroughwide HousingWe are very much in the same place on this. What is astonishing is that, two years on from Awaab’s death, one would think that mould in these properties would be such a high…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Death of Awaab Ishak and Rochdale Boroughwide HousingI rise to speak in what is probably one of the saddest debates that I have had to take part in. It concerns the death of Awaab Ishak, a young boy whose tragic death was made more…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Death of Awaab Ishak and Rochdale Boroughwide HousingIt is rather nice to hear the chime of the Whips twice. The important point I was making is that fines do not do the trick, so I hope the Secretary of State and the Minister will…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Death of Awaab Ishak and Rochdale Boroughwide HousingI will deal with my hon. Friend’s initial points a little later, but on the question of the board, I do think that we now have to question the way it has operated. To allow the…24 Nov 2022HANSARDHigh Speed 2: Welsh Economy9. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of HS2 on the Welsh economy.23 Nov 2022HANSARDHigh Speed 2: Welsh EconomyThe Secretary of State must recognise, though, that north Wales in particular can obtain the benefit of HS2 only with proper connectivity, which means electrification of the north…23 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27The Minister might want to remind her Back Benchers that this is not a competition. The whole world is in this together; there is no one-country solution. In that context, how can…21 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI strongly welcome the Secretary of State’s letter to local authorities over the weekend. It is right and proper that mould should be seen as a serious hazard to health. Does he…21 Nov 2022HANSARDG20It is not so many months ago that any international conference such as the G20 would have been seized with the situation in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has now gone off the agenda,…17 Nov 2022