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HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillNobody has done a proper assessment of where transport infrastructure investment is going and what the impact is on cities and towns. Some assessment has been made of the impact…15 Jul 2019HANSARDViolent Crime: Young PeopleOften, the focus is on violent crime in cities, but towns such as ours in West Yorkshire have seen an increase in robberies and antisocial behaviour, and the results of county…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillIf there has simply been no updated assessment, that might explain why so many of my constituents get stuck on platforms in Leeds, trying to get back to Castleford, or on…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI rise briefly to support new clause 4 and the call for a full peer review of this project. I will also call for the review to go wider, particularly to look at the geographical…15 Jul 2019HANSARDPensioner PovertyFree TV licences for older pensioners used to be a proud part of DWP policy. Ministers were warned that they would go under the Government’s TV licence plans, so please do not…01 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS StaffingPinderfields Hospital in Wakefield has struggled to retain midwives. As a result, the trust has proposed to cut and close the popular midwife-led maternity unit in Pontefract.…18 Jun 2019HANSARDStronger Towns Fund: Scottish TownsWe are still waiting for important details of the stronger towns fund. Whether it be in Scotland, England or Wales—all over the country—our towns have seen lower job growth than…17 Jun 2019HANSARDViolent CrimeYet more lives have been lost, more families are devastated, and there are disturbing reports of older gang members paying young people to stab, maim and kill. However, the letter…17 Jun 2019HANSARDFree TV Licences: Over-75sThe Secretary of State admitted that Ministers pushed this on the BBC, and all the Government’s Back Benchers voted for this policy in the face of all the warnings and knowing…11 Jun 2019HANSARDViolent Crime: Young PeopleThe Home Secretary referred to youth intervention investment, but that money is spread over several years. As he will know, the Select Committee on Home Affairs asked for the…10 Jun 2019HANSARDInterim NHS People PlanIn our area, GP practices have had serious problems recruiting, and one constituent has contacted me about surgeries being cancelled and having been told that the next routine…05 Jun 2019HANSARD Crime and Antisocial Behaviour: Small TownsAs a fellow West Yorkshire MP, I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. I strongly agree that West Yorkshire police has faced major cuts, which are hitting our towns.…05 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationI welcome what I think the Minister was saying about wanting to continue the resettlement programmes. The Home Office is right to want to prevent dangerous journeys across the…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionGiven the awful news about British Steel, it is crucial that the Government stand up for British manufacturing. The Prime Minister will know that a customs union is immensely…22 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillHas the Leader of the House actually done any assessment of the costs of relocating entire Government Departments out of London? Wanting to relocate civil service jobs to other…21 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceWill the Home Secretary give way on the data point?15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceAn analysis of the Government’s funding programmes, produced for the Home Affairs Committee, points out that the programmes for youth investment are spread over 10 years. If the…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceI appreciate what the Home Secretary has said about certainty. However, I included many of those other cross-Government programmes in my calculation, and I came up with the figure…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceI may have missed it, but I do not think I have heard the Home Secretary refer to the public health approach. Will he confirm whether that is still the approach of the Home…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Moray (Douglas Ross), a fellow member of the Home Affairs Committee. I apologise to the House that he and I will probably have to…15 May 2019