In parliament

Rape: Criminal Proceedings

16 Dec 2025

Ministry of Justice

Paul Waugh received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support rape survivors in the criminal justice system.

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Electoral Resilience

16 Dec 2025

Commons debates

I referenced the party of the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage), not him.

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Electoral Resilience

16 Dec 2025

Commons debates

Some in Reform UK have suggested that its former leader in Wales, the traitor Nathan Gill—he was a traitor—was just one bad apple, yet we have learned in recent weeks that at least...

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Topical Questions

16 Dec 2025

Justice

Paul Waugh made a speech in the House of Commons

In Rochdale, our police work closely with staff from the sexual assault referral centre in St Mary’s in Manchester, who help rape victims through every step of the legal process. For many...

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Clause 23 - Right not to be unfairly dismissed: removal of qualifying period, etc

15 Dec 2025

Employment Rights Bill

Paul Waugh made a speech in the House of Commons

Is the hon. Gentleman aware that, at the moment, compensation for racial, sexual and disability discrimination, and for whistleblowers, is uncapped? What is the difference between that and being...

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Clause 23 - Right not to be unfairly dismissed: removal of qualifying period, etc

15 Dec 2025

Employment Rights Bill

Paul Waugh made a speech in the House of Commons

I am sure that my hon. Friend shares my frustration at the sheer misinformation that has been spread about the removal of the cap on compensation. As she rightly says, the median award at the...

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Business of the House

11 Dec 2025

Commons debates

The residents of Littleborough, Smithy Bridge and Rochdale have been plagued by roadworks on the A58, and they have suffered appalling delays as a result. They have been late for work, school and...

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Railways Bill

09 Dec 2025

Commons debates

The hon. Gentleman referred earlier to ideology; surely it was Tory ideology that privatised the railways in the first place. That ideology has not been copied anywhere else in the world...

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Grooming Gangs: Independent Inquiry

09 Dec 2025

Commons debates

I strongly welcome the appointment of Anne Longfield as the chair of the new independent inquiry into national grooming gangs. As the Home Secretary said, the key is to find the facts and follow...

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Medal for Wounded Service Personnel

09 Dec 2025

Westminster Hall debates

I congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing forward the debate. I fully support this excellent campaign to create a brand-new medal for all servicemen and women who have been wounded in combat. He...

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Child Poverty Strategy

08 Dec 2025

Commons debates

When I visited Sacred Heart Roman Catholic primary school recently, I asked the children in the assembly to put up their hand if they had two or more brothers or sisters, and a forest of hands...

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Engagements

03 Dec 2025

Prime Minister

Paul Waugh made a speech in the House of Commons

As a lifelong Dale fan, I am delighted that Rochdale football club is top of the national league right now. But after 14 years of Tory cuts, sadly my town is also near the top of a league table...

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Economic Growth

03 Dec 2025

Wales

Paul Waugh made a speech in the House of Commons

I was pleased to see Conwy recently selected for this UK Government’s Pride in Place programme. That is alongside the existing funds for Rhyl and Wrexham. Given the north-west’s...

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Economic Growth

03 Dec 2025

Wales

Paul Waugh made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing economic growth in Wales.

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Angiolini Inquiry

02 Dec 2025

Commons debates

Like many Members, my thoughts today are with the family and friends of Sarah Everard. Sexual predators like Wayne Couzens and David Carrick were a disgrace to the police uniform that they wore....

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Homelessness: Funding - [Martin Vickers in the Chair]

02 Dec 2025

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers and I thank the chair of the Backbench Business Committee, the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) for bringing this debate....

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Income tax (charge)

01 Dec 2025

Commons debates

On that point, will the right hon. Lady give way?

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Office for Budget Responsibility Forecasts

01 Dec 2025

Commons debates

Mr Speaker, you were rightly furious last week when this OBR report was prematurely leaked to the public and the markets. It is clear from the independent report that this was an accident...

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Income tax (charge)

27 Nov 2025

Commons debates

The hon. Lady refers to the threshold freeze. Why did she vote for seven years of frozen thresholds?

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Income tax (charge)

27 Nov 2025

Commons debates

What would happen if the hon. Gentleman had three or four children, and he were to fall ill or had to care for a sick child? Would he want those children to suffer from that plight?

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