Income Tax (Charge)
Commons debates
Will the right hon. Member give way?
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Commons debates
Will my right hon. Friend give way?
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G20 and Ukraine
Commons debates
Last week in Rochdale, I joined our proud Ukrainian community to mark the Holodomor, which was Stalin’s forced famine of millions of Ukrainians in the 1930s. There is a modern-day Holodomor...
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Gaza: Humanitarian Obligations - [Esther McVey in the Chair]
Westminster Hall debates
I thank the hon. Gentleman. Yes, this is a grassroots, people-led campaign, as the petition shows. There has been progress in November: expanded food rations; a catch-up immunisation campaign...
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Gaza: Humanitarian Obligations - [Esther McVey in the Chair]
Westminster Hall debates
I agree with my hon. Friend. There must be accountability for Israel’s actions—for its sins of omission as much as those of commission. Is the UK pushing for education to be a key...
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Gaza: Humanitarian Obligations - [Esther McVey in the Chair]
Westminster Hall debates
It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Butler. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell), and others, for setting out the context of the modern-day...
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Business of the House
Commons debates
Last week saw a big day for Rochdale and for Greater Manchester, as building works began on a world-leading research centre—the Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing Centre in Kingsway...
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Topical Questions
Transport
Paul Waugh made a speech in the House of Commons
Apologies for jumping the gun earlier, Mr Speaker. We need to crack down on drug drivers. Leon Clarke from Rochdale crashed his car and killed his eight-year-old son while driving under the...
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Practical Driving Tests
Transport
Paul Waugh made a speech in the House of Commons
I warmly welcome the tough action taken by this Government to cut the backlog in driving tests, but one thing that will help drivers more than anything, and help pedestrians too, is a crackdown...
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Gaza and Sudan
Commons debates
I welcome the leading role that the UK has played at the United Nations, both in trying to corral international action on the slaughter and sexual violence in Sudan, and on the international...
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Business of the House
Commons debates
Minky Homecare’s ironing board factory in Shawclough, in Rochdale, is the only one of its kind in the whole country. It provides high-quality British-made products and lots of vital local...
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Energy
Commons debates
My hon. Friend references Scotland. I was at COP26 in Glasgow the last time we had a Conservative Prime Minister who showed real climate leadership on the global stage, yet we have now seen the...
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BBC Leadership
Commons debates
As a former journalist and former member of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, I know more than most some of the failings of the BBC, but I also recognise some of its great strengths, not...
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Prisoner Releases in Error
Commons debates
I put on record my thanks to all the prison officer staff at Buckley Hall prison in Rochdale, who have held the line in the face of impossible cuts and challenges over the past 14 years under the...
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Public Office (Accountability) Bill
Commons debates
This legislation is all about a fundamental rebalancing of power between the state and the citizens it is meant to protect and serve. We have heard powerfully today from many Members about the...
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China Spying Case
Commons debates
That is a matter for Ministers to decide; I am not privy to all the information that would be required to make that determination. It is vital for our own national security and is in our national...
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China Spying Case
Commons debates
First, I want to put on the record my anger and frustration, shared by many in this House, at the collapse of this case, particularly the dropping of the spying charges against Christopher Cash...
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Prisoner Release Checks
Commons debates
Hadush Kebatu is clearly a depraved individual and a dangerous pervert who should be booted out of the country without delay. But my constituents are sick and tired of having to foot the bill for...
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Rape Gangs: National Statutory Inquiry
Commons debates
I know that the Minister will not want to comment on individual candidates to chair the national grooming inquiry. However, may I put on record that Jim Gamble is a highly regarded police officer...
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Co-operative Sector: Government Support - [Karl Turner in the Chair]
Westminster Hall debates
My hon. Friend may not be aware that four of the original 28 Rochdale pioneers were warpers and weavers from Spotland Bridge, which is where I grew up. That makes me incredibly proud of the sense...
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