In parliament

Business of the House

12 Feb 2026

Commons debates

Last week, I was honoured to attend the annual apprenticeships awards held by Rochdale’s Hopwood Hall college, which highlight all our brilliant local businesses and talent. Will the...

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Local Power Plan

10 Feb 2026

Commons debates

Rochdale is the birthplace of the co-operative movement, so we know what happens when local people come together to take back control when there has been a clear market failure. That is one of...

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Armed Conflict: Children

04 Feb 2026

Nurseries and Early Years Providers: CCTV

Paul Waugh made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer, not least as a neighbouring colleague. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hyndburn (Sarah Smith) for securing this valuable...

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Non-league Football

29 Jan 2026

Commons debates

Speaking of clubs that are at the top of their league, Rochdale are at the top of the national league right now. Despite that, we do strongly support the 3UP—and three down—campaign,...

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Non-league Football

29 Jan 2026

Commons debates

I bow to my hon. Friend’s preference when it comes to Hartlepool, not least because Rochdale were recently subjected to an awful defeat at the hands of the Pools, and I was there to witness...

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Holocaust Memorial Day

29 Jan 2026

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I encourage all Members of the House to take a trip to Srebrenica to see for themselves the mass graves, the cemetery and the museum. It is incredibly moving....

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Holocaust Memorial Day

29 Jan 2026

Commons debates

I pay tribute to my hon. Friends the Members for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (Peter Prinsley) and for Warrington North (Charlotte Nichols) for their powerful and moving testimony. They are a...

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Business of the House

29 Jan 2026

Commons debates

Tetrosyl is a Rochdale-based company that has recently used fire and rehire tactics to, in effect, dismiss staff, rehire them with £7,000 a year less in their pay packets and remove their...

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Women’s Safety: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and Running - [Christine Jardine in the Chair]

27 Jan 2026

Westminster Hall debates

My hon. Friend the Minister and my hon. Friend the Member for Lowestoft (Jess Asato) have both referred to the excellent research by the University of Manchester. One of the most shocking...

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UK Bus Manufacturing - [Dr Andrew Murrison in the Chair]

27 Jan 2026

Westminster Hall debates

My hon. Friend is making a powerful case. Mellor, a bus manufacturer in Rochdale, does a superb job of producing the buses that Greater Manchester needs. Andy Burnham was the first in more than...

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Business of the House

22 Jan 2026

Commons debates

From the Flying Horse to the Baum, from Vicolo del Vino to the Oxford, from the Spring Inn to the Moorcock, we are really lucky in Rochdale and Littleborough to have some fantastic pubs and bars,...

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Sale of Fireworks - [Mark Pritchard in the Chair]

19 Jan 2026

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for opening this debate. Rochdale has the second highest number of...

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Business of the House

15 Jan 2026

Commons debates

The British Bangladeshi community in Rochdale, across the whole north-west, and stretching as far as Scotland and the midlands rely on Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ direct flight from...

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Digital ID

15 Jan 2026

Commons debates

Young people in my constituency have long wanted some form of digital ID that allows them to prove their age in a club, pub or shop; it will make their life a lot easier. They are used to using...

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Maternity and Neonatal Care

13 Jan 2026

Health and Social Care

Paul Waugh made a speech in the House of Commons

The new maternal care bundle, to which the Secretary of State refers, is rightly aimed at reversing the recent worrying rise in maternal death and ill health. In particular, the increase in...

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Maternity and Neonatal Care

13 Jan 2026

Health and Social Care

Paul Waugh made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps his Department is taking to improve maternity care.

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Road Safety Strategy

08 Jan 2026

Commons debates

Every 17 minutes, someone is killed or seriously injured on our roads. That is a national scandal, which this Labour Government are tackling through this road safety strategy. Will the Minister...

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Business of the House

08 Jan 2026

Commons debates

Every year since 2021, the residents of Wrenbury Drive in Rochdale have turned their street into a spectacular display of Christmas lights—a real winter wonderland—all in aid of our...

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Ukraine and Wider Operational Update

07 Jan 2026

Commons debates

The people of Rochdale are extremely proud of our long-standing Ukrainian community, which is made up of both those who fled Soviet terror in the 20th century and those who sought refuge from...

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Middle East and North Africa

05 Jan 2026

Commons debates

I welcome the fact that, as the Minister said, the UK is spending £116 million this financial year on vital aid to the Palestinians, providing healthcare, food, clean water and sanitation....

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