Paul Waugh Labour and Co-operative MP for Rochdale
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Personal Independence Payment: Rochdale
Department for Work and Pensions
Paul Waugh received a response to a question they put to the government
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people in receipt of the (a) enhanced and (b) standard PIP who were awarded less than four...
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Clause 28 - DVS trust framework
Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]
Paul Waugh made a speech in the House of Commons
My hon. Friend told our Select Committee yesterday that it is not for us to give away the labour of other people to third parties for free. Given that the Government have now said they are...
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Gaza: UK Assessment
Commons debates
I thank the Minister for his personal commitment to this cause, and the UK Government for putting this matter on the record at the UN yesterday as a matter of extreme urgency. May I also put to...
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Gaza: Humanitarian Situation
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Paul Waugh made a speech in the House of Commons
The UN’s Philippe Lazzarini is right, isn’t he, to say today that Israel is committing a “massive atrocity” by blocking aid to the children of Gaza? As well as the urgent...
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Gaza: Humanitarian Situation
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Paul Waugh made a speech in the House of Commons
What steps he is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
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India-Pakistan: Escalation
Commons debates
The murder of 26 civilians in Pahalgam was truly horrific, but India’s airstrikes have resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir. This cannot be a bizarre, macabre...
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Middle East Update
Commons debates
Let us be clear, the masked murderers of Hamas could end the suffering of the Gazan people today if they released the hostages and agreed to a ceasefire. But let us also be clear that this...
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Counter Terrorism Policing: Arrests
Commons debates
I pay tribute to the bravery and professionalism of the counter-terrorist specialist firearms officers who took part in the arrest of an Iranian national in Rochdale over the weekend. It was a...
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Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Visit
Commons debates
I welcome the significant strengthening of ties between the UK and the Palestinian Authority, not just in trade and extra funding from the UK, but because, as the Foreign Secretary said last...
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Kashmir: Increasing Tension
Commons debates
My constituents, particularly those from the Kashmiri and Pakistani communities, strongly condemn this terrorist atrocity in Pahalgam. They are also worried about India’s response, in...
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Football Governance Bill [Lords]
Commons debates
I welcome Bury FC’s revival, not least because Rochdale FC can now beat them in the local derby. On Saturday, I was at Spotland to see Rochdale clinch a play-off place for the national...
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Child Rape Gangs
Commons debates
On Friday, in Rochdale, I met Jayne Ward and her colleagues from St Mary’s sexual assault referral centre in Manchester, which is staffed by former police officers, nurses and social...
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Business of the House
Commons debates
I know the Leader of the House has a sweet tooth, so she may be disappointed that she missed out on the very first chocolate festival held by The Oxford pub in Shawclough over the Easter break....
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Tackling Child Sexual Abuse
Commons debates
I welcome today’s action plan. I particularly welcome the creation of a new child protection authority and the doubling of funding for groups who are helping survivors and victims of child...
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Tax Evasion
Treasury
Paul Waugh made a speech in the House of Commons
The UK tax gap grew by a shocking £5 billion in 2023, in the dying days of the Conservatives, and former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi was sacked for failing to declare an investigation by His...
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Tax Evasion
Treasury
Paul Waugh made a speech in the House of Commons
What steps she is taking to help tackle tax evasion.
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Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK Parliamentarians
Commons debates
This whole House was and remains united in its condemnation of the horrific attacks by Hamas on Israel on 7 October and their disgusting treatment of the hostages ever since, but many in this...
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Rugby League
Culture, Media and Sport
Paul Waugh made a speech in the House of Commons
Rochdale Hornets have had a winning start to their league season—a spicy performance no doubt linked to our new partnership with Nando’s restaurants. Mr Speaker, if you get a Rochdale...
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Rugby League
Culture, Media and Sport
Paul Waugh made a speech in the House of Commons
What steps her Department is taking to help promote rugby league.
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Gaza: Israeli Military Operations
Commons debates
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum in Israel said this morning that it was horrified to wake up to the news of the expanded military operation, and that is because it knows the risk that...
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