Questions
Oral questions: Home Department
“20. What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the high streets organised crime unit.…”
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Harpreet Uppal
LabourMP for Huddersfield
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Debate
Backbench Business: Debate on potential merits of a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. And can I thank my honourable friend the member, the member for Sheffield Central for her powerful speech, and it's an absolute honour to follow the father of the House in the West Bank. Settlement expansion…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Cabinet Office
“7. What steps he is taking to help support small and medium-sized businesses through reforms to public procurement.…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Steel Tariffs
“Local manufacturers in Huddersfield have raised real concerns with me, particularly about the unintended consequences of this policy, the lack of a level playing field for raw materials and finished imports, and uncertainty around supply. S…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Wales
“7. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve the rail network in Wales.…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Middle East
“I welcome the sanctions and guidance that the Secretary of State has set out. Given the scale and pace of settlements, can we ensure that the sanctions are regularly reviewed? I agree with colleagues that a ban on settlement trade should be…”
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Questions
Prime Minister's Question Time
“I associate myself with the Prime Minister’s comments on Henry Nowak and the calls for calm over division. The rugby league family lost a giant last week. John Kear, the former England, Wales and challenge cup-winning coach died suddenly on…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Murder of Henry Nowak
“Henry Nowak’s murder was a senseless, evil act, a criminal act, which Vickrum Digwa bears responsibility for. It is horrific that he made false claims to evade that responsibility. The actions of a perpetrator do not represent the whole com…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Middle East: Economic Update
“It is important that we look at long-term measures such as decoupling gas and electricity prices, because we know that previous temporary measures have not stopped our exposure to these shocks, leading to further insecurity for residents an…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“Tommy’s Lounge in Huddersfield is a dedicated drop-in support hub for veterans and their families. It provides peer support, mental health signposting and community connection. However, the service is facing a funding shortfall. The Governm…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Middle East: Economic Update
“The Chancellor will be aware that we have a strong manufacturing sector in Huddersfield and in Yorkshire, including the defence businesses and small and medium-sized enterprises that are feeling the pressure of rising costs. The middle east…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Home Department
“11. What recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle knife crime.…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Home Department
“17. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle money laundering by high street businesses.…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: National Cancer Plan
“I join others in thanking the Minister for all the work on the national cancer plan. Last week I was lucky enough to visit the brand-new NHS community diagnostic centre on the national health innovation campus at Huddersfield University. Di…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Sudan
“I thank the Foreign Secretary for her statement and for the sanctions she has announced today. Her account of the impact on civilians is devastating, with more than 21 million people facing high levels of acute food insecurity and 9.5 milli…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“Last weekend, I joined a thanksgiving service at Huddersfield parish church that paid tribute to local volunteers and residents who organised donations to Jamaica and the Caribbean islands following the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. Wil…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Iran
“I welcome the sanctions that have been announced, including those on prolific IRGC members. At the weekend, residents in Huddersfield took part in demonstrations to highlight the brutal repression in the region, particularly that of the Kur…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Police Reform White Paper
“I welcome in particular the commitment to visible and neighbourhood policing. Many towns across the country continue to face challenges with organised crime and county lines networks. How will the reforms help to tackle that systematically?…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Warm Homes Plan
“I welcome this significant investment. My constituents were badly let down by the previous faulty cavity wall insulation scheme. They were then chased for adverse legal costs. Ensuring confidence in future schemes will be really important. …”
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Questions
Oral questions: Culture, Media and Sport
“1. What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector has access to adequate funding.…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Northern Powerhouse Rail
“Madam Deputy Speaker, like you, I am a proud northerner. For too long, we have had to face challenges of under-investment in the north, so this is good news, particularly for Yorkshire. The plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail, alongside the …”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Grooming Gangs: Independent Inquiry
“I welcome the appointment of Baroness Longfield and the two panellists to the inquiry. The Home Secretary mentioned that victims and survivors will be at the heart of the inquiry. Can she set out a little more about what that participation …”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Child Poverty Strategy
“I welcome the strategy, particularly the work on the new measure of deep material poverty—that will be important for understanding the experience of children. For how long will the holiday food programme be extended, and how quickly will fa…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Criminal Court Reform
“In September, I attended a roundtable meeting with survivors of child sexual exploitation, hosted by the Mayor of West Yorkshire, and one of the key issues that they raised was the delays in court proceedings. It is unacceptable that perpet…”
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Debate
Budget Resolutions
“Poverty wastes potential and harms our country’s success and prosperity. The two-child limit has been the single biggest driver of increasing child poverty in this country, and by finally making the decision to remove that one policy, Labou…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: COP30
“It was disappointing to hear from the shadow Secretary of State that tackling climate change and attending COP is student politics. Clearly it is not; it is about grown-ups coming to the table. I thank the Secretary of State and his team fo…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Transport
“10. What steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth.…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Gaza and Sudan
“Given the reports of thousands of civilians being prevented from fleeing El Fasher by the RSF and allied militias, what urgent steps are the Government taking to ensure that there are safe humanitarian corridors to support unimpeded access …”
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Questions
Prime Minister's Question Time
“Ahmad Al Ibrahim was only 16 years old when he was fatally stabbed in Huddersfield. His life was cruelly taken away in what the police described as an “unprovoked” and “motiveless” attack. Following a visit to Netherhall learning campus in …”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Rape Gangs: National Statutory Inquiry
“I thank the Minister for her continued work. All victims and survivors have not had their voice heard for too long. We need to ensure that that happens and I am sure that the Minister is doing that. Will she confirm what resources are avail…”
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