Debate
Ten Minute Rule Motion: Registration of stillbirths (England and Wales)
“Friday. The 4th of September. We now come to the ten…”
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Jim McMahon
Labour (Co-op)MP for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
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Questions
Urgent question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on whether the Government is planning to change the law to deport Rochdale grooming gang leader, Shabir Ahmed.
“Lady's question and subsequent follow up. I share her anger and I share her concern to the anger of the British people, who rightly expect that when foreign offenders break our laws, they are removed from our country. That's why we've made …”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Asylum Accommodation
“As the Minister will know from past correspondence, I am asking for greater transparency about the criteria used to prioritise asylum hotel closures. I am still not clear about why the Victoria hotel in Chadderton, which was contacted by th…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Prisoner Early Release
“We all accept that the prison capacity crisis requires difficult decisions to be made, but when Parliament passed the Sentencing Act, Ministers assured the House that the most serious and heinous offenders and those who commit the gravest c…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Farming Road Map and Profitability Review
“Food security is national security, and the effort that the Government have put into this report is very clear. As chair of the Co-operative party, I am pleased that page 27 has a commitment to co-operatives and mutuals as part of the answe…”
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Legislation
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
“On local government, there are clearly hundreds of local authorities, many of which are busy upgrading their systems. However, one thing that is not spoken about enough is the human capacity to actually do the work. Many local authorities, …”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Social Media Ban for Under-16s
“I welcome the ban on social media for under-16s. I wish we were not here, but the ban represents the failure of the social media platforms to get their house in order. It was inevitable that we would get here in the end. Does the Secretary …”
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Debate
Legacy of Jo Cox
“It is a pleasure to follow the reflections of my honourable Friend the Member for Neath and Swansea East (Carolyn Harris). It is in the nature of this place that, when called to rise to the moment, the House does so. I think that that has b…”
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Legislation
Railways Bill
“I congratulate my honourable Friend for moving at such pace on this. I am sure that many commuters around the country will be pleased to see the progress. On devolution and the integration with local transport schemes, I know the route, the…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Defence Investment Plan
“The defence investment plan is to be welcomed, and I appreciate that it covers more than just equipment—it talks about our people and the built estate. I have made representations before, so the Minister will know that since local armed for…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Milburn Review: Interim Report
“Is it not the truth that Governments just do not respect working-class jobs, like apprenticeships? Since the apprenticeship levy was brought in, the number of starts has dropped by 35% and the number of level 2 starts has dropped by 68%. Of…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Middle East: Economic Response
“I thank the Chancellor for her important statement, not least because the previous Government failed to act on HMRC mileage rates for the 14 years that they were in power, watching as motoring costs went up year after year but doing absolut…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Costs for Motorists
“These are welcome announcements, and I welcome the Chief Secretary to her place. The Government have a very important convening power, and one thing that residents in Oldham raise all the time is how much they pay for car insurance compared…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“Happy St George’s day to you, Mr Speaker, and to the House, and what better day is there to reflect that the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill will soon receive Royal Assent? With it come enhanced powers to safeguard communi…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Knife Crime
“If we want to end the scourge of knife crime, we have to tackle supply, demand, enforcement, education and culture. Oldham has seen some of Greater Manchester’s highest numbers of section 60 stop-and-search areas, and there is often a clear…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“My constituents, Cassie and Ryan Claydon, suffered the loss of their unborn child, Matilda, at 36 weeks. Like every parent in England and Wales who goes through this trauma, they were required to attend the registrar’s office in person to r…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“This week, another life was taken in a road traffic collision in Royton, leaving another family devastated. Our borough saw eight people killed in 2024, the highest number in a decade. Of those, six were pedestrians. There were more pedestr…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Youth Unemployment
“Happy St Patrick’s day to the House and to all across the country. The Secretary of State is absolutely to committed to this agenda, and that comes across in not just his words, but the action that has been announced today. May I highlight …”
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Debate
Business of the House
“There are around 430 farmer-owned co-operatives in the UK and around 150,000 farmer members, with a turnover of £10 billion a year. They deliver high quality food produced the highest welfare and environmental standards. With food security …”
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Questions
Oral questions: Treasury
“1. What steps her Department is taking to ensure that HMRC approved mileage rates are up to date.…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“As we step into spring and look towards the local elections, all our attention will be drawn to the quality of our local neighbourhoods. It is clear, after a decade under the previous Government, that our neighbourhoods are still frayed, wh…”
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Debate
Ministry of Defence
“I thank the Chair of the Select Committee for the work he has been doing on Ukraine. A number of us were in Ukraine last week as part of a cross-party delegation, and the thing that really stood out for me—aside from the horrendous circumst…”
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Debate
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“My honourable Friend makes a very important point about how we develop communities and individuals. Does she agree that co-operatives have an important role to play in economic development, as they not only create jobs but give people a sta…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Spring Forecast
“A fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work is a fundamental part of the British contract, but many self-employed people, and many of those on low wages, are paying to work because His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has failed to update its milea…”
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Legislation
Representation of the People Bill
“In 2017, I was fortunate enough to be selected in the ballot for a private Member’s Bill, and Oldham Youth Council asked that it be about votes at 16. They have seen votes at 16 go from being a campaign to being in a manifesto and, today, t…”
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Debate
Lord Mandelson
“I appreciate my right honourable Friend’s explanation of the process, because many people outside it wonder what information is shared and what process is gone through. It is hard to believe that the information held by the Department of Ju…”
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Debate
Business Rates
“The support package for pubs is welcome news. The Whitegate Inn in Chadderton saw its value increase from £194,000 to £330,000, and the Halfway House in Royton went from £20,000 to £57,000. The Minister knows that the pressures being felt b…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“WASPI women are still waiting for justice and closure. The out of court agreement reached in December between campaigners and the Government saw the Department for Work and Pensions agree to a time-limited period to conduct a review. Howeve…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“Reports that the Government might be looking to bring forward a support package for our pubs are very welcome—we know just how important pubs are for our communities and for bringing people together—but the pressures being felt by pubs are …”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Digital ID
“I welcome this revision to the Government’s policy—the removal of the mandatory element of this scheme. There is some benefit in looking at more advanced digital public services, but that is not the same as ID. When we came to government, t…”
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