Commons
Oral Questions
Home Department
13 July 2026
High Streets Organised Crime Unit
20. What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the high streets organised crime unit.
Commons
Debate
9 July 2026
4 contributions
Israeli Settlements: Trade Ban
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) for her powerful speech, and it is an absolute honour to follow the Father of the House.
On the west bank, settlement expansion continues in violation of UN Security Council resolution 2334. That includes the E1 project that …
I agree, and I will come on to that point in a moment.
Recourse to the law has been cut off almost entirely for Palestinians, particularly since another settler extremist, Ben-Gvir, was made National Security Minister. The violence is horrific, and it must end. The Government have been clear that w…
+2 more contributions in this session
Commons
Westminster Hall
8 July 2026
5 contributions
National Youth Strategy
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the National Youth Strategy and youth enrichment.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I am grateful for the opportunity to highlight the importance of the national youth strategy and youth enrichment. I know that many colleagues s…
My hon. Friend is quite right, and I will come to that point later.
Young people who have lost access to youth clubs have been shown to be 14% more likely to engage in criminal activity in the six years following closures. A recent project in Ashbrow in my constituency saw antisocial behaviour fall…
+3 more contributions in this session
Commons
Oral Questions
Cabinet Office
25 June 2026
2 contributions
Public Procurement: SMEs
7. What steps he is taking to help support small and medium-sized businesses through reforms to public procurement.
This week I welcomed Antich & Sons to Parliament. It is a family-owned textiles company that, for the past decade, has been innovating by using traditional local skills and methods to develop 3D weaving techniques and provide cutting-edge advanced material solutions. Given how that aligns with t…
Commons
Oral Questions
Wales
17 June 2026
2 contributions
Rail Network
7. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve the rail network in Wales.
It is brilliant to see you wearing your Yorkshire rose, Mr Speaker.
The UK Labour Government are investing in our railways to boost economic growth right across the country. In my constituency, we are seeing continued investment through the trans-Pennine route upgrades in Huddersfield. Will the Min…
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
3 June 2026
Engagements
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 Sunday afternoon on his journey north after commentating o…
Commons
Debate
21 April 2026
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 and businesses. Can the Chancellor say how quickly households …
Commons
Debate
26 March 2026
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 Government have announced Operation Valour to build a national netw…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
24 March 2026
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 war has seen import prices go up and disrupted supply chain…
Commons
Oral Questions
23 March 2026
2 contributions
Knife Crime
11. What recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle knife crime.
Child criminal exploitation is a significant driver of knife crime in the UK. Around 15,500 children were identified as at risk or involved in exploitation in the year ending March 2025. Children are often coerced by gangs into carrying weapons for protection, storing drugs and trafficking illegal g…
Commons
Oral Questions
17 March 2026
Topical Questions
T6. As my hon. Friend the Member for Erewash (Adam Thompson) said, the consequences of knife crime are always tragic. It devastates communities and too often involves young people. There has been under-investment in the criminal justice system and, in particular, in provision for youth justice by pr…
Commons
Oral Questions
Home Department
9 February 2026
2 contributions
Money Laundering: High Street Businesses
17. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle money laundering by high street businesses.
Police operations last year saw hundreds arrested and thousands of high street shops raided across the country, including in West Yorkshire. What further steps are being taken to tackle money laundering, including by connecting information across agencies and flagging suspicious entities, so that su…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
5 February 2026
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. Diagnostic radiographers are being trained on the second floor…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
5 February 2026
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 million internally displaced. What representations does she conti…
Commons
Oral Questions
5 February 2026
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. Will the Leader of the House join me in paying tribute to those…
Commons
Debate
3 February 2026
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 Kurdish community in Iran and Syria. As my constituents have sa…
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 February 2026
Town and City Centre Safety
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Derby South (Baggy Shanker) on securing this important debate. Huddersfield is my home town, and I am so proud of it. Regeneration is on its way, including investments in Our Cultural Heart, the Geo…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
26 January 2026
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? May I ask the Home Secretary about the future role of viole…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
21 January 2026
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. How are we supporting the really good suppliers under the EC…
Commons
Oral Questions
15 January 2026
2 contributions
Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector
1. What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector has access to adequate funding.
In recent months, I have met and heard from local charities that are doing incredible work in our communities, including S2R, Huddersfield Mission and Headway Huddersfield. Many of those charities have told me of the challenges they currently face as demand increases and the cost of their services r…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
14 January 2026
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 upgrades to the trans-Pennine route, which are on time and o…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
9 December 2025
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 will look like?
On the potential reinvestigation of 1,200 c…
Commons
Debate
8 December 2025
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 family hubs be rolled out?
Commons
Ministerial Statement
2 December 2025
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 perpetrators are not being brought to justice more quickly. I welc…
Commons
Oral Questions
2 December 2025
Topical Questions
Since the beginning of 2025, the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs has documented more than 1,600 attacks in the west bank perpetrated by Israeli settlers. What more can the UK do in terms of sanctions for illegal settler outposts and settlement trade and to hold th…