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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Jan 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q9. Rail users in Halifax and across the north are suffering every week because of the Government’s failure truly to invest in rail infrastructure over the past decade. The north now needs both HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail to make a real start in tackling the north-south divide. Will the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 May 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q9. The Yorkshire Post is this weekend taking the unprecedented step of calling on the Secretary of State for Transport to resign, accusing him of repeatedly betraying our region over rail. Electrification is nowhere to be seen, trains are routinely overcrowded and delayed, and wheelchair users are left stranded …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Mar 2018
Salisbury Incident

"Since my election I have spent a great deal of time campaigning for more protections for emergency services workers, and it is particularly disappointing that we are now having to reflect on how we can keep them safe from nerve agents. I welcome the Prime Minister’s statement, which made it …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Dec 2017
European Council

"Last week, I understand that the Fisheries Minister, who was representing the Government at the annual Fisheries Council in Brussels, was recalled to Westminster as early as Tuesday to take part in the votes on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. I am incredibly concerned that this Government prioritise seeking to …..."
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Written Question
Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
Thursday 7th September 2017

Asked by: Holly Lynch (Labour - Halifax)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has plans to introduce legislative proposals to allow Britons living abroad for longer than 15 years to vote in UK elections; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

As outlined in our manifesto, the Government is committed to legislating to scrap the 15-year rule and will do so in time for the next scheduled parliamentary general election in 2022.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Nov 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q8. One day last week, four police officers in my constituency were assaulted over a single 24-hour period. There were over 23,000 assaults on police officers last year, and an assault on a police officer is an assault on society. What will the Prime Minister do to ensure that the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jun 2016
Tributes to Jo Cox

"This is the hardest speech I will ever give. However, it was not difficult to write because there was so much that I wanted to say. Jo Cox, the hon. Member for Batley and Spen, was the very best of us. She may have been small, but in politics as …..."
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