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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Jul 2025
Music Streaming: Label-led Principles

"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. First, I declare an interest, in that my son Fin is a member of the band Big Huge New Circle, whose latest single “Pearl” is out on Spotify, and is recommended by Clash magazine, which calls it “beautifully complex”.

I welcome today’s announcement, particularly the …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Jul 2025
Middle East

"Earlier this month I hosted in Parliament Dr Waseem Saeed, a British surgeon who had returned from working in the Nasser hospital in Gaza, where he treated children for severe burns, amputations and shrapnel wounds that were crawling with maggots. He showed us videos that would shock everybody in this …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jul 2025
Business of the House

"Hanson Springs in Rochdale was founded 62 years ago by Malcolm Hanson, and it has gone from strength to strength. This year the company is investing £3 million in new plant, machinery and expanded factory space. Malcolm turns 80 next month, but still works 40 hours a week and his …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Jul 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q6.  Workers in Rochdale on the minimum wage received a much needed pay rise this summer, thanks to this Government, but honest businesses are being undermined by the menace of illegal working, particularly by illegal migrants from Iran and Iraq in bogus barber shops and fake vape shops. Does the …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
16 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context
Paul Waugh (LAB) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 313 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 54
Division Vote (Commons)
16 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context
Paul Waugh (LAB) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 314 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 334 Noes - 54
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Welfare Spending

"The shadow Minister makes a point about the state funding children. Does he accept that a million families that have three or more children receive child benefit presently? If he accepts that point, does he, as a father of three—as am I—not accept the principle that those children come first …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Welfare Spending

"The Minister is making an important speech with which many Labour Members will agree. She will be aware that 59% of families with more than two children and which are on universal credit are in work. That is far from the feckless parent caricature that we have heard from the …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jul 2025 - Welfare Spending - View Vote Context
Paul Waugh (LAB) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 344 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 440
Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jul 2025 - Taxes - View Vote Context
Paul Waugh (LAB) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 333 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 342