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HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI well remember the Thatcher Government, when interest rates went up and up and up and up. Even those on good wages were struggling, so it was even more difficult for others.…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way again. He will not know this, but I spent a long part of my career in the gas industry. I remember taking a group of women…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyWill my hon. Friend give way?21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyThere is some good news this afternoon, because I understand that the Government have actually helped out and we have some form of agreement with CF Fertilisers—the company that…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyThe Tories are keen to talk up the importance of work, and I agree with them on the importance of work—good paid jobs must be the answer—but they also allow many firms to go to…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyMy hon. Friend mentions the salt of the earth. For me, the real salt of the earth are kinship carers, the grandparents who take on their grandchildren because their parents can no…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyMy hon. Friend might not know this, but I was in the gas industry for many years, as I mentioned earlier, and I was involved in a warm homes system. We went door to door,…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyThe hon. Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman) talked about the Conservatives not really understanding the plight of people living on universal credit. Does my hon. Friend…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyMy hon. Friend talks about tax rates. He will be interested to know that a tweet has just come in from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation saying that “191 Conservative seats will see…21 Sept 2021HANSARD UK Gas MarketI, too, am grateful to the Secretary of State for his statement, and specifically for meeting representatives of CF Fertilisers, which has stopped production in my constituency,…20 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI will give my hon. Friend some statistics from my constituency, where 37% of all children—that is 6,802—are living in poverty, a figure that has increased considerably under the…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsWill the Secretary of State give way?15 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt the last Justice questions, I raised the issue of the wrongful prosecution and conviction of British citizens under schedule 22 to the Coronavirus Act 2020, an issue that has…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareWe all know that the Prime Minister’s promises are a wee bit dodgy. Today, he promised that his extra taxes will go to the frontline, so by how much will he increase the pay for…07 Sept 2021HANSARDHuman Rights: Trade DealsDuring an Adjournment debate earlier this year, the Minister for Trade Policy justified the deal with Cameroon on the basis that there had been a reduction in human rights abuses…20 Jul 2021HANSARDHuman Rights: Trade DealsWhat recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on inserting clauses on human rights in future trade deals.20 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillWe all know that the last top-down reorganisation of the health service was a disaster for our people and those who work in it, so I was quite excited to hear of the plans to sort…14 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsCF Fertilisers in Billingham in my constituency is one of the two remaining primary ammonia plants in the UK. The Department for Transport anticipates that 80% of UK domestic…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillNot against rape sentences.05 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWhat about rape—05 Jul 2021