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HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsThis time last year, we met in this House and talked about the outpouring and sharing of stories of violence and harassment that women and girls were experiencing across the UK.…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsThe Minister is being very generous with her time. Will she meet me, as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on perpetrators of domestic abuse, to discuss this more fully…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Dydd Gŵyl Dewi hapus to you, Mr Speaker, and the whole House. The Minister should be aware of my long-fought campaign to improve how IVF add-ons are marketed to people who are…01 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Mother Language DayAs ever, it is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward, and I take the opportunity to wish everybody in Westminster Hall a dydd Gŵyl Dewi hapus iawn—a very happy…01 Mar 2022HANSARDOnline AbuseI am very glad to respond to this important debate on behalf of the Opposition. It is also brilliant to serve under your chairmanship again, Sir Roger. I place on the record my…28 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI thank the Minister for his update, and I place on record the thoughts and prayers of everyone in my constituency for the people of Ukraine. Like Members across the House, I have…25 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19The Prime Minister, in outlining his reckless plan for living with covid, announced that he is relying on the British public to apply personal responsibility when it comes to the…21 Feb 2022HANSARDRacing Industry: GamblingDelays to gambling reform cost about £647 million each year and the Government have failed to act. It is not good enough. Up to 1.4 million people are considered to be problem…10 Feb 2022HANSARD Endometriosis Workplace SupportDiolch. It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I offer hearty congratulations to the right hon. Member for Elmet and Rothwell (Alec Shelbrooke) on…09 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityDiolch, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate and to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Ian Byrne), who I…08 Feb 2022HANSARDDisabled People’s Benefits: Cost of LivingThe increasing cost of living is having a huge impact on so many people, and instead of doing the right thing, this Government buried a £70 million stealth cut to disability…07 Feb 2022HANSARDDisabled People’s Benefits: Cost of Living4. What recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of benefits for disabled people in the context of increases in the cost of living.07 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMay I say how nice it is to finally see the Chancellor in his place? Some of us had been considering filing a missing persons report given his absence in recent weeks. Although I…03 Feb 2022HANSARDLevelling-up Fund: Benefits to ScotlandI feel for the Secretary of State having to come to the Dispatch Box to defend his Government’s appalling record on spending for the devolved nations. Their broken promises on…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Dormant Assets Bill [Lords]I wish to put on the record my thanks to hon. Members. I am encouraged by our collegiate debate, in stark contrast to the scenes on the Floor of the House earlier today. This…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Dormant Assets Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.31 Jan 2022HANSARD Dormant Assets Bill [Lords]I rise to speak to new clause 1 in my name and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Withington (Jeff Smith). As the Bill has moved through this House and the other…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Dormant Assets Bill [Lords]I wholeheartedly agree with my hon. Friend. Part of the reason we tabled new clause 1 is for openness and transparency, so that the public and this House can scrutinise exactly…31 Jan 2022HANSARDDigital, Culture, Media and Sport CommitteeI thank the hon. Member for Solihull (Julian Knight) and the other members of the Committee for their hard work in delivering this important report. Having previously been a…27 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Parties: Police InvestigationOnce again, the Paymaster General has been forced to come to the Dispatch Box to defend the indefensible, and no one is buying it. Honesty, transparency and leadership should be…25 Jan 2022