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HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Mr Speaker, your constituents and mine have been made a promise by the Prime Minister: inflation at or below 5% by the end of this year. So let me ask the Prime Minister what…28 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic InactivityThe Bank of England sets interest rates independently, but economic inactivity and the wider state of the labour market is a feature of our economy that will influence whether the…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonI will not detain the House too long, but I want to put three points on the record on behalf of my constituents. First, I am sorry to say to my constituents that when Boris…19 Jun 2023HANSARDInflationAs the Minister rightly said, monetary policy is made independently by the Monetary Policy Committee in this country. However, the Government are responsible for economic…09 May 2023HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. You will remember that the first debate in this House that arose from a public petition took place in 2011, on the Hillsborough stadium…09 May 2023HANSARD Mental Health Support: WirralI thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for that intervention, which I am sure the Minister has heard and will respond to. There are three points on which I would really…24 Apr 2023HANSARD Mental Health Support: WirralAll those targets are about emergencies, which is important, but I hope that the Government will also be looking at targets for non-urgent care, because that is the way we prevent…24 Apr 2023HANSARD Mental Health Support: WirralI thank the Speaker, through you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to raise a number of issues relating to mental health care in the Wirral. I thank my constituents, a…24 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe on the Labour Benches join you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and the Minister in the tribute to Len Goodman, and we think of all his loved ones today. He was not just a national…24 Apr 2023HANSARD Mental Health Support: WirralI thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for making that point. We could have another Adjournment debate on mental health support services for children and the role that…24 Apr 2023HANSARD Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) BillIt is a pleasure to speak on the Bill. I am sure the House will be relieved to know that I do not intend to speak for long, because the Bill has cross-party support. Improving…24 Mar 2023HANSARDSupport for Women in PovertyBondfield.23 Mar 2023HANSARDSupport for Women in PovertyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Sharma. I congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing the debate. His regular appearances in this…23 Mar 2023HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Thank you for accepting my point of order. Just now, in response to a question about his pretence that living standards are getting better in this…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Social MobilityThank you for calling me to speak, Mr Robertson. I will try to be swift. I obviously thank the right hon. Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Sir David Evennett) for securing…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Social MobilityIt is great to hear the Minister’s contribution, and I know she cares deeply about this issue. If she has evidence of the efficacy of that policy approach, will she place it in…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Social MobilityI am sure the Minister did. But what exactly is going on? Part 1 of the Equalities Act 2010, which Parliament passed all those years ago, set out a public sector duty regarding…21 Mar 2023HANSARDInternet Access: Low-income FamiliesWhat assessment has the Minister made of the impact of cryptocurrency technologies on low-income households?15 Mar 2023HANSARDSingle-Parent FamiliesYes. If you are a single parent and you are on an income that is too low, what do you do? There are only so many hours in the day and somebody needs to care for the children while…14 Mar 2023HANSARDSingle-Parent FamiliesOf course, the hon. Lady is right. The knock-on effect for British businesses is really quite big, because they are missing out on all the talent that exists in single-parent…14 Mar 2023