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HANSARDEconomically Inactive PeopleI welcome the new Secretary of State and all the new Ministers to their positions. We have heard Conservative Ministers, not least the many Prime Ministers we have had in recent…31 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerOn the turbulence in the markets, and the reason that the Chancellor was replaced, it is not just about tax; it is also about trust. Trust in the British Government comes from the…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic SituationI would like to ask the Chief Secretary about unemployment. How can he possibly crow about unemployment when there are fewer people in work than before the pandemic and when rates…12 Oct 2022HANSARDGrowth Plan: OBR AssessmentThe OBR was the creation of a Conservative Government and was designed to curtail wishful thinking in economic policy, so does the Chancellor agree that it is unfortunate, to say…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) BillThe impact of the pandemic on our labour market and our health service has been profound. It should inspire us to see the capabilities of the people within our health service, and…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) BillBefore I get into the Bill, I want to note some of the remarks made by the Government on their energy package and the speed with which that was brought forward. Given that this is…11 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanWe have heard a lot of words, but my constituents care about the numbers. They will think that £18 billion is an awful lot of money, so what are they going to get for it? The…23 Sept 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateThe statement from the new Secretary of State contained three paragraphs on care but not a word about care workers’ pay. I am gobsmacked, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wonder whether…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenShe was clever like that.09 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenOn behalf of everybody in the Wirral, particularly in my constituency, I extend our profound condolences to the royal family. We have all lost our Queen, but they have lost a…09 Sept 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome the right hon. Lady to her new role. It is no use crying over spilt milk, but all this is already slower than it should be when our constituents needed action over…07 Sept 2022HANSARDFemale EntrepreneursThe hon. Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage) rightly points out some problems with the Government’s schemes, but the Minister, who works within the Department for Work and…13 Jul 2022HANSARDUnemployed People: Help into WorkI welcome the new Minister to her role. She joins the Government at a unique and special time. I also take the opportunity to pay tribute to the work done by the hon. Member for…11 Jul 2022HANSARDCross-border HealthcareIt is a bit farcical to be asking questions of Ministers when we have no idea whether they will still be at the Dispatch Box by the end of the day, but I will give it a go. Those…06 Jul 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryIs it not the case that, in the pandemic, the Government fundamentally misunderstood the connection between the health of the nation and its economic success? All the argument the…21 Jun 2022HANSARDUniversal Basic IncomeI will come to that point, because I will set out shortly, if I may, what I think is the important way in which we should take our country forward.15 Jun 2022HANSARD Government Policy on SyriaThe right hon. Gentleman is exactly right. Where we take away our focus and shift our eyes, we leave a vacuum. Whether it is Daesh or any other form of terrorism around the world,…15 Jun 2022HANSARD Government Policy on SyriaMadam Deputy Speaker, I begin my contribution this evening by, through you, thanking Mr Speaker for allowing me the time for this debate. It is more than poignant to rise in this…15 Jun 2022HANSARD Government Policy on SyriaThe hon. Gentleman pre-empts what I am about to say and makes the point well. It would be good if the Minister could update the House on the diplomatic approach that we will take.…15 Jun 2022HANSARDUniversal Basic IncomeI will set out the rest of my argument about what I think we should do to help to improve people’s incomes. And I will do so very quickly, Ms McVey. People have mentioned the…15 Jun 2022