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HANSARDFinancial StatementThe Government have been warned privately and publicly not to make up employment statistics, so alarm bells rang when the Chancellor of the Exchequer glossed over the employment…23 Mar 2022HANSARDUpskilling and Changing Career PathsThe Minister has just accepted the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams) that far too many people in this country are stuck in…21 Mar 2022HANSARD In-work PovertyIt is a pleasure, as ever, to serve under your chairship, Ms Rees. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Grahame Morris) for, and congratulate him on, securing this…16 Mar 2022HANSARD In-work PovertyAs I mentioned the hon. Gentleman, I will give way to him.16 Mar 2022HANSARD In-work PovertyPerhaps the hon. Member could ask those other employers why real wages are not increasing, because that is what the data tells us is happening. Unfortunately, it turns out that…16 Mar 2022HANSARD In-work PovertyJust to remind the Minister, when will the Government respond to the in-work progression report?16 Mar 2022HANSARDKickstart SchemeJust in case colleagues in the House did not quite hear the Chief Secretary, he admitted that kickstart has failed. It promised young people 250,000 jobs and got barely half of…15 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for UkraineI agree with the hon. Member for Moray (Douglas Ross), who asked the first question on this. Like all bullies, Vladimir Putin demonstrates horrific patterns of behaviour. He…08 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMany Syrians will know that the continuation of Putin’s aggression was not only predictable, but predicted on both sides of this House. Does the Prime Minister agree that, as was…22 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityI thank all those who have spoken in this debate and I welcome the Secretary of State—I presume it means that he has not been reshuffled and can hear the end of the debate. I…08 Feb 2022HANSARDProgression out of Low-Paid JobsI similarly associate myself and all my colleagues with your remarks before questions, Mr Speaker. The Government know that, as the hon. Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous)…07 Feb 2022HANSARDBritish Sign Language BillHow wonderful that you are in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker, as you represent Doncaster School for the Deaf, which is one of the oldest deaf schools in the country since 1829.…28 Jan 2022HANSARD Women’s FootballI will be brief, Mr Twigg. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland Central (Julie Elliott) for obtaining this debate. She is an incredible champion for women’s…26 Jan 2022HANSARDSupporting DemocracyWhen it comes to democracy and supporting civil society, one of the best things that the Government have done is establishing the Jo Cox memorial grants, which fund precisely the…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingIt was supposed to be 250,000 by now. Given what the Minister just said, what accounts for the gap?25 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship in this important debate, Mrs Cummins, and I congratulate the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson) on having…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI thank the hon. Member for his intervention, and to a degree, I agree with him: any of us could end up needing to go to a food bank. This can happen to any of us, but important…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI look forward to hearing how that is going to work. I think the way to tackle poverty everywhere in the United Kingdom is through co-operation and the use of the redistributive…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI just want to add that whatever the policy disagreements between our parties, I agree wholeheartedly that those who work for the DWP, particularly on the frontline, deserve all…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Afghanistan: Humanitarian CrisisI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis) for bringing forward this urgent question. Children facing starvation in a manner that was, as my hon. Friend the…12 Jan 2022