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HANSARDOffice for Nuclear Regulation: Corporate PlanThe Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) corporate plan 2026-27 is being laid today. This document will also be published on the ONR website: https://www.onr.org.uk/ I can confirm,…15 Jul 2026HANSARDOffice for Nuclear Regulation: Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26The Office for Nuclear Regulation’s “Annual Report and Accounts 2025/26” is being laid today. This document will also be published on the ONR website. I can confirm, in accordance…14 Jul 2026HANSARDOffice for Nuclear Regulation: StrategyLater today I will lay before this House the Office for Nuclear Regulation strategy 2026. This document will also be published on the ONR website. I can confirm, in accordance…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Security: Fraud and ErrorOverall levels of fraud and error are the lowest since the pandemic at 3.2%, compared with the peak of 4.3% in financial year end 2022. That reduction of a quarter demonstrates…29 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Security: Fraud and ErrorIf the hon. Gentleman has specific concerns about how benefits are being administered and fraud is being investigated through the powers of the Scottish Parliament, I would very…29 Jun 2026HANSARDIdentifying Local VulnerabilityThe Government are committed to improving data sharing with local authorities, as part of our endeavours to improve services. We are taking forward work with local authorities on…29 Jun 2026HANSARDIdentifying Local VulnerabilityThe hon. Gentleman is correct to recognise the importance of this work. Data sharing with local authorities is essential, particularly working on homelessness prevention, on young…29 Jun 2026HANSARDIdentifying Local VulnerabilityI share my hon. Friend’s shock and horror at that particular episode. If he sends me further details of that specific case, I will ensure it is fed into that work. From the data…29 Jun 2026HANSARDBenefits System: Bereaved FamiliesLosing a loved one is deeply distressing. DWP provides support through the bereavement support payment—a tax-free lump sum with up to 18 monthly payments for eligible partners.…29 Jun 2026HANSARDBenefits System: Bereaved FamiliesI recognise the strong interest in this issue. I was aware of the petition, as well as the campaigning work that my hon. Friend has done in this space. I am very happy to receive…29 Jun 2026HANSARDBenefits System: Bereaved FamiliesThe hon. Member raises an important point. BSP is reviewed annually as part of the wider uprating process, so it would not be appropriate for me to make that commitment today. BSP…29 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has made an important point. The Child Maintenance Service is committed to ensuring that separated parents support their children financially, and to ensuring that…29 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI appreciate the point the hon. Lady is making. I am not in a position to confirm an uprating from the Dispatch Box, but this will be considered in the usual way as part of the…29 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising what is an incredibly important case to highlight. I appreciate that it will have been a deeply distressing experience for her constituent and I…29 Jun 2026HANSARDDepartment for Work and Pensions Workplace TransformationToday the Department announced plans to consolidate some service and support centres as part of the continued transformation of DWP’s office estate across England, Scotland and…25 Jun 2026HANSARDILO Convention on Biological Hazards in the Working EnvironmentI would like to inform the House that today the Government will place a copy of the International Labour Organisation biological hazards in the working environment convention (No.…15 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportI refer the hon. Member to the rest of paragraph 268, because his selective quoting does not cover all that was in there. It also says: “the UK’s NEET crisis is much more…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportYouth hubs are an incredible way for specialists to reach out and work with young people through a range of different interventions. They provide a single space from which we can…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportMy hon. Friend makes the important observation that, for us to make successful change in this space, we need to work with a range of partners and providers. I am very happy to…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportI agree with my hon. Friend. He is correct to say that we must make it easier for people to unlock technical as well as other forms of education, in support of the Prime…02 Jun 2026