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HANSARDInvisible Disabilities and Accessibility ChallengesIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I am grateful to each and every one of the Members on both sides of the House who have spoken so far, but I am particularly grateful to…05 Jun 2019HANSARDInvisible Disabilities and Accessibility ChallengesI wholeheartedly agree with my hon. Friend. As the Minister knows, I have highlighted that issue time and again during Westminster Hall debates in relation to ME, fibromyalgia,…05 Jun 2019HANSARDInvisible Disabilities and Accessibility ChallengesI wholeheartedly agree. Fundamentally, this is all I want the Minister to take home today. I genuinely want us to be able to work cross-party across the House to get this right,…05 Jun 2019HANSARD Arthritis and EmploymentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (Bill Grant) on securing this debate, on speaking from…21 May 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Joint ClaimantsThe Minister has repeatedly said that split payments would be too difficult and that the Government would therefore be unwilling to consider that option at this time. However, the…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Ten Years of the Work Capability AssessmentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Henry. I congratulate the hon. Member for North West Durham (Laura Pidcock) on securing this important debate, and on her…24 Apr 2019HANSARDUN International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationI congratulate the hon. Member for Warrington South (Faisal Rashid) on securing the debate. I am genuinely grateful to be able to align myself with the comments by him and by the…08 Apr 2019HANSARDUN International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationI wholeheartedly agree with the hon. Lady, and she is right to highlight that. Whether through football or our conversations in this place, in the media or on social media…08 Apr 2019HANSARDSub-Committee on DisinformationI congratulate the hon. Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins) on an excellent, wide-ranging and groundbreaking report, and I congratulate all the members and staff of…04 Apr 2019HANSARDGender Pay GapWomen are key to improving the economy—we already know that. As a member of the Select Committee on Women and Equalities, I, along with the right hon. Member for Basingstoke (Mrs…04 Apr 2019HANSARD BruneiI echo the sentiments of my hon. Friend the Member for West Dunbartonshire (Martin Docherty-Hughes), and wish to express my own grave concerns about these changes to the penal…04 Apr 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundThe Government committed themselves to creating a UK shared prosperity fund to replace EU funding that seeks to reduce inequalities across our communities between the four nations…03 Apr 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity Fund3. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the UK shared prosperity fund.03 Apr 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionWe have heard repeatedly from across the Floor that the Government have to follow the democratic will of the people. Does my hon. Friend accept that the 2017 elections to this…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Clydesdale Bank and SMEsI asked for this statement on Clydesdale Bank’s treatment of SMEs in the light of my constituent John Guidi’s hunger strike in protest at his treatment by Clydesdale Bank and…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Clydesdale Bank and SMEs( Urgent Question ): To ask the Economic Secretary to the Treasury if he will make a statement on Clydesdale Bank’s treatment of small and medium-sized enterprises.19 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Businesses in Scotland8. What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on fiscal support for businesses based in Scotland making preparations for the UK leaving the EU.19 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Businesses in ScotlandAn Ernst & Young survey found that only 8% of Scottish firms feel fully ready for Brexit. Does the Secretary of State regret his failure to accept the SNP’s and the Institute of…19 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Food and Feed (Chernobyl and Fukushima Restrictions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Food and Feed (Maximum Permitted Levels of Radioactive Contamination) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I echo the sentiments of the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West. I agree that this is an example of why we should seek to extend article 50, and evidence of why it is…14 Mar 2019HANSARDShared Parental Leave UptakeWith take-up of shared parental leave at 2%, it is clearly not working for families across the UK. If we are serious about closing the gender pay gap and tackling maternity…14 Mar 2019