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HANSARDEngagementsQ4. As energy costs spiral, I want to raise the issue of people who use extra electricity to charge their electric wheelchairs, or to run ventilators or a stairlift. It is not…09 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateI, too, give my thanks to the Defence Secretary for his work and that of his team and for his compassion. I am afraid that I am going to raise another visa issue with him. My…09 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Urgent Refugee ApplicationsI just want to give an example of a constituent who is trying to help his niece who has fled from Ukraine, because it backs up all the things that the Minister is hearing from his…08 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.08 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere have been reports of several actions by Russian forces in Ukraine that violate the laws of armed conflict, including reports today of the shelling of a hospital in Mariupol.…08 Mar 2022HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsSalford City Council has had its core funding from central Government cut by 53% since 2010-11. The local government finance settlement that the Minister has just mentioned does…07 Mar 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Budgets3. What steps he is taking to reduce financial pressures on local authority budgets.07 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI have a constituent living here with his Ukrainian spouse of 22 years who wants to offer his home as a sanctuary to three family members fleeing the war in Ukraine and now…01 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagements11. Unpaid family carers are treated appallingly by this Government. I am not talking about paid care staff in care homes, but about people who provide care, unpaid, for family…23 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19In a recent survey, a majority of NHS leaders agreed that it was not the right time to end free testing for the public. Why does the Prime Minister disagree with them, and what…21 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityLast year, I spoke about one of my constituents who was fearful that the Government’s cutting the universal credit uplift would mean that they had to choose between heating and…08 Feb 2022HANSARDElective TreatmentThe elective care backlog is not the only crisis facing the NHS. Covid has affected the care being delivered by mental health services, primary care, emergency care, community…08 Feb 2022HANSARDElective Care Recovery in EnglandAs a survivor of breast cancer that was treated in 2019, I was grateful to be seen within 10 days of the referral by my GP and to start treatment within a month. It is frightening…07 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Purchasing EffortFor context, £9 billion would have given every NHS nurse a 100% bonus on their salary or it could provide the funding needed to solve the issue of autistic people and people with…03 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportAmong those who were the most isolated during the pandemic were people with learning disabilities, cut off from visits by their families and not even allowed an advocate if they…31 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Parties: Police InvestigationThe police were asked to enforce covid rules across the country and faced difficult challenges in doing so to keep us all safe, issuing tens of thousands of fines to people who…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI want to quote the words of my constituent Steven Booth: “I wish to add my name to the angry voices regarding the conduct of politicians who broke the rules during lockdown, but…19 Jan 2022HANSARDDischarge from Hospital: Covid-19 OutbreakThe Government’s own impact assessment of discharge to assess in the Health and Care Bill, which was published almost two months after the Bill was voted on, expects unpaid carers…18 Jan 2022HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Support for Victims4. What steps her Department is taking to improve support for victims of domestic abuse.17 Jan 2022HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Support for VictimsA recent meeting of the all-party parliamentary group for ageing and older people reviewed the shocking figures for femicide and violence against older women. Women aged over 60…17 Jan 2022