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HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way with his typical generosity. Does he agree that it is now important to move quickly? The Cabinet Office needs to meet and engage…24 May 2024HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillIt is a pleasure to follow the Chair of the Justice Committee, the hon. and learned Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill), and I wish him all the best for the…24 May 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeYesterday was an emotional day for many of us. I am privileged to be at Central Hall with my constituents Cathy Young and her two fantastic daughters, Lisa and Nicola. I join the…21 May 2024HANSARDDraft Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments (2019 Hague Convention etc.) Regulations 2024I will not detain the Committee long, which I am sure will be a relief to the many Committee members who saw me walking in and thought they might be here for 90 minutes. They…21 May 2024HANSARDArmed Forces: Harassment and Bullying3. What recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of harassment and bullying cases in the armed forces.20 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportIt is a pleasure to follow my good friend and comrade, the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn). I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and…16 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportMy right hon. Friend is right. I have always been told that there is joined-up Government here— [ Interruption. ] Well, I am often told that by Members on the Government Benches,…16 May 2024HANSARDWelfare Reform: Disabled PeopleThe proposed reforms to personal independence payment unjustly target disabled people in a cost of living crisis. The Multiple Sclerosis Society found that nearly two in three…15 May 2024HANSARDWelfare Reform: Disabled People4. What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the Government’s proposed welfare reforms on disabled people.15 May 2024HANSARDEmployment Tribunal PanelsOn a similar point, in a cost of living crisis, workers are now expected to pay to take their employer to an employment tribunal in cases of wage theft, unpaid redundancy pay and…14 May 2024HANSARDRwanda: Asylum and ImmigrationI listened with great interest to that answer. My hon. Friends the Members for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss) and for Glasgow North East (Anne McLaughlin) and I have…14 May 2024HANSARD Terms and Conditions of EmploymentI, too, refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. When I saw the Order Paper and an item titled “Terms and Conditions of Employment”, I thought that it…14 May 2024HANSARD Terms and Conditions of EmploymentI agree that there should be an employment Bill but, exactly as my hon. Friend has outlined, our concern would be that large employers will get the calculator out and decide to…14 May 2024HANSARD Terms and Conditions of EmploymentThe Minister is being typically generous in giving way. Surely dismissing people and re-engaging them on worse terms and conditions, and in many cases on lower wages—many…14 May 2024HANSARD Passport e-Gates Network OutageAs was said by the Labour shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis), this is the third e-gate failure in a year, and just weeks ago, travellers in…08 May 2024HANSARDIllegal Immigration: CostsIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Stringer. I remember that the last time we had a debate similar to this, it was chaired by the great Sir David Amess, whom we all miss…07 May 2024HANSARDIllegal Immigration: CostsThe Minister is being typically generous in giving way. He has spent a bit of time in his contribution rightly criticising the human traffickers and criminal gangs, but when are…07 May 2024HANSARDIllegal Immigration: CostsI am grateful again to the Minister, who is being typically generous. He knows, because we have met to discuss it, that there is also the issue of what happens to those who…07 May 2024HANSARDIllegal Immigration: CostsIn my contribution, I raised the concern of asylum seekers effectively being taxied around the UK. Could the Minister say something on that, or could he commit to writing to me…07 May 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 20245. What recent assessment he has made of the impact of the spring Budget 2024 on Scotland.01 May 2024