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HANSARD Business of the HouseI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Members will recall the large volume of correspondence we all received from constituents last summer…23 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill8. What recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Illegal Migration Bill on levels of (a) modern slavery and (b) sex trafficking.20 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillFirst, my thoughts and prayers are with my constituents the Gentle family, who lost their son Gordon during the Iraq war. We should remember all those military families who lost…20 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. I refer to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am a proud supporter of every single civil servant who took strike action yesterday. Civil…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThe Secretary of State talks about compassionate Conservatism; does he believe the measures in the Budget will increase or decrease sanctions over the next 12 months?16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThe Secretary of State is being generous in giving way. A number of disabled charities are sceptical about the package that he is putting together because of the severe delays to…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationFirst, I refer the House to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I will be making some remarks about public sector pay. In this House a couple of…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThat is exactly what happens. What is also happening is that people who receive sanctions then miss out on cost of living payments, so they incur not just one punishment but a…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI will come on to that point, and yes, I will say that; but how can be it be humane to proceed with a ramping up of sanctions without knowing the basic facts, when Members are…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationIf the Government are doing so much for the poor, can the Minister tell us why in-work poverty is on the rise and why 40,000 civil servants, who work for this Government, are…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding SafetyI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. I have a couple of quick questions. On the developers who have not signed, the Secretary of State is obviously…14 Mar 2023HANSARDUkrainian Refugees: HomelessnessI congratulate the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) on leading the debate and the important and pertinent points he made. I want to talk first about the situation in…14 Mar 2023HANSARDUkrainian Refugees: HomelessnessThe British Red Cross had some criticisms about the qualifications for the thank-you payments. Will the Minister remind the House of the eligibility requirements to qualify for…14 Mar 2023HANSARDUkrainian Refugees: HomelessnessI have great sympathy with that. One cruise ship is currently based in my constituency, at least until the end of the month, and I am going to touch on some of those issues. A lot…14 Mar 2023HANSARDUkrainian Refugees: HomelessnessI will come on to the UK Government’s support in that regard, but we should be encouraging local authorities and the Government to look at empty properties. Going past an estate…14 Mar 2023HANSARDUkrainian Refugees: HomelessnessThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point, and again, I hope the Minister will answer those questions. The structure of the UK rental market places power in the hands of…14 Mar 2023HANSARDCharities acting as Think-tanks: Political Donations5. Whether the committee has had recent discussions with the Electoral Commission on the transparency, accountability and effective regulation of political donations to charities…09 Mar 2023HANSARDCharities acting as Think-tanks: Political DonationsAccording to an audit by openDemocracy and Who Funds You?, the least transparently funded think tanks have raised more than £14 million in the past two years from mystery donors,…09 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.08 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister will be aware— [ Interruption. ]08 Mar 2023