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HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsOf course, it was Conservative Members’ party that introduced the Master and Servant Act 1823. I could say more about that, Madam Deputy Speaker, but I will not.11 Jul 2022HANSARDLiving Cost Increases: Benefit ClaimantsThe Minister will be aware that during a recent Work and Pensions Committee meeting, the Secretary of State told me that she was not satisfied with the progress of bereavement…11 Jul 2022HANSARDLiving Cost Increases: Benefit Claimants9. What support her Department is providing to benefit claimants to help meet increased living costs.11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsThere is no such thing as a union baron. The hon. Gentleman is one of the hon. Members who withdrew their labour to sit on the cobblestones, but given his rhetoric tonight, it…11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsI refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and to my membership of Unison Glasgow City; I am a proud trade union member. Like the right hon. Member for…11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsThat is absolutely true. There is a suggestion that the rail industry could bust the current rail dispute by hiring agency workers. Where are the unemployed signalmen who are…11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsWell, it was about what implements could be used to discipline a worker. The hon. Gentleman may want to reflect on that, because the Whips might have done something to him last…11 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of LivingIt is a pleasure to follow my good friend, the Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, the right hon. Member for East Ham (Sir Stephen Timms), and it is a pleasure to be a…05 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI share that concern, and I hope the Department will respond positively to the concerns that hon. Members, including my hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty…05 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of LivingWill the Minister give way, on that point?05 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI thank the Minister for his generosity in giving way, and also for his generous comments. The Select Committee did not argue that a payment could be made straight away; we argued…05 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of LivingIs it not ironic that the DWP says in the main estimates book that it wants to maximise employment when it is threatening its staff with redundancy?05 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI thank the hon. Lady, my good friend, for giving way. She mentions culture; there is also the issue that sanctions are part of that culture. It had seemed that we were persuading…05 Jul 2022HANSARDMiners Strike 1984-85: UK-wide InquiryThe Minister is giving his reasons not to have an inquiry, but obviously in Scotland there was an independent review, and pardons have been issued for certain offences. Is that…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMiners Strike 1984-85: UK-wide InquiryThe independent review makes it very clear: it is because of the disproportionate actions of the police and the justice system at that point. I was also alarmed by those figures…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMiners Strike 1984-85: UK-wide InquiryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I congratulate my good friend and comrade, my hon. Friend the Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson), on securing this…29 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Almost 343,000 meals were redistributed in Glasgow South West thanks to FareShare and other charitable organisations, yet FareShare says that its Government funding has been…23 Jun 2022HANSARD DWP Office ClosuresThe Minister has been extremely generous in taking my interventions. She outlined the discussions that she has had with other Government Departments, which is very welcome. Can…23 Jun 2022HANSARD DWP Office ClosuresThat was a helpful response to my questions on hybrid working. Does that suggest that all redundancies can be completely avoided if there were an offer of either hybrid or home…23 Jun 2022HANSARD DWP Office ClosuresIt is good to see the Department for Work and Pensions preparing itself for an independent Scotland, but that is not the point I want to make. The point I want to make to the…23 Jun 2022