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HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024Surely, the big problem in the hospitality industry is the fact that worker after worker is being discriminated against in that industry. Zero-hours contracts are rampant—people…18 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that point. That provision already exists, but we are talking about the minimum wage rate—the very floor—and that should not be subject to age…18 Mar 2024HANSARDState Pension Changes: WomenFirst, I want to say how much of a pleasure it was on Friday to join the WASPI Glasgow women at the Mary Barbour statue, to mark International Women’s Day. The clear message from…12 Mar 2024HANSARDState Pension Changes: WomenI thank the hon. Gentleman for the speech he has made so far. People have been waiting three years since the report he has just outlined. Does he agree that justice delayed is…12 Mar 2024HANSARDStudent Cost of Living Support: Devolved AdministrationsNew data reveals that in most areas of England, state school pupils who have received free school meals have less than a one in four chance of entering higher education. One…11 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsSome of that £46 billion could have been allocated to compensation payments for those affected by infected blood. Does the hon. Gentleman share my concern that the Budget did not…11 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is usually the Monday of a Budget debate on which the details start to unravel, but just as with the selective amnesia that took hold in September and October 2022, this Budget…11 Mar 2024HANSARDStudent Cost of Living Support: Devolved Administrations6. What recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the potential merits of providing additional financial support to students in the…11 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir George. I echo many of the points raised by the hon. Member for Southampton, Test. There is a very real concern about the negative…05 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Will the Minister for the Union tell me what discussions he has had with devolved Administrations, and with the Chancellor, on the very important matter of infected blood…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSocial Energy Tariff1. What recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a social energy tariff.27 Feb 2024HANSARDSocial Energy TariffSome of us believe in preventative spending. A House of Commons Library briefing last year estimated that the annual cost to the national health service of treating illnesses…27 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.26 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Minister for that answer. He will be aware that there has been a 335% increase in Islamophobic hate cases in the UK since 7 October, and a 589% rise in antisemitic…26 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Now that the Government have moved to repeal section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, there remains no legislative measure to convince print media to sign up to the state…22 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaI have listened intently to those Members who are supporting the Government amendment, and they are asking us to ignore two key facts. They are asking us to ignore the…21 Feb 2024HANSARDHorizon System: Exoneration of Sub-postmastersWhistleblowers have come forward to provide information that Fujitsu was given an additional contract by the Post Office in 2013 to re-platform transaction data that was…20 Feb 2024HANSARDImmigration Rules and Border SecurityThe changes the Government keep making to the Ukrainian scheme have unfortunately resulted in far too many Ukrainians becoming homeless. When will the Minister finally, as pledged…20 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsUnison, of which I am a proud member, has criticised Government plans to reintroduce employment tribunal fees, on the grounds that the “only people who would benefit from their…20 Feb 2024HANSARDKurdistan Region of IraqAs the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) mentioned, it was the actions of the Saddam Hussein regime that allowed a thriving Kurdish community to develop…07 Feb 2024