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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI start by thanking the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury for all his work on the Bill. The burden of tax has fallen disproportionately on the shoulders of working people for…17 Dec 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportA Conservative Member said to me this morning that being the Secretary of State for the DWP is probably the hardest job in Government, and I think today we can really see that. I…17 Dec 2024HANSARDRoyal Mail TakeoverPostmen and postwomen in my constituency were shaken to the core a couple of months ago when one of our postmen was brutally attacked and hospitalised while doing his rounds. I am…16 Dec 2024HANSARDYouth Guarantee12. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the youth guarantee on young people in Harlow constituency.16 Dec 2024HANSARDYouth GuaranteeIn my constituency of Harlow, lots of fantastic organisations provide transferable skills for young people, and I thank the right hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay (Mr…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseSince the closure of the Harlow Star in 2019, Harlow has not had a town-wide print newspaper, although the online platform Your Harlow has a number of articles that go out town-…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillIs the hon. Lady suggesting that those people who send their children to state schools do not budget?11 Dec 2024HANSARDPlanning Committees: ReformMy constituents often complain about the amount of time it takes for a plan to go from paper to the end product. In fact, it is a conversation I often have with my best hon.…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI talk to special educational needs co-ordinators across Harlow and Essex on a regular basis, partly because my best friend is one. He tells me that a number of special…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Due to our dire economic inheritance, it is vital that every penny of public money is spent wisely. In my constituency of Harlow, £29 million was spent on Sir Frederick…05 Dec 2024HANSARDCumberlege Review: Pelvic MeshI thank everyone who has spoken about this vital issue. At its heart, it is about women who have been let down and made to feel guilty because they are the victims. That is just…05 Dec 2024HANSARDCumberlege Review: Pelvic MeshI thank my hon. Friend for the question. I broadly agree with her. Over the last year we have seen some terrible scandals, the Post Office scandal and the infected blood scandal.…05 Dec 2024HANSARDCumberlege Review: Pelvic MeshI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention and I could not agree more. In the case of Debbie, who I have spoken about, she did not even need the procedure in the first…05 Dec 2024HANSARDCumberlege Review: Pelvic MeshI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that useful intervention. Following my meeting with Debbie, two further Harlow residents have come forward who have also been part of this…05 Dec 2024HANSARDCumberlege Review: Pelvic MeshI beg to move, That this House has considered pelvic mesh and the Cumberlege Review. Thank you, Mr Stringer, for your chairmanship. I sincerely thank all Members who have come to…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Plan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentI welcome the statement. Harlow is a town plagued by low-paid and insecure work and people being forced out of work due to waiting for operations. Will the Chancellor of the Duchy…05 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI hope that my hon. Friend sees me as a fellow Labour MP who works his constituency hard and speaks to residents. Farmers tell me that they are concerned about rural crime. We can…04 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillIt is right to say that politics is far more complicated than soundbites. The previous Government, alongside their coalition partners, brought in austerity, which had a huge…03 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryI thank the Deputy Prime Minister for her speech. I put on record my deepest sympathies to all the families affected by this terrible tragedy and thank Members from across the…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI wish first to pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for South Derbyshire (Samantha Niblett) for her fantastic maiden speech. Knowing that I had the graveyard spot—or, as we…27 Nov 2024