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HANSARDNational SecurityWith local and national elections on the horizon, it is vital that voters can have full confidence in the integrity of our electoral system. With that in mind, what assessment has…25 Apr 2024HANSARDLesbian Visibility WeekIt is a real privilege to speak in this debate. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) on securing it and on her excellent opening speech. I also thank…25 Apr 2024HANSARDLesbian Visibility WeekAs my hon. Friend the Member for Brent Central has said, there is real need to approach these things in a calm and appropriate way, and to respect everybody’s different ways of…25 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingLabour is absolutely committed to reaching 2.5%, and we welcome the additional £500 million for Ukraine, but time is of the essence. What is the Secretary of State doing to speed…24 Apr 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson) on securing an urgent question on this vital issue. Nobody could fail to be moved…23 Apr 2024HANSARDSudan: Government ResponseOn Monday, the Government announced three sanctions against businesses supplying the SAF and the RSF. What assessment has the Deputy Foreign Secretary made of how effective they…22 Apr 2024HANSARDAccess to Redress SchemesI congratulate the hon. Members who secured this debate and the hon. Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Richard Foord) who opened it and raised some very important issues in respect…18 Apr 2024HANSARDAccess to Redress SchemesIndeed. My hon. Friend makes an important point. Recently, the Government have dithered and delayed on three high-profile redress schemes. I will turn first to the Windrush…18 Apr 2024HANSARDAccess to Redress SchemesIndeed. Without political will, things cannot be driven forward. As my right hon. Friend says, ministerial intervention is crucial. I turn to the infected blood scandal. The…18 Apr 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 2024: Welsh EconomyWill the Minister give way?17 Apr 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 2024: Welsh EconomyI am afraid the Conservative spring Budget was a real smoke-and-mirrors affair, and people in the Llanelli constituency are not taken in by it. The Prime Minister, and indeed the…17 Apr 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 2024: Welsh EconomyIndeed—my hon. Friend is absolutely right to bring up that point. It is something that we have been raising, and I hope the Minister, who has some former mines in her own…17 Apr 2024HANSARDAI: Regulation6. What steps the Government is taking to regulate AI.17 Apr 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 2024: Welsh EconomyI am sure that my hon. Friend will mention what I forgot to mention, which is that pensioners do not pay national insurance, so they have had no benefit whatever from the NI cut.17 Apr 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 2024: Welsh EconomyDoes the Minister accept that while national insurance cuts help all working people, they give a lot of money to the better off and are therefore a very blunt, not at all targeted…17 Apr 2024HANSARDAI: RegulationIt is all very well the Government saying that they will take their time over this response, but the point is that the Federation of Small Businesses is saying that a regulatory…17 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewThe Secretary of State has spoken of the need for multi-site centres, and has pointed out that two hubs have already been established. Will she tell us a little more about her…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Women’s State Pension AgeI must first declare my interest as a 1950s woman. The Secretary of State absolutely knows that real hardship was caused for some women in this age group in 2011 when the former…25 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. A recent survey from the Debt Justice campaign has shown that 13% of adults have missed three or more bill or credit payments in the past six months, and 6.7 million people…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) BillI begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) on her success in the ballot for private Members’ Bills, and on bringing forward a Bill that…15 Mar 2024