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HANSARDUkraineI welcome the Defence Secretary’s statement, especially what he said about the deepening military and industrial strategy between the United Kingdom and Ukraine. There is clearly…10 Sept 2024HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing BillI know from visiting schools in my Walton constituency that some of the most difficult challenges that teachers face often come from the difficult socioeconomic challenges of the…09 Sept 2024HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing Bill16. When she plans to bring forward the children’s wellbeing Bill.09 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. I thank the Secretary of State for his visit to the Spellow library hub on County Road in my constituency in the days after the riots. He saw the challenges that the area…05 Sept 2024HANSARDSudanThis is one of the world’s worst conflicts and humanitarian disasters, but sadly it receives so little of our attention, so I welcome the urgent question and the Minister’s…03 Sept 2024HANSARDUkraineI welcome the Minister’s words on Ukraine’s activities in Kursk, and I ask her to give the UK Government’s fullest possible support for what is going on there. Last night, Russian…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Debate on the AddressIt is pleasure to follow such an accomplished maiden speech by my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton North (Chris McDonald) and to have listened to a little bit about the Durham…17 Jul 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeMay I put on the record my absolute admiration for the victims, their families and loved ones throughout the process? I pay tribute to my constituent Susan Hallwood and her…21 May 2024HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Compensation15. What estimate she has made of the number of households receiving compensation after being involuntarily fitted with prepayment meters.21 May 2024HANSARDPrepayment Meters: CompensationDespite the energy ombudsman ruling that one of my constituents should not have been placed on a prepayment meter due to her vulnerabilities, she has not been awarded a penny of…21 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Does the Minister think that a regulator that allows the poorest to pay the highest bills, and that has overseen the doubling of energy bills since 2021 and the collapse of 30…21 May 2024HANSARD UkraineI am grateful to be able to participate in this vital debate—a debate full of parliamentary unity, as colleagues have said—because in the past two years, I have been able to meet…20 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Sunday was the second anniversary of P&O Ferries’ illegal sacking of 786 British seafarers. Despite what Ministers have said, P&O has faced no sanction, and this Government’s…20 Mar 2024HANSARDTax Policies: Impact on Living Standards6. What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of his tax policies on living standards.19 Mar 2024HANSARDTax Policies: Impact on Living StandardsThe OBR has said that this will be the worst Parliament on record for living standards and the only one in which they have fallen: people are poorer after 14 years of this…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. The Government will move thousands of my constituents across to universal credit over the next year. They will be forced to wait five weeks for their first payment or up to…18 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary have been clear that we must be bolder, seizing hundreds of billions of pounds of frozen Russian assets to support the Ukraine war…12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is important to note that, had pre-2008 levels of growth been maintained, GDP per head would be 39% higher than it is today. People are poorer, and so is the state. We are on a…12 Mar 2024HANSARDSupport for Children with SEND15. What steps she is taking to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities.29 Jan 2024HANSARD Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]I will lightly sidestep the party political debate. As the Minister knows, my interest is in Mexico—I have chaired the all-party parliamentary group on Mexico for five years, and…29 Jan 2024