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HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseFormer Bishop of Liverpool James Jones’s report laid bare the sheer scale of the failure of the police at Hillsborough and the lies, smears and state cover-up that followed. It is…01 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The call for evidence for the LGBT veterans independent review revealed that the police records of veterans convicted during the ban on homosexuality were destroyed. In answer…30 Jan 2023HANSARDGovernment Alcohol Strategy 2012I beg to move, That this House has considered the 2012 Alcohol Strategy. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I refer Members to my entry in the Register of…18 Jan 2023HANSARDGovernment Alcohol Strategy 2012I am grateful to the Minister for his response. He has covered every part of government and society, from the health service to criminal justice. I think alcohol takes up around…18 Jan 2023HANSARDGovernment Alcohol Strategy 2012The hon. Gentleman hits the nail on the head. The point of this debate is that the Government had a very good strategy in 2012 and unfortunately failed to deliver on it. Alcohol…18 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recently wrote to all the major energy companies to ask about the shameful practice of obtaining warrants to forcibly install prepayment meters. The responses showed a lottery…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI declare my interest as a proud trade unionist. I meet striking workers on an almost weekly basis at the moment, and I know that working people are often targeted by employers…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseYear on year, the number of people who lose their life to alcohol rises in this country. It has risen 7.4% in the last year—that is 2,000 more people dying from alcohol this year…15 Dec 2022HANSARDLGBTQ+ Rights: Qatar World CupI am grateful to the Foreign Secretary. Qatar has brought into focus the denial of people’s basic rights over their sexuality and gender. Around 70 countries still criminalise…13 Dec 2022HANSARDLGBTQ+ Rights: Qatar World Cup2. What diplomatic steps his Department is taking to promote LGBTQ+ rights during the men’s World cup in Qatar.13 Dec 2022HANSARDSupport for NATO Allies5. What steps his Department is taking to support NATO allies following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.12 Dec 2022HANSARDSupport for NATO AlliesI am grateful to the Minister for that answer. I have had the privilege of travelling to Poland and Finland in recent months to see how we are working with those allies. The UK…12 Dec 2022HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance13. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of real-term reductions in local housing allowance rates on levels of poverty.05 Dec 2022HANSARDLocal Housing AllowanceIn Liverpool, the shortfall between housing benefit and the cheapest rents has now risen to £1,360 over a year. Outside London, private sector rents are rising across the country…05 Dec 2022HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: MexicoI am grateful to the Minister for his update. I have the privilege of chairing the all-party group on Mexico, which is one of the world’s biggest democracies and the second…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: Mexico7. What progress she has made on securing a free trade agreement with Mexico.03 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.02 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Minister to her new role. As we all know, Shell is making windfall profits—more than double those last year. Despite that, it is not paying a penny of the UK’s…02 Nov 2022HANSARDUniversal Credit SanctionsI am disappointed with that answer. The current high rate of universal credit sanctions is unprecedented. Right now, twice as many people on universal credit are being sanctioned…31 Oct 2022HANSARDUniversal Credit Sanctions4. What assessment his Department has made of changes in the level of the sanction rate for universal credit between November 2021 and May 2022.31 Oct 2022