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HANSARD Social Security and PensionsI am sure the hon. Gentleman is about to tell us what the Government could do better.06 Feb 2023HANSARD Social Security and PensionsGiven the ability of the Government to crash the economy in the mini-Budget by the now elusive right hon. Member for South West Norfolk (Elizabeth Truss)— [Interruption.] Hon.…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Social Security and PensionsI am happy to give way.06 Feb 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI rise to speak to amendments 21 to 24, which are in my name. In doing so, I am happy to support the amendments in the names of my hon. Friends the Members for Kilmarnock and…30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillWill the Minister give way?30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy hon. Friend is spot on with that question. That point has been made throughout the debate by my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Edinburgh South West, when she makes the…30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillYou’re wearing one.30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillDoes the hon. Gentleman not understand that if the police were to go on strike, the Prime Minister would not be issued with another fixed penalty notice? It is quite important…30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillIt is a pleasure to see the right hon. Gentleman back on the Back Benches as part of the awkward squad. Does he agree that part of the reason why we have ended up in this mess is…30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillFurther to that point of order, Mr Evans, to be helpful to the House, given that a number of Members who spoke on Second Reading declared their interest, is it really necessary…30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy hon. Friend seeks to lead me into an area that could probably land me in a lot of hot water, in terms of naming Members and breaching “Erskine May”, so I will avoid straying…30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. The Welsh Government and the Scottish Government have already made it crystal clear that they oppose this legislation; why is the…30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI missed what my hon. Friend said. Did he say which party blocked the devolution of employment law?30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) Billrose —30 Jan 2023HANSARDImpact of Brexit: Recruitment15. What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK’s departure from the EU on recruitment in the health and social care sector.24 Jan 2023HANSARDImpact of Brexit: RecruitmentIn the Baillieston area of my constituency, one of the biggest issues people raise with me is the difficulty in accessing GPs. Part of the problem is that we do not have enough…24 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The UK has the sixth largest and richest economy in the world, yet data from the Food Foundation shows that in September 2022, 9.7 million people on these islands lived in…24 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday, we have probably had an insight into one of the battlelines for the next general election. It was on the front page of the Daily Mail— not something I would normally…23 Jan 2023HANSARDSocial Security Payments: Cost of LivingThe Minister seemed to be appalled by the reference of my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady) to the rape clause, so let us use its Sunday name: the…23 Jan 2023HANSARDAbolition of benefit capThe benefit cap, which was introduced by the British Government in 2013, blocks households from getting all the help they are entitled to from the social security system, as it…18 Jan 2023