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HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI, too, pay tribute to the civil servants and the work coaches in the Secretary of State’s Department. That is the point that I want to explore with her. We all understand that…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI want to begin by describing the importance of this debate: “There are plenty of times where I’m getting such bad hunger pains that I can barely move. I can last for a while…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsMy hon. Friend’s constituency was one of the earliest areas where universal credit was rolled out, so he is familiar with it, and as a highland MP he is acutely aware of the much…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsMy hon. and learned Friend is right to place on record the impact of the pandemic on not just young people but women in particular, especially older women. On Monday we will have…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsMy hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the difference between what the Conservatives say in the Scottish Parliament and what they do—that is, in Westminster, probably not…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI am glad that the hon. Lady is keen to talk about statistics. She will be aware that 2,849 people in her East Surrey constituency are claiming universal credit while in…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I pay tribute to the work that she has done in trying to lobby the Chancellor, who appears to have decided that he will deploy the politics…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsJust short of two hours ago, the shadow Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Stalybridge and Hyde (Jonathan Reynolds), asked the hon. Gentleman how many households in his…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. You will be aware that if the Government do not take action on the universal credit cut, in 12 weeks that £20 a week will be gone from…15 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillOn the wider point about how quickly an election takes place, can I take it as read from the Minister that the Government will always immediately move a writ for a by-election,…13 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit: Removal of UpliftPeople were already struggling to get by after an eye-watering £37 billion of Tory cuts to social security between 2010 and 2019, and they now face the biggest overnight cut to…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI guess that, like me, my hon. Friend finds it a bit perplexing, when sitting in this debate and looking at Conservative Members, who advocated for Brexit in their constituencies…13 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany pensioners will be relying on pension credit to get by after the Tories’ brutal triple lock betrayal. Will the Secretary of State follow Scotland’s lead and commit herself to…13 Sept 2021HANSARDHelping Young People into Work: Covid-19The Government announced the kickstart scheme to much fanfare. However, at the moment they publish the kickstarter statistics breakdown by gender and perhaps by race, but why do…07 Sept 2021HANSARDPensions UpdateI, too, thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of her statement. Today’s bonanza of manifesto commitments being broken is like nothing we have ever seen before. I do not…07 Sept 2021HANSARD AfghanistanThere has been much focus today on making sure we offer sanctuary for people from Afghanistan, but last night I was speaking to my Carmyle constituent Mohammad Asif, who is…18 Aug 2021HANSARD Social Justice and Fairness CommissionIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Bardell. I start by commending and congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for East Renfrewshire (Kirsten Oswald) on…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsOn Friday, I visited David McCutcheon, the chief executive of Bullet Express, which is a haulage firm in the Baillieston area of my constituency. Everybody in this House knows…30 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Public and Commercial Services union has been clear that the rush back to face-to-face assessments poses a serious risk to vulnerable claimants and staff alike. Given those…28 Jun 2021HANSARD£20 Universal Credit UpliftA Joseph Rowntree Foundation report stated that before the pandemic over half of working-age people receiving income-related benefits were already below the poverty line. We are…28 Jun 2021