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HANSARDSpring StatementI congratulate my right hon. Friend on her statement and on her action to end austerity by investing £26 billion in the NHS and £3 billion in education, raising defence budgets,…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Terms and Conditions of EmploymentI start by declaring an interest as a proud member of the GMB and Unison unions. This is a debate about four numbers: 3 million, £1,400, £2,500 and 10 million. Three million is…25 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentGiven that the right hon. Member’s belief is so strong, will she enlighten me on whether she voted to strip child benefit from certain families, as was Conservative policy? That…19 Mar 2025HANSARDRare Cancers BillI start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh South West (Dr Arthur) for raising this deeply important issue. I know that I speak for everyone here in finding his…14 Mar 2025HANSARDArm’s-Length Bodies (Review) BillCould the hon. Gentleman enlighten me on a slight confusion I have with the wording of his Bill? The Government are talking about bringing more of these agencies back under…14 Mar 2025HANSARDFree School Meals (Automatic Registration of Eligible Children) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?14 Mar 2025HANSARDConsumer Protection: FraudOnline scams are a cause of particular concern in Hendon. A number of my constituents have been targeted, and one lost £40,000 to an online scam. Many of the scams originate…24 Feb 2025HANSARDConsumer Protection: Fraud1. What steps her Department is taking to help protect consumers against fraud.24 Feb 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillAs my right hon. Friend mentioned, the Conservatives did not do much on this issue except tagging on a Bill at the very end of their tenure. The Information Commissioner’s Office…03 Feb 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillWe have heard lots of statistics and detailed policy questions, but I want to start by sharing two stories. The first is of Antonia Foods in Wood Green, north London. From the…03 Feb 2025HANSARD Welfare CapI thank my hon. Friend the Minister for her opening speech, on a timely subject as the Government have just laid out their bold and striking ambitions to grow our economy and take…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Welfare CapWill the hon. Lady acknowledge that under the last Conservative Government inactivity rates among the young were the highest in the OECD, and that they were working on it, but it…29 Jan 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayEach year, Holocaust Memorial Day serves as a powerful reminder of the horrors that humanity is capable of inflicting, and of where antisemitism can lead. For me, this day is not…23 Jan 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Conservative council that ran Barnet for 20 years left Hendon’s roads in a dreadful state with terrible potholes and pavements. Since it was elected, the Labour council that…16 Jan 2025HANSARDWarm Homes Plan18. What steps he is taking to introduce a warm homes plan.17 Dec 2024HANSARDWarm Homes PlanThe last Government left us far too reliant on foreign dictators for our energy needs. I congratulate this Government on their focus on ending that dependence and making us energy…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseLeaseholders in Hendon constituency—in Colindale, in West Hendon and in Edgware—are getting a raw deal. The big property managing agent companies that maintain their developments…12 Dec 2024HANSARD“Get Britain Working” White PaperI warmly welcome the White Paper. I think it is a huge step forward. Mental health challenges have been the biggest single driver of rising inactivity among the young, and we know…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Jailing of Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsI thank my right hon. Friend for her statement. Like other speakers in this Chamber, I have a large Hong Kong community in my constituency, in Colindale, and that community is…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Financial Services: Mansion House SpeechI thank my hon. Friend the Minister for sharing her statement and welcome the support that it has gathered from across the House. However, I noted that the right hon. Member for…18 Nov 2024