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HANSARDEngagementsQ5. I associate myself with the remarks of the Deputy Prime Minister, and congratulate my constituent Sir Kevin Sinfield on all the work he does.Yesterday marked the 10th…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. There is overwhelming evidence that marketised health systems, as the NHS has become, increase health inequalities. Will the Health Secretary consider amendments to the Health…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastLast week, tenders for the expansion of the unlawful E1 settlements were launched, involving nearly 3,500 housing units, directly flouting international law and also putting the…09 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportI welcome Alan Milburn’s report. The Select Committee is in the concluding stages of its own youth employment, education and training inquiry. We take account particularly of the…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur declining healthy life expectancy, as underlined in today’s Health Foundation report, is a real worry, but as Professor Sir Michael Marmot has shown, that is no surprise after…27 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. For clarity, could he confirm to whom, and when, the UK Security Vetting report outcomes were made available? Could he also say…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI must say that I am slightly surprised by the shadow Minister’s speech. I understand that Pensions UK agrees with the asset allocation, and has welcomed the change that has been…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillGoing back to the asset aspect of the debate, I came across some new analysis from the New Financial that shows that over the last 10 years UK equities allocation by DC pensions…15 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for all that he is doing towards de-escalating the conflict in the middle east. I agree with him that we should not get drawn into the…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ3. I thank the Prime Minister for the funding for three new primary school nurseries in Oldham, but may I ask him specifically about Monday’s Liaison Committee meeting, at which…25 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI commend my right hon. Friend on her statement, and I thank her and her offices for the safe return of two of my constituents who were caught up in the original bombings. I…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Strait of HormuzA number of Arab ambassadors attended a meeting in the House of Commons last week. They were clear that the military action undertaken by Israel and the US emanated from the…16 Mar 2026HANSARDSpring ForecastI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, and I absolutely agree that this year the British public will start to feel the difference that it makes to have a Labour Government.…03 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI thank the Prime Minister for his statement, and for his reassurance about the principles for involving the United Kingdom in any military action. For those on this side of the…02 Mar 2026HANSARDGaza Healthcare SystemMy hon. Friend and I were at a meeting at which we heard from human rights and medical aid experts. I was struck by the figure that on the World Health Organisation wait list…24 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. Young people with special educational needs or disabilities, and with multiple disadvantage, are three times more likely to be not in…23 Feb 2026HANSARD Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillCan the shadow Minister remind the Committee of the weekly rate for the standard UC allowance?23 Feb 2026HANSARD Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillIs the hon. Member aware of the tackling child poverty strategy and the inquiry by the Education Committee and Work and Pensions Committee looking at just that, as well as at the…23 Feb 2026HANSARD Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillThe response to my right hon. Friend will be that everything that is being asked for—the outcomes that he would like—are in the terms of reference and will be addressed within the…23 Feb 2026HANSARD Pensions and Social SecurityI am pleased to follow the shadow Minister. I would like to challenge several things she said, but I will pick up on just a couple. First, one of the hon. Lady’s opening…10 Feb 2026