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HANSARDWork and Pensions CommitteeThe Mayfield review came up with some good recommendations, which we thoroughly support, and I can direct my hon. Friend to other reports that made similar recommendations. It is…16 Jul 2026HANSARDWork and Pensions CommitteeI express my gratitude to the Backbench Business Committee for granting me the opportunity to present this Work and Pensions Select Committee report on our inquiry into the…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Historical Forced AdoptionI thank the Prime Minister for his really heartfelt statement—I think everybody here could feel that. Does he agree that we must recognise that a lack of empathy and dehumanising…02 Jul 2026HANSARDIsrael: E1 Zone ExpansionAs co-chairs of the Britain-Palestine all-party parliamentary group, my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (Andy McDonald) and I have written to over 43…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Department for Work and PensionsI am grateful for that intervention; long may that work continue. About one in eight young people are not in work, education or training. That is more than a million young people.…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Department for Work and PensionsI thank the Backbench Business Committee for allowing this debate. The Department for Work and Pensions supports nearly 23 million people and spends around £300 billion each…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Department for Work and PensionsWith the leave of the House, I congratulate the hon. Members for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (Lara Bird) and for Aberdeen South (Douglas Lumsden) on their maiden speeches. I thank…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Connect to Work ProgrammeI am pleased to present the Work and Pensions Committee’s second report in our employment support for disabled people inquiry series. Our first report, “Disability at Work”,…25 Jun 2026HANSARDWork and Pensions CommitteeI am pleased to present the Work and Pensions Committee’s second report in our employment support for disabled people inquiry series. Our first report, “Disability at Work”,…25 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ5. 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 2026HANSARDTopical 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 2026