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HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls2. What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for cases relating to violence against women and girls.12 Sept 2024HANSARD Social SecurityI am not going to give way. I thank the right hon. Member, but I cannot because I am under strict guidance from the Deputy Speaker. One in three pensioners living in poverty are…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Social SecurityI recognise the serious economic context of the debate today. The Institute for Fiscal Studies, for example, has estimated that 320,000 people are being pushed into poverty…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Technology in Public ServicesI commend my right hon. Friend on his excellent, moving speech, which is his first from that Dispatch Box. My condolences about his mum. He will be aware that during the pandemic,…02 Sept 2024HANSARDGaza: Permanent Ceasefire2. What steps he is taking to help secure a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.30 Jul 2024HANSARDGaza: Permanent CeasefireI welcome my right hon. Friend and all the team to their place. I thank him for calling for a ceasefire when he visited Israel; that has had a profound impact in my constituency.…30 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, and particularly what she said about the public sector pay award. Could she share a little more about how, given the appalling economic…29 Jul 2024HANSARDEthics and Integrity Commission12. What progress the Government has made on establishing an ethics and integrity commission.25 Jul 2024HANSARD Code of Conduct and Modernisation CommitteeWill my right hon. Friend explain the relationship between the Modernisation Committee and the ethics and integrity commission that is being set up?25 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I associate myself with the remarks of my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Rochdale (Paul Waugh), about the appalling incident at Manchester international…25 Jul 2024HANSARDEthics and Integrity CommissionI thank my right hon. Friend for his response and welcome all the team to their places. Will he expand a little bit more on exactly what the terms of reference might include? For…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Education and OpportunityMy right hon. Friend has mentioned the inequalities experienced by children with special educational needs and disabilities. What is she able to say about what we will do, and the…24 Jul 2024HANSARD Education and OpportunityDoes the shadow Education Secretary accept the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ recent report? It says that although we have seen an improvement in average attainment, there remain…24 Jul 2024HANSARDImmigration and Home AffairsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I am absolutely convinced that under a Labour Government we will see these changes. I think it is important that we put on the record where…23 Jul 2024HANSARDImmigration and Home AffairsThank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is a surprise to be called so early, but I am absolutely delighted. I welcome the King’s Speech and its focus on fairness and…23 Jul 2024HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Today, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the country’s equalities watchdog, launched an investigation into the Department for…22 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaLabour believes that international law must be observed. As such, we want the sale of arms and components to be suspended, and we want the perpetrators of violence against…20 May 2024HANSARD UkraineI absolutely support all that the Deputy Foreign Secretary is saying about military equipment, and so on, to support Ukraine in its efforts. Going back to the previous question,…20 May 2024HANSARDFamilies in Temporary AccommodationMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. I was informed by the Shared Health Foundation about a woman who had to flee her home with her three children because of domestic…20 May 2024HANSARDInequalities in Dementia ServicesI will be very quick because I know that people have trains to catch, but I want to reiterate the Minister’s thanks to everybody for taking part. This has been a particularly nice…16 May 2024