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HANSARDErrol Graham: DWP and Safeguarding Adults Board InquiryThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. In fact, he was in the Chamber back in February 2020 when we had the previous debate and described some of these events. Three years on,…06 Jun 2023HANSARDGP AppointmentsCan the Minister clarify when Oldham will receive its share of the 6,000 additional GPs that were promised in the Conservative 2019 general election manifesto? Today we are…06 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsI congratulate you on your new position, Mrs Latham, and it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I apologise for being late; I had not intended to speak, but I think my…06 Jun 2023HANSARDErrol Graham: DWP and Safeguarding Adults Board InquiryMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is the purpose of this Adjournment debate. The situation has gone on for too long, with information not shared and information lost—I will…06 Jun 2023HANSARDErrol Graham: DWP and Safeguarding Adults Board InquiryI start by thanking Mr Speaker and his office for granting me this very important Adjournment debate in relation to Errol Graham, and in particular the safeguarding review by…06 Jun 2023HANSARDHigher Education Students: Statutory Duty of CareFirst, Sir Robert, there was a delay in my arrival; unfortunately, the trains were not behaving this afternoon. I wanted to make an intervention, particularly given the death of…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Financial Support for Disabled PeopleMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. She is right about the figures around poverty: one in three disabled people live in poverty—twice that of non-disabled people. While I…22 May 2023HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Cost of LivingThe hon. Lady is making a powerful speech about the absolute travesty of the Government’s treatment of disabled people and the social security cuts that have been added to by the…16 May 2023HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Cost of LivingKevin Sinfield is my constituent and a good friend. The House should know that his fundraising started because he was concerned about the future of his friend and his friend’s…16 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords]I am grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way. This goes back—I was standing up a few minutes ago—to the question from the hon. Member for Central Suffolk and North…09 May 2023HANSARD Recovering Access to Primary CareI reinforce what colleagues have said. This is a step in the right direction, but it fails to grapple with the grave situation in which there has been a threefold increase in…09 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn 19 April last year, the Equality and Human Rights Commission informed the Government that it was issuing a section 23 agreement against them under the Equality Act 2006, in…24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeThere are so many loopholes in the regulatory system for all the codes of conduct, but in that of the ministerial code in particular. The so-called Independent Adviser on…24 Apr 2023HANSARD Point of OrderThe Minister said exactly the same thing that Ministers, including the Secretary of State, have said to me over the past 12 months: “It is being looked into. We are meeting with…24 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanMay I extend my thanks to the armed forces and everyone involved in trying to resolve this crisis? I am still a little unclear, from what the Minister has said, about what the…24 Apr 2023HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I apologise that I have not given you notice of this point of order, which follows on from Work and Pensions questions, at which I asked…24 Apr 2023HANSARDInternational Trade and GeopoliticsIt is an absolute pleasure to follow that very detailed and impressive speech from my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol North West (Darren Jones). My speech will take a slightly…20 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. In January I told the Justice Secretary about my constituent, who was a victim of historical child sexual exploitation, having her trial postponed three times since 2019. She…28 Mar 2023HANSARD Afghan Resettlement UpdateI am absolutely convinced that the Minister is committed in this regard—his track record shows that. Will he put some pressure on the Home Secretary and also, disappointingly, the…28 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWill the Minister respond to the point raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol West (Thangam Debbonaire)? Where is the impact assessment for the Bill?28 Mar 2023