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HANSARDEnergy UpdateThe issue around energy costs for businesses was a key priority for businesses I met in July. We know that business insolvencies are at a 60-year high at the moment. I am also…05 Sept 2022HANSARD Urgent and Emergency CareFor the week ending 12 August, there were nearly 1,000 excess deaths. We know that that is just the tip of the iceberg and it is likely to get worse; that is about 10% more than…05 Sept 2022HANSARDConviction of Yasin MalikI rise to present this petition concerning the unfair trial of Yasin Malik, and his consequent unsafe conviction, on behalf of nearly 4,500 constituents and residents across the…20 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Well insulated homes protect against extreme heat as well as extreme cold, while reducing energy demand and cutting bills, emissions and fossil fuel imports. So why are the…20 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. The VIP lane for personal protective equipment procurement and the unlawful activities associated with it was one of the early scandals of this Government, but both the…14 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillNot only that: people migrate from one platform to another, a fact that just has not been reflected on by the Government.12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI congratulate the Minister on his promotion and on his excellent chairmanship of the prelegislative scrutiny Committee, which I also served on. Is he satisfied with the Bill in…12 Jul 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I would be grateful for your advice on how to get a satisfactory response from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions concerning new data…12 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022My question is probably quite similar. Given that the regulations follow on from our withdrawal from the EU, what are the changes in terms of fees collection and the surveillance…06 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of LivingAbsolutely. In fact, I got involved in trying to shift the sanctions regime when a former soldier, David Clapson, died after he was sanctioned. He missed an appointment, and he…05 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of LivingWe have spoken many times about that. My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We have a system in which there is conditionality, but I believe that there are other ways of recognising…05 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of LivingIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens), and I agree with all the points he made, as I did with those raised by the Chair of the Work…05 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI recognise what the hon. Member says. I visited Glasgow last week—the constituency of my friend the hon. Member for Glasgow South West is there—and it was interesting to see the…05 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI take on board some of the Minister’s points, but I must challenge him in one regard. He seems to have ignored what has been said about the inadequacy of the system before the…05 Jul 2022HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and Safeguarding in OldhamI know that my hon. Friend feels grief, as I do, at what too many of our young people have been through. I want to commend, as I think he will as well, the victims for coming…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and Safeguarding in OldhamMy hon. Friend is making such a powerful speech. I pay tribute to him for having the strength and determination to call out what has been quite disgraceful behaviour. The…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and Safeguarding in OldhamI apologise; this may seem a bit trite after what the Minister has said, but we need to recognise that there were failings at operational level in the council and in Greater…30 Jun 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportThe Prime Minister’s leadership—his behaviour—drives the culture not only in our politics, but in our country. It also gives licence to others to behave in a similar manner. So if…25 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressI want to look at the context of this Queen’s Speech. We have escalating poverty; there is absolutely no doubt about that. We know that 14 million people are living in poverty,…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressDoes the right hon. Gentleman recognise that if a child is hungry, as many of our children are because they are living in poverty, that will not help their educational attainment?10 May 2022