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HANSARDDementia Research in the UKI similarly add my sincere condolences to the hon. Member. I could not agree more with his sentiments. It does affect everybody and it is moving to hear how different hon. Members…10 Feb 2022HANSARDDementia Research in the UKI thank my hon. Friend, who makes a powerful point about her own experience with her mum’s frontotemporal dementia and the importance of ensuring that we understand, from…10 Feb 2022HANSARDDementia Research in the UKI beg to move, That this House has considered dementia research in the UK. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this important debate, the all-party parliamentary…10 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseIt is a hallmark of this Government to say, “Everything’s all right; we’re doing everything we need to do”, but clearly voices from across the House are saying, “Everything is not…09 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityWill the Minister give way?08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityWill my hon. Friend give way?08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityIs my hon. Friend as concerned as I am that Oldham Foodbank is having to feed more than 1,000 people a month, as he knows? As the cost of living squeeze increases, those generous…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityWill the Minister give way?08 Feb 2022HANSARD Social Security and PensionsThe Minister and I have shared many train journeys to and from the north-west, but I want to pick him up on what he has just said. He has said that what is being provided is…07 Feb 2022HANSARD Social Security and PensionsIt is a pleasure to follow some excellent speeches, and to join colleagues from the Work and Pensions Committee in their sincere request that the Minister really looks in detail…07 Feb 2022HANSARD Disability Benefits AssessmentsI congratulate my hon. Friend not just on securing the debate, but on everything that she has done on disability issues since she came to the House. Does she agree that we need to…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall TaxI hope the Minister will forgive me if I point out that an increase in the energy price cap is likely to be announced on 7 February, and ask what he will say to my constituents…01 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportAs limited as the Gray report is, the findings are still incredibly damning. There are multiples issues related to failures of leadership and judgment. Given that the Nolan…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Health Inequalities: Office for Health Improvement and DisparitiesI refer back to my point about not victim blaming, but in relation to the NHS resource allocation formula, can I ask the Minister whether the Government will be reinstating the…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Health Inequalities: Office for Health Improvement and DisparitiesI will keep my mask on because I have a wound, unfortunately, which I need to keep covered. It is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I remember that…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillWill the Minister comment on the assessment that the judicial review on the shortages of personal protective equipment for health workers would not have taken place had this…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Parties: Police InvestigationWhat assessment has been undertaken of the damage that partygate has on our economy and inward investment, and on the trust of the British people in this Government?25 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.14 Dec 2021HANSARD Human Rights DayLast Friday marked the UN’s Human Rights Day and the final day of the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence. I am delighted to formally mark the day in the Chamber…14 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Justice Secretary’s book “The Assault on Liberty” attacks the Human Rights Act 1998 for having “opened the door” to challenges against the Government, so in his drive to amend…14 Dec 2021