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HANSARDDisabled People: Benefit SystemWe know that people with existing health conditions are more likely to become seriously ill with or succumb to covid-19 than the population as a whole. For example, more than one…17 Jun 2020HANSARD Finance BillAs so many of us speak virtually for the first time in a House of Commons debate, it is clear that the impact that— [Inaudible .] The early response to the pandemic was to provide…27 Apr 2020HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillIs my hon. Friend aware of the Children’s Society research that has just been published? It shows that one in five families on lower incomes are struggling to pay for school…13 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusWill the Secretary of State clarify a point that was made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on Monday? She said that social security claimants who were due to take a…11 Mar 2020HANSARDWomen Living in PovertyIf work is the best route out of poverty, why are four out of five people still in low-paid jobs 10 years later?11 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State ensure that during the coronavirus epidemic, any social security claimant who fails to attend a work capability or work-related activity assessment…09 Mar 2020HANSARD Health InequalitiesWill the Minister give way?04 Mar 2020HANSARD Health InequalitiesI commend the Minister for many of the points she is making. I want to clarify the point about interdepartmental work. We know from seminal works such as “The Spirit Level” that…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Health InequalitiesOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. On 24 February, during my speech in the Adjournment debate on the deaths of social security claimants since 2014, I incorrectly stated that…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Social CareThe report says that it has almost ground to a halt since 2011. These are the facts, and there is an onus on the Minister to be absolutely clear about this. We cannot fudge this…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Equality of Funding: Post-16 EducationWill my hon. Friend comment on the impact on the availability of science, technology, engineering and maths subjects and modern language courses, as well as on our…25 Feb 2020HANSARDEarly Legal Advice16. What recent assessment he has made of the ability of social security claimants to access early legal advice.25 Feb 2020HANSARD Social Carerose —25 Feb 2020HANSARD Social CareI want to pick the Secretary of State up on the point that he made a few moments ago. We had an exchange at the end of January about life expectancy. He says that life expectancy…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Social CareIt is flat.25 Feb 2020HANSARD Social CareAgain, for the record, let me say, as a former public health consultant, that healthy life expectancy is also going down.25 Feb 2020HANSARDEarly Legal AdviceI spoke last night about the deaths since 2014 of social security claimants the Government had deemed to be fit for work. The number of social security claimants wanting to appeal…25 Feb 2020HANSARDSocial Security Benefits: Claimant DeathsThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I shall speak up. As I was saying, the leadership determines the culture in an organisation. In a Department, that culture is determined by…24 Feb 2020HANSARDSocial Security Benefits: Claimant DeathsMy right hon. Friend is spot on. There are so many learning points that we should have already picked up on, and I will go through them in a minute. I will finish the list if I…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Some 850,000 people are currently living with dementia, and that includes 2,000 people in my Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency. The typical care costs for somebody…24 Feb 2020