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HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtWill the Minister give way?05 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtOh!05 Jun 2019HANSARDDraft Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (extension of duration of non-jury trial provisions) order 2019Having read the background documents, I will be supporting the Government on this statutory instrument. However, one of the comments in the consultation responses was about…04 Jun 2019HANSARD HealthFor the first time since the 1890s, we are seeing a slowdown in health improvements, including, as we have heard, a flatlining in life expectancy. However, that varies in…14 May 2019HANSARD HealthWould the Secretary of State like to address the issues that my hon. Friend the Member for Leicester South (Jonathan Ashworth) raised? We are seeing a flatlining of life…14 May 2019HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: EmploymentMy concern relates to the number of people who are dying after being found fit for work. Further to my letter to the Secretary of State, will she commit to publish the…13 May 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseI, too, welcome the statement from the Secretary of State, but both the supply of refuge places and whether women feel able to leave the abusive relationship they are in are very…13 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sorry, but there is irrefutable evidence on this. Instead of the cursory responses that we have had from the Government, will the Secretary of State commit to review the…13 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State just said that universal credit is better than the legacy system, yet evidence published this weekend shows that twice as many children will be pushed into…13 May 2019HANSARD Ten Years of the Work Capability AssessmentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Henry. I reiterate the congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham (Laura Pidcock) on an excellent…24 Apr 2019HANSARD Ten Years of the Work Capability AssessmentDoes the Minister think that it is unacceptable that any Government policy should cause their citizens to take their own life or to die? If he does, should there not be a…24 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballRacism and discrimination in football and other sports reflects society as a whole. Does the Minister agree that we need to be demanding more not only of our football and other…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Last month’s Office for National Statistics figures show that life expectancy for the poorest has fallen whereas for the rich, it has increased. Analysis into the key drivers…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperI, too, congratulate the Secretary of State on bringing forward the White Paper. It is certainly a step in the right direction. However, I echo the disappointment that a number of…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Points of OrderCan you advise me, Mr Speaker? I think the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jackie Doyle-Price), might have inadvertently misled…26 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. My constituent, who has terminal secondary breast cancer, has had her personal independence payment assessment refused and is having to appeal the decision, in spite of…26 Mar 2019HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.26 Mar 2019HANSARDHealth InequalitiesIs the Minister aware that there was an interdepartmental public health group specifically to look at the wider determinants of health and how each Department could do its bit?…20 Mar 2019HANSARDHealth InequalitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Telford (Lucy Allan) on securing the debate. She was absolutely right to say…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsFrom the 10,000 or so constituents I have spoken to since the EU referendum I have heard many different reasons why people voted to leave the EU but none of them included to be…20 Mar 2019