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HANSARDTopical QuestionsPrevious changes in eligibility for disability benefits have resulted in significant adverse health impacts, including an additional 600 suicides in 2010 and 130,000 more people…23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI would first like to associate myself with the condolences to all those who have lost loved ones. We are increasingly seeing foreign leaders not only flout international law but…23 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsBetween 2001 and 2011, the 15% health inequalities weighting in NHS allocations made a positive, measurable difference to the health of deprived people. Unfortunately, it was cut…17 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictI know that my right hon. Friend will be working tirelessly and using all his diplomatic skills and those of his office to resolve this new, immediate crisis, but as others have…16 Jun 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation: Casey ReportI thank my right hon. Friend for her statement. I also pass on my thanks to Dame Louise Casey for meeting Oldham victims and survivors of CSE. They want no further delays to…16 Jun 2025HANSARDWarm Home Discount: Extension16. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the warm home discount to all households in receipt of means-tested benefits on people receiving those…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI congratulate the Minister, and his team and officials, on all that they have done. I do not underestimate the amount of work that has been put in, especially the work with our…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI am sure the Minister can sense the frustration across the House and from all parties. I support their frustration. We were at a meeting yesterday with the former UN…04 Jun 2025HANSARDDementia CareCan the shadow Minister remind us about the commitment in the 2019 Conservative manifesto on the dementia moonshot and tell us if and when that was delivered?03 Jun 2025HANSARDDementia CareOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In his response to my question about the dementia moonshot, I think the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr…03 Jun 2025HANSARDDementia CareThat is a very long question. I certainly believe that we need to improve care. Dementia is obviously an umbrella term for several different diseases, and we cannot make…03 Jun 2025HANSARDDementia CareI congratulate the hon. Member for South Devon (Caroline Voaden) on securing this important debate and on her excellent speech, and I wish her father-in-law and cousin all the…03 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewI welcome the SDR, in particular the reference to an increase in investment in the defence medical services. Given that 70% of veterans have a clinical mental health condition,…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Nuclear DeterrentI support the increase in defence spending and I recognise the reasons behind it, but will the Minister indicate what impact it may have on the non-proliferation treaty?02 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary and the ministerial team, who have done so much work to get the statement out and other deliverables. Given that 14,000 babies…20 May 2025HANSARD Safeguarding Vulnerable ClaimantsI am grateful to my hon. Friend and thank her for all that she has done since becoming a member of the Select Committee. I wholeheartedly agree with everything she says, and I do…15 May 2025HANSARD Safeguarding Vulnerable ClaimantsThat was just the intervention that I needed. There have also been the cases of Jodey Whiting, Mark Wood and many, many others. Our report recognises the significance of every…15 May 2025HANSARD Safeguarding Vulnerable ClaimantsI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is my vice-Chair on the Committee, and I thank her for all that she does. The culture is one of the key things, and both the statutory duty…15 May 2025HANSARD Safeguarding Vulnerable ClaimantsI thank my hon. Friend for her question. On the pathways to work Green Paper, one of our recommendations is that any analysis undertaken by the CMA’s team should be published and…15 May 2025HANSARD Safeguarding Vulnerable ClaimantsYes, I would be very grateful, Madam Deputy Speaker. Thank you.15 May 2025