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HANSARDPublic Procurement: Support for SMEs13. What steps he is taking to support small businesses in public procurement.06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. The International Court of Justice delivered its advisory opinion last July, in which it made crystal clear that the illegal settlements at that time were just that—unlawful.…25 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Education SupportMore than one in three SEND children in Oldham is diagnosed with autism or a neurodivergent condition, which is above the national average. We know that there are implications for…25 Feb 2025HANSARDUkraineIt is clear that the rules-based order established after the second world war is under extreme threat from oppressors and bullies who think that they can just take what they…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesOn that point, and following on from the speech by the hon. Member for Honiton and Sidmouth (Richard Foord), is not the key issue whether the UK will abide by international law,…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesWill the decision about the advisory opinion be made before or after the Swiss conference in March?12 Feb 2025HANSARDReducing Healthcare InequalitiesIn 2013, the then coalition Government reduced the health inequalities weighting in the NHS formula, with the result that less money went to deprived areas. That was despite…11 Feb 2025HANSARDReducing Healthcare Inequalities8. What steps he is taking to reduce inequalities in healthcare.11 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Security BenefitsNo, I am not going to give way. [ Interruption. ] I am not going to give way. I welcome the social security order and, in particular, what my right hon. Friend the Minister has…04 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Security BenefitsI will start by commenting on the contribution made by the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for East Wiltshire (Danny Kruger). First, it is really important that in this place we…04 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Security BenefitsNo, I am sorry but I am not going to give way. As a former public health consultant, I can also say that the key drivers of ill health are socioeconomic determinants. There is so…04 Feb 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillIt is absolutely right that fraud against the taxpayer, whoever it is by, is detected, that money is recovered and that future fraud is prevented. We saw fraud during covid when,…03 Feb 2025HANSARDPeople with Disabilities and Long-term Health Conditions: Work SupportI welcome the “Keep Britain Working” review but, according to last year’s DWP accounts, £4.2 billion of benefits were underpaid to claimants, and the claimants most affected were…03 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ3. Today’s Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on UK poverty highlights not only who is most likely to be poor but the scale and increase in deep and enduring poverty. I was…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. Could she expand on the technical and financial assistance that the UK is providing to the Palestinian Authority? We know that there…28 Jan 2025HANSARDSEND Provision12. What progress she has made on improving support for children with SEND.27 Jan 2025HANSARDSEND ProvisionI recognise what my hon. Friend says: she has inherited an appalling situation from the last Government. A recent Public Accounts Committee report bore that out. Can she give a…27 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is estimated that 148,000 people had their lives cut short between 2010 and 2020 as a result of austerity measures; on top of that, poor health led to more than £13 billion in…21 Jan 2025HANSARDCommunity Engagement Principles and Extremism DefinitionI was a little bit concerned by the shadow Minister’s conflation of extremism with child sexual exploitation and grooming gangs. Does my hon. Friend agree that how we use language…21 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and the measures she has included in it, and I thank her for her promptness in doing that. I also thank her team, especially the…16 Jan 2025