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HANSARD Supporting Single Parents into WorkLet’s not go there. If what the hon. Lady has mentioned is tested first in Scotland and we bring it here, I am not averse to that. The way the welfare rules operate and the “first…17 Nov 2021HANSARD Supporting Single Parents into WorkThe hon. Lady raises an interesting point. In the previous Parliament I signed an early-day motion for more research on the four-day working week. There is evidence that it…17 Nov 2021HANSARD Supporting Single Parents into WorkYes, the hon. Lady makes a good point. Again, it is the children who will suffer if these rates are cruelly different for people of different ages. The national minimum wage does…17 Nov 2021HANSARD Supporting Single Parents into WorkYes, the hon. Lady makes a very good point. There are a lot of anomalies with universal credit; I think our last manifesto said to do away with it because it is not fit for…17 Nov 2021HANSARD Supporting Single Parents into WorkIt is great that the hon. Lady has been to her local job club in a church; I have been to mine and I would advise all hon. Members to do the same. The figures are encouraging, but…17 Nov 2021HANSARD Supporting Single Parents into WorkI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of supporting single parents into work. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. The full effects of…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeThe Leader of the House talks about the good and the humble. Would he agree with the sentiment that bad people will always find a way around rules? The point of rules is to draw…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeDoes my hon. Friend agree that this latest inconsistency, along with the eastern leg of HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail, no rise in national insurance, no border down the Irish sea,…17 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26The Government say they are now following the science—they said it during covid and they are saying it on climate—but over the weekend they managed to alienate the entire…15 Nov 2021HANSARDOcado ZoomI rise to present a petition, on behalf of not just the constituent signatories but the 80 or so delivery drivers at the Ocado Zoom plant in Acton who, having worked throughout…09 Nov 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit Claimants: SupportThe fact that universal credit is an in-work benefit is commonly overlooked. There will be a great many more claimants in west London, where Ocado Zoom is treating its workforce…08 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 November.03 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister has been busy preaching urgency this week at COP26, and I hope that he has caught up with his sleep. When he sits down with his grandchildren one day and they…03 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe women-run Acton firm Fashionizer, which makes uniforms for hotels, diversified into mask manufacturing during the pandemic. The firm is now getting back on its feet, but the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan the Foreign Secretary and former Lord Chancellor impress upon her counterparts in Poland the importance of a judiciary that is free from political interference, as that seems…26 Oct 2021HANSARDTributes to Sir David AmessI rise to speak about the brutal killing of our friend, David Amess. I know that we have an adversarial workplace here—we have a face-off—but some of our best friends are often on…18 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Immunology ResearchFinally, from the Government, Nadhim Zahawi. It is good to see him in person, and not on a conference call on a Friday.09 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Immunology ResearchSince no other Back-Bench MP wishes to catch my eye, I will go to the first of our three Front Benchers. For the SNP, we have Anum Qaisar-Javed.09 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Immunology ResearchBefore we begin, may I encourage Members to wear masks when they are not speaking, in line with current Government guidance and that of the House of Commons Commission? Although…09 Sept 2021HANSARDHS2 and East West Rail: Construction TrafficLocal residents neighbouring the brand-new Old Oak Common station, which has so far cost £6.98 billion and rising, showed me last week how their east-west journeys by bus,…09 Sept 2021