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HANSARDEngagementsI, for one, will be downloading the song by the hon. Member for Neath and Swansea East (Carolyn Harris), and I join the Prime Minister in his delight about it. I also join him in…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Prime Minister for his reply. I hope that we will hear more from Ministers, particularly on hospices and national insurance, in the days to come. I turn to the cost of…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsMay I associate myself with the Prime Minister’s remarks about the terrible impact of Storm Bert and all the flooding? Our thoughts are with all those affected, with thanks to our…27 Nov 2024HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I was never on John Prescott’s Christmas card list, but I did have the interesting task of shadowing him in the early noughties for…25 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsMr Speaker, may I echo your words about the passing of John Prescott? He dedicated himself to serving people and his enormous influence will be felt long into the future, not just…21 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsWhen it comes to fixing the crisis in the NHS that he has inherited, the Prime Minister has rightly recognised the need to improve access to GPs, but as is the case for my hon.…13 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI have to say, I think patients, GPs and others listening to that answer will want more reassurance, and will want it much more quickly. Turning to the war in Ukraine, a senior…13 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful for the Prime Minister’s comments on Ukraine, but Donald Trump has also said that “trade wars are good”. He calls himself “Tariff Man”. People are really worried…06 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI join the Prime Minister in his comments about Remembrance Sunday. We must always remember the brave British men and women who gave their lives for our country. I also join him…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to follow the Chair of the Treasury Committee, the hon. Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Dame Meg Hillier), and I wish her all the best in her new role,…30 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsThank you, Mr Speaker. May I associate myself with your remarks and those of the Prime Minister about the right hon. Member for Richmond and Northallerton (Rishi Sunak), and thank…30 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Prime Minister for his reply. I hope we really can take that world leadership back again. Another issue on which the UK needs to show urgent leadership is the…30 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceI am grateful to the Minister for what she has just said, but will she confirm that the remit of the review will go further into the structure of carer’s allowance? Many of us…16 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceI beg to move, That this House recognises the remarkable contributions that the UK’s 5.7 million unpaid carers make to society and the huge financial challenges many face; notes…16 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceThe hon. Member is absolutely right. I include young carers; indeed, I am a member of the all-party parliamentary group on young carers and young adult carers, and I invite him to…16 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?16 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that point. That should certainly be part of the review, but one or two other issues, which I will talk about, are critical to reform…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Access to Primary HealthcareOther opticians are available.16 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceFor carers who can receive carer’s allowance, which does not include young carers, it is a lifeline. Carer’s allowance is the main financial support available but, frankly, as the…16 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceWhen he was Secretary of State, did the right hon. Gentleman ask what proportion of overpayments were due to egregious fraud and what proportion were due to being a small amount…16 Oct 2024