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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionOrder. Members will refrain from shouting out and having dialogue with the Secretary of State. Please intervene in the normal manner.14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionOrder. Do not shout.14 Jul 2025HANSARDPovertyFor too long, charities, faith groups and churches such as my own, St Bede’s, have been supporting people struggling to get by. Does my hon. Friend agree that our child poverty…03 Jul 2025HANSARDPoverty11. What steps the Church of England is taking to help to tackle poverty.03 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI am sorry, but I am concluding my comments. Just as in 2015, constituents will never forgive us, and it will haunt those MPs who vote for this Bill. I, of all people, should know.01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI remember well the UN rapporteur saying that the Conservatives were engaged in cruelty towards people in this country who needed help the most. What I cannot fathom is why a…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI thank my hon. Friend the Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) for her diligent and careful work over recent months. I am sad that we have ended up here. No matter what, and…01 Jul 2025HANSARDSocial Mobility: Careers EducationI remind Members that if they wish to be called, they should bob. I am imposing an informal four-minute time limit.19 Jun 2025HANSARDPriorities for Water Sector ReformWe begin with the Select Committee statement. Helena Dollimore will speak about the publication of the second report of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee,…19 Jun 2025HANSARDSocial Mobility: Careers EducationWe will now have a formal three-minute time limit.19 Jun 2025HANSARD Asbestos Removal: Non-domestic BuildingsI thank the hon. Member for cleverly pre-empting some of what I am going to say in my speech. He is absolutely right, but we also see people coming forward now, so it not just a…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Asbestos Removal: Non-domestic BuildingsI beg to move, That this House has considered the removal of asbestos from non-domestic buildings. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Western. Asbestos was banned in the…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Asbestos Removal: Non-domestic BuildingsI thank my hon. Friend, my colleague from the north-east, for that powerful intervention. He is absolutely right: in my grandad’s time, we did not know about the risk from those…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Asbestos Removal: Non-domestic BuildingsI can tell the Minister is coming towards the end of his comments. I know resources are tight but people are dying, as my hon. Friend the Member for Blyth and Ashington (Ian…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Asbestos Removal: Non-domestic BuildingsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I think my right hon. Friend the Minister would also agree, because in his 2022 Work and Pensions Committee report, he asked for a central…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Free School MealsHungry children do not learn, so I thank the Government for listening to those of us who have long campaigned for this announcement. This Government’s reforms are starting to put…05 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituent Claire Ball was sexually abused as a child. As an adult, she faced her abuser in court. He was allowed to provide character references. Her good character was…03 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewThe review is welcome. Where the last Government hollowed out our armed forces, we are rebuilding. Russia’s northern fleet and China’s polar silk road ambitions have seen both…02 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsSouth Shields will be the 15th most negatively impacted constituency if the Government’s proposed welfare changes go ahead, yet there are no in-person consultation events in the…12 May 2025HANSARDWater Sector Reform: ConsultationI echo the Secretary of State’s initial comments. South Shields has a long-standing problem with sewage being dumped in the sea at Whitburn. Just this week, Little Haven beach was…08 May 2025