Member of Parliament
Emma Lewell
Member since
02 May 2013
Bills sponsored
5
Speeches (30d)
9
Speeches (all)
650
Written questions
90
Last spoke
28 Apr 2026
Recent contributions (650)
HANSARD UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human RightsI thank the Minister for giving way. I am a little confused, because the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions have both dismissed the findings and do…07 Jan 2019HANSARD UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human RightsI thank the House for allowing me to hold this debate this evening on the statement by the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Professor Philip…07 Jan 2019HANSARD UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human RightsDoes the Minister agree with Professor Alston’s assessment that, because the Government use four different measures of poverty, they can essentially say what they want about the…07 Jan 2019HANSARD UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human RightsI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, and I agree. The 35-day delay leads to destitution and despair. There is no acceptable rationale for making people wait that long…07 Jan 2019HANSARD UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human RightsI agree that that would be a welcome way forward. Those stories I have mentioned are not the exception but the norm, so it is little wonder that in 2017 the UN concluded that the…07 Jan 2019
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