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HANSARDEngagementsQ15. I beg your indulgence briefly, Madam Deputy Speaker, to wish my constituent who was attacked in yesterday’s serious incident in Aberfan a speedy recovery. I thank the…06 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ4. Pearl Melody Black was 22 months old when a car rolled off a private drive on to a highway and hit a wall, which fell and killed her while she was holding her daddy’s hand.…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a debate on the appalling service offered by the Home Office? I have been working for over a year with a constituent who has been trying to get a visa for his family,…16 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence Reduction, Policing and Criminal JusticeI will focus on a few key issues as we debate the first Gracious Speech of His Majesty’s reign. First, I agree wholeheartedly with the Government on one issue: the country needs…15 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Carer's Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2023That is a matter to be debated at some point in the future, I am sure.14 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Carer's Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Mrs Harris. As has been said, the order will allow the Scottish Government’s carer support payment to go…14 Nov 2023HANSARDMenopauseI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) for securing this important debate during World Menopause Awareness Month, and my hon. Friend the Member for…26 Oct 2023HANSARD Hate Crime Against the LGBT+ CommunityI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. It comes at a time of a significant rise in hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community. I stood with the trans…18 Oct 2023HANSARDPoverty and InequalityAfter 16 years of SNP Government and 13 years of the Tories, one in four children in Scotland lives in poverty. There are 40,000 more children in poverty compared with a decade…13 Sept 2023HANSARDPANS and PANDASI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this debate. She mentioned that awareness is crucial. A family in my constituency of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney has been living through…12 Sept 2023HANSARDInflation and Food Prices: Pensioners5. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of (a) inflation and (b) food prices on pensioners’ incomes.04 Sept 2023HANSARDInflation and Food Prices: PensionersWe know that 770,000 pensioners are eligible for pension credit but are not receiving it. A few months ago, I joined my local citizens advice bureau to organise a pension credit…04 Sept 2023HANSARDHorizon EuropeThe Government made a manifesto promise to associate with Horizon Europe, but it is now 132 weeks since they took our country out of the world’s biggest science fund. It is…19 Jul 2023HANSARDHorizon Europe10. What recent progress she has made on securing the UK’s association with Horizon Europe.19 Jul 2023HANSARDTransport ConnectivityConsidering that not a single mile of High Speed 2 track will reach Wales, and that current services between Wales and England are woefully unreliable and expensive, what steps…05 Jul 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ7. Sarcomas are cancers that can affect any part of the body, inside or outside, including muscles, bones, tendons, blood vessels and fatty tissues. Sarcoma is rare. In the UK,…05 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseSarcomas are cancers that can affect any part of the body, inside or outside, including muscles, bones, tendons, blood vessels and fatty tissues. Sarcoma is rare; 15 people are…29 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage and Rental CostsThe Tory mortgage bombshell can trace its roots back to the disastrous mini-Budget and the so-called growth plan last September. Coupled with 13 long years of Tory failures, it…27 Jun 2023HANSARDGrowth Plan of 23 September 2022 and Cost of Mortgages3. What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the growth plan of 23 September 2022 on mortgage rates.20 Jun 2023HANSARDGrowth Plan of 23 September 2022 and Cost of MortgagesThe former Prime Minister has apologised for the mistakes in her so-called growth plan and the damage it caused. Families across the UK will soon start paying thousands more in…20 Jun 2023