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HANSARDState Pension Changes: WomenAs I said, I am not going to announce our manifesto commitment. Like the hon. Lady, I am here to press the Government who are now in power and have the ability to act. […12 Mar 2024HANSARDState Pension Changes: WomenIt is an honour to serve under your chairpersonship, Sir Gary. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for raising this debate. He was kind enough to participate in…12 Mar 2024HANSARDState Pension Changes: WomenYes, I absolutely agree with the hon. Member and certainly we are aware of the gender pay gap, which is getting bigger and bigger. I have referred to the fact that women generally…12 Mar 2024HANSARDState Pension Changes: WomenI am not here today to announce our manifesto or any of our manifesto commitments.12 Mar 2024HANSARDState Pension Changes: WomenHowever, I can say that I have been meeting the WASPI women regularly since I took this role just a few months ago. I am honoured to be in what I believe is a friendly and honest…12 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2023As usual, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mrs Harris. The Minister has covered all the technical details, so I will not repeat them, even though they are…27 Feb 2024HANSARDSaving for the FutureOne of the simplest ways to get people saving for the future is by ensuring that they are enrolled in a pension scheme, but all too many are currently excluded from…05 Feb 2024HANSARD Books in Primary SchoolsYes.24 Jan 2024HANSARD Books in Primary SchoolsI could not agree more with the hon. Gentleman. I thank him for his intervention. Last week, led by Sir Michael Morpurgo, the current and former children’s laureates united to…24 Jan 2024HANSARD Books in Primary SchoolsMy hon. Friend is correct. It is crucial that people in poorer communities have access to public libraries.24 Jan 2024HANSARD Books in Primary SchoolsI beg to move, That this House has considered the availability of books in primary schools. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Ms Elliott. I am delighted to…24 Jan 2024HANSARD Books in Primary SchoolsI am not quite sure about that. I think it is nice to have a new book, if possible. All children should be treated as equals and not have to show that they maybe do not have as…24 Jan 2024HANSARD Books in Primary SchoolsDoes the Minister agree that cuts to public services mean that there is less access to public libraries? Many have closed, and community libraries, which adults in particular used…24 Jan 2024HANSARD Books in Primary SchoolsMy hon. Friend makes a good point. It would be good to see again the scope of what Labour provided in its last term. Library staff encourage new readers and put programmes in…24 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS DentistryThe crisis in NHS dentistry is plain to see and it is affecting so many of my constituents. I am therefore grateful for this opportunity to shed light on this emergency and to…09 Jan 2024HANSARDEnergy-intensive Industries22. What steps her Department is taking to help energy-intensive industries to decarbonise.28 Nov 2023HANSARDEnergy-intensive IndustriesSheffield has a proud history of steelmaking, so much so that we are known globally as the “steel city.” To this day, steel supports thousands of jobs in Sheffield, but repeated…28 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Occupational Pension Schemes (Amendment) (Equal Treatment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023
Draft Pensions (Pension Protection Fund Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023
Draft Pensions Act 2004 (Amendment) (Pension Protection Fund Compensation) Regulations 2023
Draft Pensions Act 2004 and the Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) (Equal Treatment by Occupational Pension Schemes) Regulations 2023It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Sir George. I thank the Minister for his explanation of the statutory instruments and welcome him to his place. I look…21 Nov 2023HANSARDPensioners: Cost of LivingNew figures on pension credit update have shed light on the catastrophic failure to get money to the people who desperately need it. Up to 880,000 pensioners are now missing out.…13 Nov 2023HANSARDVoter Identification: Minority GroupsThe Electoral Commission’s report into voter ID is utterly damning. It found that awareness of the new rules was lowest among black and minority ethnic communities, and take-up of…16 Oct 2023