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HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection SentencesIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg, and I thank the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill) for securing this incredibly important debate,…27 Apr 2023HANSARDHunger: East Africa and the Horn of AfricaIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Gray. I thank the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady) for securing this hugely important debate. I declare that I took…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Cost of Living IncreasesI would like to raise the terrifying consequences of the declining living standards experienced by my constituents in West Derby and by people across the city of Liverpool. One…25 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsSome 5,260 women in Liverpool, West Derby have been affected by the changes made to the women’s state pension age, and many have contacted me about the devastating impact it has…24 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. The number of children living in poverty is increasing, and a third of the children in my city are now experiencing food poverty. With commitments from the Mayor of London and…17 Apr 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThank you, Mr Speaker—it is an unexpected pleasure. I will be voting against the Bill today. I am proud to support the reasoned amendment in the name of my hon. Friend the Member…13 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. Some 30% of disabled people, including many of my constituents, are having to cut back on using essential medical equipment at home due to rising energy bills. Some 70,000…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Civil Service PayIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley (Beth Winter), who is a good friend, for securing this important…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsWe are talking about communities struggling. A report last week said that the minimum universal credit paid should be £120. We have got people receiving £85, so they are already…01 Mar 2023HANSARD Independent Public AdvocateI welcome the Secretary of State’s acknowledgement that we need to legislate for an independent public advocate, but I am sorry to say that today’s announcement is a pale…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) for securing the debate, and for his certainly interesting take on…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food Costsrose—01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsLast year, Henry Dimbleby gave the Government a national food strategy, which took around four years to complete. That is there; the Government have got that. That’s your food…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food Costsindicated dissent .01 Mar 2023HANSARD UEFA Champions League Final 2022: Independent Review FindingsI agree 100% with my right hon. Friend, unsurprisingly. I thank the panel for their diligence and tenacity in seeking the truth and laying the foundation for justice. Their work…28 Feb 2023HANSARD UEFA Champions League Final 2022: Independent Review FindingsI thank the Minister for his response to far. I impress on him the importance, whoever ends up in that final—I hope it is Liverpool—of fans having a voice in the shape of that…28 Feb 2023HANSARD UEFA Champions League Final 2022: Independent Review FindingsI thank my hon. Friend for that point, which is painted clearly in the report. I wholeheartedly agree with everything she just said. Ted Morris says: “We do not seek recrimination…28 Feb 2023HANSARD UEFA Champions League Final 2022: Independent Review FindingsI completely agree with the hon. Gentleman. The report exonerates Liverpool supporters of any blame or responsibility. In fact, it backs up the statements made by so many…28 Feb 2023HANSARD UEFA Champions League Final 2022: Independent Review FindingsAbsolutely. I thank my hon. Friend and I will touch on that point in a minute, because we have the fantastic Ted Morris from the Liverpool Disabled Supporters Association in the…28 Feb 2023HANSARD UEFA Champions League Final 2022: Independent Review FindingsI beg to move, That this House has considered the findings of the independent review report on the UEFA Champions League Final 2022. It is an honour to serve under your chairship,…28 Feb 2023