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HANSARDFree School MealsIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I hope that smile is because you are pleased to see me, and not because of Liverpool’s defeat on Sunday— [ Laughter. ] I…18 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. First, I offer an apology from my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell).…17 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI place proudly on the record that I am currently a member of Unite and GMB. I refer hon. Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I take the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFuel Poverty: EnglandIt is an honour, Mr Efford, to serve under your chairship. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Normanton and Hemsworth (Jon Trickett) for securing this hugely important debate;…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillFirst, I welcome the Government’s commitment to scrapping the costly and inhumane Rwanda plan, repealing much of the previous Government’s draconian legislation, and overturning…10 Feb 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationAt the weekend, President Trump called for a “clean out” of the Gaza strip, proposing to forcibly deport Gaza’s more than 2 million Palestinian inhabitants. That would amount to…28 Jan 2025HANSARDFree School Meals1. What assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing free school meals for all primary school pupils.27 Jan 2025HANSARDFree School MealsKnowsley, an area in my constituency, has the highest proportion of obese and overweight children in England, according to NHS data. Knowsley council’s director of public health…27 Jan 2025HANSARDObesity: Food and DietI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) on getting this important debate in the House. People sometimes talk about rising levels of obesity as simply a…20 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareI thank the hon. Member for Wimbledon (Mr Kohler) for securing this important debate and for his passionate contribution. It is shocking that, on average, only one third of…13 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ9. The parliamentary ombudsman concluded that an injustice was done to 1950s-born women and ruled that they are owed compensation, and asked Parliament to intervene to deliver…18 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. Hind Rajab was a five-year-old Palestinian girl. Her family were fleeing Gaza City when their car came under attack.…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsI welcome the Government’s commitment to uphold their obligations under international law and therefore to issue arrest warrants to these men if they set foot on British soil. If…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Infected Blood InquiryLast week a constituent came to my office whose mother had died 50 years ago, eight months after a blood transfusion she had received when giving birth to her fourth son. When the…19 Nov 2024HANSARDChildren’s Hospices: FundingI thank the hon. Member for that wonderful intervention; I wholeheartedly agree about what Claire House does and with his asks. Three weeks ago, it was announced that spiralling…30 Oct 2024HANSARDChildren’s Hospices: FundingI beg to move, That this House has considered funding for children’s hospices. It is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. “To me and my family, Zoe’s…30 Oct 2024HANSARDChildren’s Hospices: FundingI thank my hon. Friend for her excellent intervention; I wholeheartedly agree. We had to raise £5 million in 30 days to give Zoe’s Place a future, so I asked the trustees to let…30 Oct 2024HANSARDChildren’s Hospices: FundingI thank my hon. Friend for that excellent intervention, with which I wholeheartedly agree. Former football stars from Liverpool joined the efforts, donating more than £150,000.…30 Oct 2024HANSARDChildren’s Hospices: FundingIt has been a privilege to listen to hon. Members and sense the unanimous feeling that where we are now is not sustainable or acceptable. We do not want to see more cases like…30 Oct 2024HANSARD Israel: UNRWA BanAs the hon. Member for Blackburn (Mr Hussain) said, on Sunday the UN’s top humanitarian official warned: “The entire population of north Gaza is at risk of dying.” I spoke to the…29 Oct 2024