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HANSARDDigital IDMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. There is a reason why millions have signed this petition. The Minister should commit to scrapping it today, but I am not sure he will. As is…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDI have already said that I believe the policy should be scrapped. The hon. Member has his own reasons, and I have outlined mine. One thing we are both agreed on is that trust in…08 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe reality is that, as we take part in this debate, the wealth of billionaires continues to soar while ordinary families in our constituencies continue to struggle with a cost of…02 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWhat we need is a wealth tax. Working families need help now. The Government could raise more than £50 billion a year through a 2% wealth tax on assets over £10 million,…02 Dec 2025HANSARDImmigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa RoutesDoes the hon. Lady agree that at the heart of this debate is article 8 of the European convention on human rights? This is a fundamental attack. Let me make myself clear: in…25 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian ObligationsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for leading this important debate. She is quite right that nearly 200,000 people have signed this very important petition at relatively short…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI join others across this House in welcoming this important Bill, and I welcome and align myself with all the points the Prime Minister has made. Will he join me in paying tribute…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasLet us be clear: peace cannot exist under impunity. Weeks into the ceasefire, Israel has once again bombed Gaza, killing over 100 Palestinians, including 35 children, as it…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who the whole House will agree is making an excellent and powerful contribution. I congratulate him on all the hard work that he has done to…03 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ13. Let us be clear in this House: Israel is starving Palestinian children. That is a war crime. Israel is killing Palestinian children as they queue for food. That is a war…16 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillAs ever, my hon. Friend is making a passionate case. Does she agree that, for many of us, our principled objection to the Bill remains? It will still balance the books on the…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillLike my hon. Friend, I welcome some of the last-minute concessions that were made last week. Does she share my concerns, in particular around UC health, that there are still £2…09 Jul 2025HANSARDKnife Crime Offenders: Rehabilitation15. What steps her Department is taking to support the rehabilitation of people convicted of knife crime offences.08 Jul 2025HANSARDRoad and Rail ProjectsMuch of what is in today’s statement is of course welcome, but for places such as Bradford that have been left behind for a generation, we need to go much further. So I again make…08 Jul 2025HANSARDKnife Crime Offenders: RehabilitationI welcome the Minister’s answer. Knife crime ruins lives and devastates communities; rightly, those responsible must be held accountable. If we are serious about preventing…08 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI place on record my full support for the proscription of Maniacs Murder Cult and Russian Imperial Movement. They are vile, murderous and fascist cults, and their place on the…02 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillAbsolutely, and I will come on to that point. I have already touched on the seismic nature of the Bill. To be frank, I have spent a decade in this place, and I have never seen a…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillCourageous political leadership sometimes demands that we admit it when we get it wrong, like we did with the winter fuel allowance. I sincerely think that people respect us when…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillThere is no denying that the ideological austerity of the previous Government over the past 14 years has led to the decimation of our services, the devastation of our communities…01 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformIt is clear that the central issues for many on the Government Benches remain. Rushing through legislation without full and meaningful consultation with disability groups is the…30 Jun 2025