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HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillDoes the right hon. Member agree that the reduction in investment in the NHS and in mental health service support for the people of our country has led to an epidemic of people…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI do agree, and I repeat a point that was made earlier by one of my colleagues: the Timms review must include not just disabled people but disabled people of all ages, and also…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI am unable to comment on the people to whom the hon. Gentleman refers as “absent”. I am here to represent my independent alliance colleagues, all of whom strongly oppose the Bill…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Glaucoma AwarenessUnder the 10-year plan, the Government want to invest in the NHS and bring services into the community. There are examples of that around our country, and maybe in Northern…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Football Governance Bill [Lords]Will the hon. Gentleman give way?08 Jul 2025HANSARD Football Governance Bill [Lords]I rise today to speak to the new clauses in my name and to lend my support to several of the other new clauses. Some have already been spoken about by my hon. Friends across the…08 Jul 2025HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Winchester (Dr Chambers) on introducing this important Bill. It is an absolute honour and a privilege to speak on this subject. I have spoken on…04 Jul 2025HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Financial RedressI stand here in support of the 6,020 WASPI women in my constituency and every single WASPI woman across the UK. I congratulate the hon. Member for Salford (Rebecca Long Bailey) on…03 Jul 2025HANSARD NHS 10-Year PlanI also welcome the statement and the 10-year plan, and I offer my full support for most of the elements. Staying focused on the positive, I hope to be permitted to raise three…03 Jul 2025HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Financial RedressDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that taking this step to ignore the findings of an ombudsman sets a really dangerous precedent that could be exploited by private companies and…03 Jul 2025HANSARD Phone TheftI congratulate and thank the hon. Member for Brent East (Dawn Butler) for bringing this important debate. I rise to support her and to bring urgent attention to an issue that…03 Jul 2025HANSARD Phone TheftI thank the hon. Member for his informed contribution to the debate. I agree with him and the hon. Member for Brent East, who indicated that companies are not doing enough. It…03 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillWill the hon. Member give way?01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillJust to reflect on the record of the previous Government, as of 2024, approximately 24% of the UK population—nearly 16 million people—were living in poverty. Between 2019-20 and…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI will accept a Government who listen, adapt and change their approach in the light of new evidence put before them, so I would congratulate the Government on improving on the…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI rise not just with grave concern but with absolute conviction. I speak in support of the reasoned amendment tabled by the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell), and…01 Jul 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Member give way?20 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsThe towns of my constituency, Dewsbury and Batley, lie at the heart of West Yorkshire’s heavy woollen district. We have a proud history of textiles, and we were the centre for…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillEven celebrities such as Emma Raducanu, and others in the public eye who have been affected by stalkers, feel unsafe and unprotected by existing legislation. Does the hon. Member…18 Jun 2025