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HANSARD Social Security and PensionsI am interested in what the hon. Gentleman is saying about the huge problem of pensioner poverty, particularly for those who are unable, or do not understand how to access the…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Social Security and PensionsIf I may, I will just take my hon. Friend back to the point she was making about rent levels, which have gone up extraordinarily in the past six months. London now has the highest…06 Feb 2023HANSARDPalestinian Territories: Israeli SettlementsIf the Israeli Government settlements are illegal, why did the UK Government vote against referring them to the International Court of Justice at the United Nations? What…31 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Four million Yemeni people have been forced from their homes, thousands have died and Britain has sold billions of pounds-worth of arms to Saudi Arabia, which have been used…31 Jan 2023HANSARDPalestinian Territories: Israeli Settlements8. Whether it remains the Government’s policy that Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories are illegal.31 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI thank my hon. Friend for giving way and I fully support all that he has said in his speech. Would he agree that the effect of the Government’s attitude, and of this and other…30 Jan 2023HANSARD Building SafetyThe Secretary of State will know from my correspondence with him about buildings in Drayton Park and in other parts of my constituency the deep stress and concern that many…30 Jan 2023HANSARDUrgent and Emergency Care Recovery PlanThe social care sector is dominated by dedicated staff who are paid low wages. High profits are made from it and there is an insufficiency of spaces. Will the money that the…30 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI am proud of my union membership, which is recorded in the register of Members’ interests, and I used to be a full-time union organiser. The Minister claims that the public’s…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Future of Postal ServicesI am not calling the hon. Member incompetent.10 Jan 2023HANSARD Future of Postal ServicesIt is up to the Government to intervene now to protect the USO and take Royal Mail back into public ownership, which it should never have left.10 Jan 2023HANSARD Future of Postal ServicesI thank the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hall Green (Tahir Ali) for securing the debate. The current dispute of Royal Mail workers with the Royal Mail Group, led by the CWU, is…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Industrial ActionCan the Secretary of State not just for once acknowledge the stress levels of workers—postal workers, rail workers, health workers and teachers—who have had 10 years of frozen pay…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentMy friend is absolutely right. The management of Royal Mail is trying to reduce postal workers to gig workers and put them on a par with other delivery companies that pay far…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentThis morning, I joined nurses on strike outside Great Ormond Street Hospital. They were out there not because they wished to be but because of their utter desperation about the…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Migration and Economic DevelopmentThe Home Secretary says that Britain has a proud tradition of supporting asylum seekers. That is true in part, but it is not true under her tenure. She is pursuing a vile policy,…19 Dec 2022HANSARDSmall Boats Incident in the ChannelLike all Members, I hold out sympathy to those who died last night and thank those who risked everything to try to save life at sea; they should be thanked for that. It is…14 Dec 2022HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayThe hon. Member must also be aware that it seems to have been a consistent Foreign Office policy for about 10 years now to reduce the number of human rights advisers in our…08 Dec 2022HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayA recent Westminster Hall debate focused on Ethiopia, particularly the situation in Tigray. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that we need to keep the pressure up on the Ethiopian…08 Dec 2022HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayI congratulate the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Margaret Ferrier) on securing today’s debate and on the speech that she made earlier and her remarks about the…08 Dec 2022