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HANSARD Cost of Living IncreasesThe hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (Emma Hardy) is right to feel empathy and sympathy and to feel angry for the people challenged by the cost of living, as…25 Apr 2023HANSARDHealthcare ServicesThe Secretary of State has just told us that the Welsh Government receives £1.20 in health funding for every pound spent in England. Despite that, the Welsh Government are the…19 Apr 2023HANSARDHealthcare Services6. Whether he has had recent discussions with the Welsh Government on the adequacy of healthcare services in Wales.19 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ8. More than 1.5 million people living outside London stand to be impacted by the Mayor’s new London-wide ultra low emission zone. Labour and the Liberal Democrats are all for…22 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Although there are plenty of measures to help with the cost of living, which I welcome, the Budget’s real impact is much more profound. It seeks to…21 Mar 2023HANSARDAsylum and Immigration Applications BacklogThe backlog of asylum seekers is increasing the need for accommodation. We have just heard outrage expressed by the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss). Can my right…20 Mar 2023HANSARD Labour Market ActivityRight hon. Member: he is quite correct. It seems that we agree on the concept behind universal credit. When did he experience that damascene conversion? The Government are…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Labour Market ActivityMembers of the House often hold jobs fairs, which are too often focused on the unemployed and youth sectors—I hope to mention my own jobs fair later. Does my right hon. Friend…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Labour Market ActivityI am glad to have the opportunity to speak in this debate, not only because it highlights the Government’s proud record of increasing labour market activity, but because it raises…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Labour Market ActivityI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. The question is: at what cost does this come and who pays the price? It is the young, the unemployed and the old who are outside…28 Feb 2023HANSARDCo-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies BillAs my hon. Friend says, it is important that the Government are in favour of the mutual movement, yet last year Liverpool Victoria was at risk of being taken over by private…24 Feb 2023HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that there is a balance between the needs of the employer and the perfectly fair needs of the employees. Does he agree that this Bill seeks to…24 Feb 2023HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way, because many Members are seeking to intervene on this for some reason. I just want to draw the House’s attention to a veterinary…24 Feb 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ5. The Prime Minister will be well aware of the dogged campaign of my hon. Friend the Member for North West Norfolk (James Wild) for a rebuild of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in…22 Feb 2023HANSARDSocial Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillI am really grateful to the hon. Member for making that intervention, because we had a similar discussion in an earlier debate and he gives me the opportunity to say what I kicked…21 Feb 2023HANSARDSocial Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillThis probably strays a little far from the topic of the debate, Mr Deputy Speaker, which is not about immigration policy, but I note in passing that if the hon. Gentleman wants to…21 Feb 2023HANSARDSocial Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillI rise to support this enabling Bill, which will enable the payment of additional cost of living support for many millions of the poorest in society. Before I go into the detail…21 Feb 2023HANSARDSocial Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillI am not saying that employment of any description is the silver bullet. We have phased movement under universal credit, because it is a tapering benefit from unemployment through…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Social Security and PensionsIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn). He refused to give way to me during his speech when he made reference to France being a…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Social Security and PensionsThe hon. Member should know that the seasonal agricultural workers scheme allowed, from memory, 40,000 seasonal workers to enter the country last year, and that its application…06 Feb 2023