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HANSARD Points of OrderI did not.26 Jan 2022HANSARD Health Inequalities: Office for Health Improvement and DisparitiesIn my contribution, I referred to the contact that I have had with Crisis on homelessness. Will the contact that the Minister has referred to include those groups? They have the…26 Jan 2022HANSARDAutomatic Pension EnrolmentIt is always a pleasure to speak on these matters, and it was especially a pleasure to hear the hon. Member for Grantham and Stamford (Gareth Davies) set the scene so well. We are…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Women’s FootballThe hon. Member for Sunderland Central (Julie Elliott) referred in her contribution to people who inspire others. May I commend the hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey…26 Jan 2022HANSARDAutomatic Pension EnrolmentI think the figure gain tells it as it is. We went from 2.1 million people to 21 million people; the increase was massive. People from my generation were very responsive to what…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Thank you for your direction in relation to the point of order from the hon. Member for Plymouth, Moor View (Johnny Mercer). Like him and others…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Health Inequalities: Office for Health Improvement and DisparitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank the hon. Member for Bootle (Peter Dowd) for setting the scene. He is a man known for setting the scene well,…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Parties: Police InvestigationI thank the Paymaster General for his responses to these questions. It seems like there are new reports of suspected lockdown breaches each day now. I am pleased, however, that…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingAs we look at the rise of referrals to food banks, it is important to note that a different category is increasing: those in the middle class are also squeezed now. We are finding…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI absolutely agree and I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. We look to the Minister to give us some encouragement. It is about now, not in six months’ time; it is about…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingIt is an absolute pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Mrs Cummins. I congratulate the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson) on leading the debate and on…25 Jan 2022HANSARDSkin Conditions and Mental HealthI congratulate the right hon. Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh) on securing this debate. I want to focus on that issue of major importance to which he referred: mental…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraineI thank the Prime Minister and the Secretaries of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and for Defence for their resolute and strong stance. The UK, NATO and…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Early Years EducatorsThank you, Mr Chairman, for calling me to speak. It is, as always, a pleasure to speak in a Westminster Hall debate, but it is also a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingA number of Members have asked for confirmation that the national insurance contributions planned for April will be deferred, adjusted or done away with. I know the Minister…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Early Years EducatorsThe Minister heard that request from the hon. Lady. I know the Minister is very interested in the subject and, when it comes to answering the requests from the hon. Lady, others…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Requirements for Employees to be VaccinatedI jest. I congratulate the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) on setting the scene so comprehensively. In the light of the contributions from hon. Members,…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Requirements for Employees to be VaccinatedIn my contribution, I referred to the fact that a year ago, we were clapping NHS workers across the whole of the United Kingdom. Everybody, including the Prime Minister and…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]It is always a pleasure to make a contribution in such debates, and it is nice to be here. When we look at amendment 1 and the reasons why the right hon. Member for New Forest…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Requirements for Employees to be VaccinatedI am very pleased to be here, Mr Paisley. I think this is my second consecutive Westminster Hall debate under your chairmanship—you will soon be here as much as I am, at this rate.24 Jan 2022