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HANSARDVeterans: Vexatious ClaimsThe Government are the custodians of the armed forces covenant, which Labour has always been proud to support. The covenant rightly declares: “Those who serve in the Armed…06 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Departmental SupportThe Secretary of State talked about testing who we want when we want, but he gave no definition of that. The last published figures show that we had tested just 1% of our entire…12 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Departmental SupportThank you, Mr Speaker, and I thank the Secretary of State for his welcome, too. It is a privilege to take on this role, which has always been so important to the Labour party. We…12 May 2020HANSARDPlanning for the FutureI thank the Secretary of State for the advance copy of his statement, which arrived half an hour ago. This is indeed a follow up to the Budget and the Treasury’s flawed thinking…12 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is good to see the Secretary of State still in his place after the Cabinet reshuffle. He is serious about the job, and he certainly has a serious job to do, given that hundreds…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn draft.24 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have heard this before, and frustration and exhortation simply are not sufficient. Social sector blocks are just the tip of the iceberg, and the Secretary of State still has…24 Feb 2020HANSARD HomelessnessI do indeed. The Government published statistics yesterday that, in a sense, show the very scale of the point my hon. Friend rightly makes. When I stood on the other side of the…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessQuite honestly, I do not know where to start. For the thousands of people who will sleep out tonight, the level of the housing market is a long way from their concern. If the hon.…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessI beg to move, That this House notes with concern that the number of people sleeping rough on the streets of England has more than doubled since 2010 and that the number of…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessI am going to make some progress now because so many hon. Members on both sides want to speak. Our homelessness crisis now, as it was in the 1990s, is the direct result of…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessI have bad news for my hon. Friend. I hope she was not listening to Ministers recently when they said that they are ending the benefits freeze and that housing benefit will rise…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessMy hon. Friend is right. I believe that Members on both sides of the House will tell this afternoon of some of the local and individual tragedies behind the national statistics.…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessWishes are not enough. The right hon. Gentleman has been around long enough to know that it is important to will the means. He has also been around long enough to remember that in…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. As I said, this is a Government in denial about the root causes of high and rising homelessness, and she puts her finger on a very important…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessMy hon. Friend is right. This shames us all—in government, in opposition and across the country. We need a new national mission to tackle homelessness, not just a new…29 Jan 2020HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 ReportThis is a grave and important debate. I welcome the Government time for it, but I regret that the Prime Minister is not here to lead it. The public inquiry into Grenfell reports…21 Jan 2020HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 ReportThat is precisely why new legislation is required to enable action where it is needed. [Interruption.] The hon. Gentleman grimaces, but I take the argument and the principle from…21 Jan 2020HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 ReportMy right hon. Friend anticipates the argument I was going to move on to. For such leaseholders, the situation he outlines assumes that they can sell in the first place and that…21 Jan 2020HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 ReportI will not give way anymore; I am going to end my speech because a lot of people wish to speak in the debate. Post election, the Government and the Prime Minister have a majority,…21 Jan 2020