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HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Second sitting)Q It has been a long-standing battle over pre-1997 compensation rights. Would you agree that this Bill is perhaps an opportunity to at last address that issue, perhaps by a…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Second sitting)Q Is there anything you think should or could be in this Bill that would help? Patrick Heath-Lay: I completely agree with what Ian just said. The review is the right way, and we…02 Sept 2025HANSARDSEND Provision: South-east EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. Since my election last year, I have visited most of the schools in my constituency. That has been one of the nicest…15 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI rise to speak in support of amendment 36. Over the past weeks, I have met numerous disability organisations, from Parkinson’s UK to Action for ME, and heard directly from those…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI cannot agree with the hon. Member, and I will partly explain why in a moment. We need a more honest assessment of the overall financial situation that is being used to justify…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillYes, I agree that that is an additional concern. The implication has been made, both by this Government and the previous one, that much of the rise in claims is down to benefit…09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsWill the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans) for drawing attention to this often-neglected area. For many…09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsNot entirely, although I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. The standard method was intended as an objective way to calculate local housing targets. It is objective in…09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsWill the hon. Member give way?09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsThat is a gross generalisation. There are local factors everywhere. The hon. Gentleman really cannot make generalisations like that.09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsThe targets are centrally driven and set by the standard method. In many areas, they are extremely difficult to fulfil, and that is why we get pressure on the green belt or…09 Jul 2025HANSARDCourt Backlog and Pre-trial Waiting TimesIn my constituency of Horsham, I have been asked to support a woman left in limbo regarding the trial of her ex-partner on a domestic abuse charge. When she was finally given a…08 Jul 2025HANSARDCourt Backlog and Pre-trial Waiting Times14. What steps she is taking to tackle the backlog in the courts.08 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI have great respect for the experience and intelligence of the Ministers behind the Bill, but what we have left in front of us today is no more than a clumsy salvage operation.…01 Jul 2025HANSARD Armed Forces DayWe owe a huge debt of thanks to the whole of the world war two generation, but I would like to pay special tribute to a remarkable local hero from my constituency, Jack Dark, the…26 Jun 2025HANSARDRecognition of the State of PalestineWhat is happening in Gaza is hard enough to watch, but if we are to prevent the west bank from going the same way in a few years’ time, we must act today. Does the Minister agree…24 Jun 2025HANSARDRecognition of the State of Palestine13. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of recognising the state of Palestine.24 Jun 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence PaymentRecently I met Kathryn from my constituency who had to give up a £90,000-a-year job in order to care for her husband. With 150,000 carers set to lose their allowance due to PIP…23 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn her March Green Paper, the Secretary of State promised to provide an additional £1 billion in funding to help benefit claimants back into work, but only £400 million has…23 Jun 2025