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HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI will not give way at this point. In towns such as Hindley Green and Hindley, Abram and Platt Bridge, Ashton and Orrell, pensioners who have worked all their lives are facing…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI will not give way, as I am coming to the end. Today’s debate is another reminder that Conservative Members are growing comfortable with opposition. They prefer shouting,…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI will not. The Conservatives knew that the winter fuel payment needed to change—they said so in their manifesto in 2017—but they did nothing about it. They knew that NHS England…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentIf the hon. Gentleman will allow me a few more minutes, I will come to the exact question of the threshold at which pension credit is awarded and at which, therefore, someone is…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI do. I believe in laying out the argument, and once I have done so, in a couple of minutes, the right hon. Gentleman will be welcome to intervene. That, I think, is partly what…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI will not, at this point.19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Conveniently, I shall be responding to exactly that point in a few minutes, but if he feels that I have not done so, he is welcome…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentHopefully, what I am about to say will answer the hon. Gentleman’s point. [ Interruption. ] If it does not, he is welcome to come in. Let me make clear the principle behind the…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentIn politics, in my opinion, it matters hugely how we make arguments. My generation of politicians, many of us newly elected, have grown up in an era of ceaseless turbulence. Our…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillIn Ashton, Orrell, Platt Bridge, Hindley and Hindley Green, one issue dominates life for so many: antisocial behaviour. For months, I have been promising my constituents the…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMr Speaker, rugby league fans like you and others in the Chamber will know and love my most famous constituent, Billy Boston. Before I came into the Chamber, I was informed that…06 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineIn recent months, the Conservatives, who apparently lack the stamina that the Prime Minister displayed over the weekend, have confidently and repeatedly pronounced to the Prime…03 Mar 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersAs a newly elected Member of this place, I try to visit a school in my constituency every week. Time and again, parents tell me, as they did last week at Hindley All Saints…24 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]It is an honour to follow that great contribution from the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone), much of which I will echo. Like him, before I was elected to this place…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Last month, I hosted the annual dinner for former servicepeople in my constituency, where I met scores of people who served our country proudly and bravely, like Councillor…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillAs others have spoken about the specific measures in this Bill, I will take a step back and talk about the ideas that underpin it. There have been grumblings tonight that we are…10 Feb 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyI was proud to set up the Labour growth group, now ably chaired by colleagues, to demonstrate that we on the Labour Benches are the party of builders, not blockers. I was struck…29 Jan 2025HANSARDEarly Learning Goals18. What steps she is taking to increase the number of children achieving the early learning goals.27 Jan 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingI am a strong supporter of making sure that we reach 2.5% of GDP on defence. However, may I remind Conservative Members that one of the first things this Government did was to…27 Jan 2025HANSARDEarly Learning GoalsAs a Jewish person, Mr Speaker, may I take this opportunity to thank you for everything you have done to help the House to remember my ancestors and those of other Jewish people…27 Jan 2025