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HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesThe highly discredited Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report stated that Britain “no longer” had a system that was “deliberately rigged” against black people, but as…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Prime Minister was in Saudi Arabia this week, days after 81 people were executed by the same regime that has been waging the devasting attacks on Yemen since 2015. The…17 Mar 2022HANSARD DWP Estate: Office ClosuresMany of the closures are in disadvantaged areas, including Liverpool, which cannot afford to lose good-quality public sector jobs. Can the Minister explain what he is doing to…17 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living Increase: Impact on HouseholdsThe question was about what assessment has been made. The Resolution Foundation predicts that inflation will rise above 8% but benefits will increase by only 3%. Liverpool has…15 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living Increase: Impact on Households1. What recent assessment he has made of the impact of inflation on living standards.15 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseListening to Members on the Government Benches this afternoon makes me believe that they are living in an alternative universe, because during this pandemic, the number of…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillThe hon. Lady is making an excellent speech. Does she agree that actions speak louder than words? We have had an awfully long time to get this right—it goes back to 2016—so let us…07 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI rise to speak in support of new clauses 7 and 8, but I want to start by expressing my solidarity with the people of Ukraine, who face unimaginable heartbreak and horror, and…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Legal Aid: North-WestIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Fovargue. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Salford and Eccles (Rebecca Long Bailey) for securing this important debate. The…22 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I thank the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for setting such a positive scene. I…21 Feb 2022HANSARDDiversity: National Cricket Teams7. What steps the Government are taking to ensure diverse representation in (a) women’s and (b) men’s national cricket teams to help tackle racism in that sport.10 Feb 2022HANSARDDiversity: National Cricket TeamsThe Minister makes some interesting points, but does he agree that actions speak louder than words? The game has been described as institutionally racist. Can a review of dressing…10 Feb 2022HANSARD Merseyside: Funding of Local AuthoritiesIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral West (Margaret Greenwood) on securing this important debate.…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does she agree that it is an outrage that this Government have just voted for a real-terms cut to social security and pension…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Social Security and PensionsMore than 30 leading anti-poverty groups, including the Child Poverty Action Group, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Trussell Trust, have warned that this motion will drive…07 Feb 2022HANSARDElective Care Recovery in EnglandI start by thanking all the NHS workers, who have done a tremendous job throughout the pandemic. My mum has been waiting for shoulder replacement surgery for more than two years,…07 Feb 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Chief of Staff AppointmentI asked a question of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in this Chamber recently about the failure of the civil service fast track system to recruit black members of staff.…07 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteDoes my hon. Friend agree that the £4.3 billion that has been written off is a disgrace, given that the austerity that local authorities have suffered over the past 12 years has…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Future of the NHSIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. The future of the NHS hangs in the balance, and the petition is entirely correct in calling on the Government to…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportThis report confirms what we already know: the abject failure in leadership at No. 10. Will the Prime Minister take responsibility and do what the constituents of Liverpool,…31 Jan 2022