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HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI just wonder whether there is any scope for a special “crash the economy” tax, so that we can claw back some of the money that the former Prime Minister has earned from her…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsListening to parts of this debate, I wonder what universe some Conservative Members have been occupying for the last four years. In fact, I wonder whether someone has been…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt must be true, then.07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsOn strengthening protection, is it not true that the SNP hired people on zero-hours contracts to deliver literature during the Rutherglen by-election?07 Mar 2024HANSARDVeteran ID CardsI congratulate the Office for Veterans’ Affairs and the Ministry of Defence on its achievements with the roll-out so far, although it is probably fair to acknowledge that there is…29 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaI want a ceasefire. We need a ceasefire, and how I wish that the simple act of calling for one was enough to deliver it, as some people seem to believe. In reality, it will take a…21 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe number of veterans claiming welfare benefits is rising steadily, and more than 52,000 are now in receipt of universal credit. Does the Minister find that a cause for…19 Feb 2024HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI grew up in a household where it was common to hear family members discuss world war two. I knew about Hitler, the Sudetenland, Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill, and I…25 Jan 2024HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is something of a theme today that we must do everything to remember and to preserve that memory so that people do not forget. As I have…25 Jan 2024HANSARDSupport for Female VeteransThe Centre for Military Women’s Research has identified numerous gaps in our understanding of women’s experiences in the military, the consequent problems they face and the…18 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineThe Israeli Defence Minister has set out proposals for the post-war governance of Gaza involving a multinational taskforce working with Palestinians to restore peace, order and…08 Jan 2024HANSARDVeteransI spent the recess studying the veterans strategy action plan with its 60-odd commitments and thinking about the views of the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs on what he calls the…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaGiven the release of the latest Hamas video of three elderly male civilian hostages, does the Minister agree that in all the distress being experienced about events in Gaza, it is…19 Dec 2023HANSARDAfghan Resettlement UpdateAs this is my first outing at the Dispatch Box in my new role as shadow Minister for Veterans, let me say that the Labour party is proud of our service personnel, our veterans and…13 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineWe seem to have come to the end of our supply of speakers a little earlier than anticipated, so I will now call the Front Benchers.11 Dec 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsI do not think that many people will object to the idea that those who can work should work, and that the Secretary of State’s measures to get people who are capable back into…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseI welcome the pause, with hostages released and aid delivered, and I hope that it continues. I thank the right hon. Gentleman for the role that he has played to date, but if this…27 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsIt is difficult to know whether what we had last week was an autumn statement or a pre-election mini-Budget. It was big on promises and very optimistic, but the growth figures are…27 Nov 2023HANSARD Energy Social TariffsI acknowledge the work that the Government have undertaken on prepayment meters. Would the Minister be willing to consider extending that to households in which a disabled person…23 Nov 2023HANSARD Energy Social TariffsIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir George. I congratulate the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows) on securing this important debate. It is pleasing…23 Nov 2023