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HANSARDCivil Service Pension Scheme: AdministrationI agree. To deal with hardship, the Cabinet Office has announced interest-free loans of up to £10,000. That may help in the short term, but it is wrong that pensioners are being…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension Scheme: AdministrationI agree. Peter reached state pension age and gave plenty of notice, but heard nothing. After waiting three hours on the phone, he was told that nothing had been done. He retired…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension Scheme: AdministrationI totally agree; this is not any way to treat our civil servants. Elaine has been waiting for a pension forecast since early December. She came to see me in January because she…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension Scheme: AdministrationI apologise, Ms Lewell. The scheme cannot even say how many people are still waiting for their first pension payout. From what we are hearing, it is clearly thousands. Behind…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension Scheme: AdministrationI do agree with you; it is completely unacceptable.04 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension Scheme: AdministrationI absolutely do agree with you. The move to Capita was meant to modernise the system and improve services. Instead, it has exposed poor planning and weak control. Since the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension Scheme: AdministrationI agree. Some retirees have had to borrow money just to pay bills because their expected pension payments or lump sums have not arrived, and no clear timescale has been given for…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension Scheme: AdministrationI agree with the hon. Gentleman. The seriousness of it has been accepted at the highest level. As I was saying, Cat Little, permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office, wrote to the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension Scheme: AdministrationI beg to move, That this House has considered administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I am grateful to my…04 Feb 2026HANSARDAI: Impact on EmploymentHistory shows that workers’ voices must be heard to ensure that advances in technology provide better living and working conditions. Will the Secretary of State tell me what…04 Feb 2026HANSARDAI: Impact on Employment1. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of AI on trends in the level of employment.04 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. The announcement to upgrade the radar systems of 40 Typhoons is welcome, but none of those Typhoons will be worked on by BAE at Warton, near my constituency. We cannot afford…02 Feb 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent Katie Brett’s little sister was brutally murdered when she was 16 years of age. Katie is campaigning for Sasha’s law to give victims’ families longer to apply to…22 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Settler violence and expansion in the occupied west bank is a daily threat to Palestinian communities. In the face of persistent violence, entire villages have been forcibly…20 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.09 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe British people are paying the bill for criminal covid fraud. Under the Conservatives, waste and corruption exploded and taxpayers’ money was stolen. Will the Chancellor make…09 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Contracts: Trade Union Recognition2. What steps he has taken to ensure that trade union recognition is considered when determining the award of public contracts.04 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Contracts: Trade Union RecognitionI refer to my entry on the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Bidfood, which has public contracts with the Army, prisons and schools across the UK, has torn up a…04 Dec 2025HANSARDRail ConnectivityThe cul-de-sac of Thornton and Fleetwood in my constituency once had a rail line that served the local community well. Now, there is only one main route in and out by road. It is…20 Nov 2025HANSARDRail Connectivity15. What steps she is taking to improve rail connectivity.20 Nov 2025