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HANSARDRNLI BicentenaryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I congratulate the hon. Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) on securing this important debate. This year marks the…26 Mar 2024HANSARD Women’s State Pension AgeI pay tribute to all WASPI campaigners and stand in solidarity with them. I need also to declare that I am somebody who was born in the 1950s. The treatment of the 1950s-born…25 Mar 2024HANSARDSocial Security Benefits: Vulnerable PeopleThe Government estimated that 3% of households on legacy benefits would fail to move to universal credit under managed migration. However, by last December, 21% had not managed to…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSocial Security Benefits: Vulnerable People5. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's support for vulnerable people who claim social security benefits.18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillA joint statement signed by over 260 civil society organisations has branded the Bill “a constitutionally extraordinary and deeply harmful piece of legislation. It threatens the…18 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft North East Mayoral Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2024I apologise: I should clarify that he introduced fully accessible trains.12 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft North East Mayoral Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2024Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram in the Liverpool city region has introduced new trains that are fully accessible to wheelchair users and are publicly owned. Does my hon. Friend agree…12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThis Budget has failed to address the acute challenges that our country is facing. After 14 years of Conservative rule we have appalling levels of poverty and inequality, and…12 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend on this incredibly important Bill. A number of constituents have written passionately to me about it. According to the UK Government’s own research,…01 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaI note the Minister’s earlier remarks on the topic, but Amnesty International UK is calling for the UK Government to suspend the supply of arms to the Israeli authorities given…27 Feb 2024HANSARDChildren Not in School: National Register and SupportI thank my hon. Friend for giving way and congratulate her on raising this important issue. Analysis by Labour estimates that more than 1,300 pupils in Wirral will miss half their…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Tributes to Sir Tony LloydIt has been so good to hear all these warm tributes to Tony. He was a man of such warmth, integrity and decency and that has resonated through everything that everyone has been…23 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Caroline. Regulation of the roles of physician associates and anaesthesia associates is long overdue. Let me say first that…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIn November the Carrbridge Centre, which does important work with children and other residents in Woodchurch in my constituency, had its Barclays bank account closed without…11 Jan 2024HANSARDMusculoskeletal Conditions and EmploymentThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Support is needed particularly for small businesses who may struggle to understand and source what is required to support people, and to…10 Jan 2024HANSARDMusculoskeletal Conditions and EmploymentI beg to move, That this House has considered musculoskeletal conditions and employment. It is a pleasure to serve under you chairmanship, Dame Caroline. Musculoskeletal…10 Jan 2024HANSARDMusculoskeletal Conditions and EmploymentI appreciate the tone that the Minister is taking in the debate. On that point about mindset, would she look at perhaps requiring employers to inform new employees about Access to…10 Jan 2024HANSARDMusculoskeletal Conditions and EmploymentI thank the Minister for giving way; she is being very generous. On helping people to engage in activities that will improve their health, the closure of swimming pools is really…10 Jan 2024HANSARD Free School Meals: Children with SENDMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. I pay tribute to his tireless work in campaigning on issues related to hunger; he is exemplary in that regard. Today’s debate is…10 Jan 2024HANSARDMusculoskeletal Conditions and EmploymentI thank everybody who has taken part in this important debate for their points. I also thank the many organisations, some of whom I have already referenced, that have been in…10 Jan 2024