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HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Cost of LivingI really do thank you, Dr Huq, more than anyone else in the Chamber. I thank all Members who have taken part. Most of all, however, I thank all our disability organisations and…16 May 2023HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Cost of LivingI thank my hon. Friend for that. I am appalled at the remarks being made. I shall move forward and I will not take any further interventions in the meantime; I need to make…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingI will leave it to the hon. Lady to correct me later, when she finds time. Lastly, it is really important that this Government reflect on the fact that a society is judged on how…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingThe cost of living crisis affects disabled people far more than it does the general population. I make no bones about repeating parts of the speech that I made this morning in…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Government do not take into account real lived experiences and people with multiple differences, such as being a woman, being disabled and…16 May 2023HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Cost of LivingThe hon. Lady will know that I do not often agree with her, but in this case I totally agree. There are many other organisations—she mentioned the Resolution Foundation, and the…16 May 2023HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Cost of LivingI beg to move, That this House has considered the cost of living for people with disabilities. It is a real pleasure to serve under you, Dr Huq. In the years in which I have had…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingCould I gently say to the hon. Gentleman that decision time happens in the Scottish Parliament? Maybe you are there more often than you are here.16 May 2023HANSARD High Street Bank Closures and Banking HubsI absolutely agree with the right hon. Member. If someone is poor, they cannot afford to run up bank charges. They cannot afford to be overdrawn. I am old enough to remember my…11 May 2023HANSARD High Street Bank Closures and Banking HubsAbsolutely. Banks are allowed to say, “Well, it is okay if we close, because there is a post office nearby.” That will not always be the case, as more and more sub-postmasters…11 May 2023HANSARD High Street Bank Closures and Banking HubsIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I think that I am about to reiterate a lot of what has already been said, but I think it is worth saying again.…11 May 2023HANSARDNational ResilienceOff the back of reports that Russia is content for its ships to sabotage northern European energy infrastructure, it is more concerning than ever that, despite taking up the…11 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesI declare an interest as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on post offices. I have no idea how I will cram everything into a minute, but I will try. The Post Office was…10 May 2023HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Forgive my eagerness as I have never done this before, but today at Prime Minister’s questions I believe the Prime Minister inadvertently and…03 May 2023HANSARD Voter IDI am a bit puzzled, so let me ask the Minister this: does she actually understand the difference between universal suffrage elections, such as the local elections coming up, and…27 Apr 2023HANSARD Sudan UpdateCan the Foreign Secretary confirm what is happening to those visiting Sudan on refugee travel documents? To echo what the hon. Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden) said, how…27 Apr 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am about to have an “Aw, mum” moment; when I go on about something, my children always use that phrase, and today I am going on about the redundancy modification order again.…27 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillWill the Minister give way?26 Apr 2023HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour in Town CentresIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Ms McVey. I congratulate the hon. Member for Keighley (Robbie Moore) on securing this important debate. I…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Asbestos in WorkplacesI just wanted to say that my point was to show the difference in the compensation for pleural plaques; I was not insinuating that there was no other compensation in the rest of…19 Apr 2023