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HANSARDDraft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I echo everything that the hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford has just said, and refer back to the contribution from my…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Prepayment Meters: Ofgem DecisionI beg your pardon, Madam Deputy Speaker; I did say that I would try to be coherent. I want the Minister and the Department to focus on those who are affected by this abhorrent…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Prepayment Meters: Ofgem DecisionI hope I can be coherent, because I am so angry. People with disabilities and their families face a monthly cost in excess of £600 a month for a single person and over £1,000 for…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Steel Industry: Contribution to the UK EconomyI am extremely grateful to have this opportunity to speak, Mr Pritchard, and I thank the hon. Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden) and all the other Members who have spoken. I…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Child Maintenance ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) on securing the debate, and I…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Child Maintenance ServicesI have papers in front of me from a case in my constituency. The parents have separated, and the father was going through court to try to get residency for his daughter. His…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Child Maintenance ServicesI could not agree more. I have numerous cases like that, and I have had them over the piece. I want to commend Cyrene Siriwardhana, who was the person from Surviving Economic…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseOver two years ago, my constituent, a single mother with two young children, was diagnosed with stage 4 terminal cancer. As a result, she subjected herself to punishing treatments…12 Jan 2023HANSARDImpact of Leaving the EUStatistics from His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs show that Scottish exports have plummeted by £2.2 billion over the two years since Brexit, which has already cost Scotland’s…11 Jan 2023HANSARDImpact of Leaving the EU1. Whether he has made a recent assessment of the impact of the UK leaving the European Union on Scotland.11 Jan 2023HANSARD Future of Postal ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary, and I will speak very fast. I thank the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hall Green (Tahir Ali) for securing this important…10 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Has the Secretary of State considered the effect of his Bill of Rights proposals on disabled people and organisations, who consistently use the Human Rights Act in their fight…10 Jan 2023HANSARDEye HealthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for the nice things he said about me and congratulate him on…15 Dec 2022HANSARDPost Office: GLO Compensation SchemeI do not mind being forgotten, Mr Deputy Speaker, but I am glad to be called. I hope this is not being added to my two minutes. I want to thank the Minister for giving me advance…07 Dec 2022HANSARD Dormant Assets Funding: Community Wealth FundsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Harris. I thank the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Jo Gideon) for securing this important debate. Since people…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCo-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I am overawed by the experience of the other Members of this Committee. I welcome the questions that have been asked…30 Nov 2022HANSARDUN International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesI totally agree and thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I am hugely impressed and inspired by unpaid carers, many of whom save this country an absolute fortune…24 Nov 2022HANSARDUN International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I have spoken to many people who were employed by the DWP in Scotland. They are able to compare and contrast the two regimes…24 Nov 2022HANSARDUN International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesI will be very brief. In Scotland, we try to do things differently to foster a more inclusive society for all, based on fairness, dignity and respect—please heed those words.…24 Nov 2022HANSARDUN International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesThe right hon. Member is making some powerful points. Does he agree that, where there is a cap on individual benefits through the Access to Work scheme, that stops some people…24 Nov 2022