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HANSARDFuel Poverty8. What steps she is taking to support households in fuel poverty during winter.27 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Horizon: Compensation and LegislationI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. Under successive Labour, Tory and Liberal Ministers, Post Office Ltd has overseen the largest miscarriage of justice in UK…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Horizon: Compensation and LegislationThe devolved Governments have no power or locus in the UK Post Office, so we really need to get this together. When will the legislation for both the exoneration and the redress…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Horizon ScandalDocuments published this week by the BBC reveal that the Swift review, dated February 2016, noted that Post Office Ltd “had always known” about the balancing transaction…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Speaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Back in October, as soon as I could after the heinous actions of Hamas, I called for a ceasefire, and I have held firm to my belief…21 Feb 2024HANSARDImmigration Rules and Border SecurityClosing the Ukrainian families scheme almost two years to the day since Putin’s illegal war began is particularly cruel. The Government speak of a rationalisation of the schemes,…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Governance and Horizon Compensation SchemesI am at a loss today: another Monday, another Post Office scandal. I have tried very hard to pull together my thoughts on the statement, what was said in The Sunday Times, and…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Management CultureI really thank the Minister for his intervention because hearing direct from the Minister that he will not be pursued will provide my constituent with some element of comfort.…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Management CultureI absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. Many victims have described themselves as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. There is no scheme in place to help them and…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Management CultureI agree with the hon. Gentleman. He has been one of the people who has been pursuing this business for many years, and I pay tribute to him for that. Shockingly, the Post Office’s…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Management CultureHe is acknowledging that. At this point, it is worth reading out a letter from Professor Chris Hodges, the chair of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board, who has been similarly…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Management CultureI could not agree with the hon. Gentleman more. I have lost three post offices in the last year, but not one vacancy has been filled. As we all know, it is the poorest and most…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Management CultureI could not agree more with the right hon. Gentleman. I frequently agree with him on Post Office matters. This is important, because the all-party parliamentary group on post…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Management CultureI absolutely agree. The ITV drama exposed what happened, despite numerous efforts by many distinguished people in this place and the other place, by journalists such as Nick…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Management CultureI thank everyone who has taken part in this debate. It was quite a surprise that so many people turned up on a Thursday as the House rises for a recess. I intend to go on with…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Management CultureI beg to move, That this House has considered the management culture of the Post Office. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for allowing this debate. I spoke in Westminster…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Management CultureI thank the Minister for his intervention. I know that he has worked hard since he took over his post to make things better, but it would not be right if I did not continually and…08 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Scope has noted that potential changes to the work capability assessment might force disabled people into ill-suited employment, and it is worried that huge numbers of people…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Social Energy TariffI beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish proposals for a social tariff for energy. During the autumn statement of 2022,…06 Feb 2024HANSARDHomeowners with Mortgages: SupportThe rate for a two-year fixed mortgage remains more than double the level of December 2021. More than 900,000 borrowers are set to see their monthly payments rise by £500 or even…06 Feb 2024