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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsPeople with disabilities and serious health conditions already have higher living costs, and the proposals in the work capability assessment activities and descriptors…05 Dec 2023HANSARD School Pupils with AllergiesI think I got it right that time—as the hon. Member for Strangford indicated. We play that game occasionally here. Social or fundraising activities, including charity bakes, can…30 Nov 2023HANSARD School Pupils with AllergiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I, too, thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), who has given us an insight into allergies in schools…30 Nov 2023HANSARD World Stroke DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill) on securing this debate. It is…23 Nov 2023HANSARD Energy Social TariffsI beg to move, That this House has considered energy social tariffs. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George, in this debate on the introduction of an energy…23 Nov 2023HANSARD Energy Social TariffsI thank the hon. Members for Waveney (Peter Aldous), for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Steve McCabe) and for Southampton, Test (Dr Whitehead) for their contributions. I also thank the…23 Nov 2023HANSARD Autism and Learning Disability TrainingYes. I find it strange to be so much in agreement with a Member from the Government side, but in this instance I am absolutely in agreement. I was in a school on Friday talking to…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Autism and Learning Disability TrainingI absolutely agree with the right hon. Gentleman. Raising autism awareness is so important across the spectrum, but especially in a school, where there should be a nurturing and…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Autism and Learning Disability TrainingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I congratulate the hon. Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage) on securing this important debate. I have a…21 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: LegislationI welcome the Minister to her place. Her former colleague, the Home Secretary, thought homelessness was a lifestyle choice, yet in reality, almost a quarter of homelessness among…21 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: Legislation8. Whether he plans to take legislative steps to help end violence against women and girls.21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe proposals in the work capability assessment activities and descriptors consultation will mean some claimants will lose £390 a month if they are reassessed, pushing them even…13 Nov 2023HANSARD Rural Postal Services: SustainabilityOn that note, the withdrawal of DVLA services, due to take place in March next year, is abominable, and will further cut the amount that sub-postmasters can earn. Does the hon.…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Rural Postal Services: SustainabilityThe Government will be dictating to our constituents how they access those services if they are withdrawn from post offices, because digitally excluded people will not be able to…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Rural Postal Services: SustainabilityThe count of the number of post offices includes drop and go facilities. Those are not in any sense post offices, as all Members here would recognise them. Does the Minister think…25 Oct 2023HANSARDWomen in STEM JobsThe Scottish Government have a number of ambitions to address the lack of women in STEM occupations and settings such as schools. Those ambitions start early. The gender pay gap…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThis year’s wear red day for Show Racism the Red Card is tomorrow. I cannot think of a more apt day in the light of recent circumstances. Will the Leader of the House join me in…19 Oct 2023HANSARDGaza: Al-Ahli Arab Hospital ExplosionI keep hearing the words of my mother in my brain, and I have done for the last week: “Twa wrangs dinnae make a right.” Hamas are an indefensible organisation in any right…18 Oct 2023HANSARDDevolution of Drugs PolicyThe Minister did not answer the question, so I will try again. Scotland needs a caring, compassionate, human rights-informed drugs policy with public health and the reduction of…13 Sept 2023