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HANSARDEye HealthI honestly thank the Minister for giving way. I have just got here from the funeral of a dear friend, Roger Lewis, who, as a totally blind man, was also a strong advocate for a…15 Dec 2022HANSARDEye HealthWill the Minister give way?15 Dec 2022HANSARDState PensionI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 617603, relating to the state pension. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Robert. I thank the hon.…12 Dec 2022HANSARDState PensionIs any work being done to measure the impact of the summer campaign on the take-up of pension credit? Going forward, I am very happy to work with the Minister on this.12 Dec 2022HANSARDState PensionI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley (Beth Winter) for her incredible speech, which shone a light on the impact of pensioner poverty in her own constituency. She…12 Dec 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent opening to his speech. Does he agree that the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill will be world-leading in the protection it provides against…05 Dec 2022HANSARDCost of Living: People on Low IncomesGiven the cost of living crisis, or emergency, we are living in, it is deeply worrying that the Government have still chosen not to uprate local housing allowance, despite there…05 Dec 2022HANSARD National Eye Health StrategyI beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish a national eye health strategy for England; and to require that strategy to…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The rules of this House are very clear: should any hon. Member be visiting another Member’s constituency, they are to inform them in…24 Nov 2022HANSARDUN International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesThe Minister says that his Government support disabled people and want to ensure that they continue doing so, but it has been 13 years since the last Labour Government signed up…24 Nov 2022HANSARDUN International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesI beg to move, That this House has considered UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I am pleased to say that the broadcast of this debate is also available in British…24 Nov 2022HANSARDUN International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. These exercises should never be seen as just ticking a box; they should have meaningful value. The day is an opportunity to celebrate the…24 Nov 2022HANSARDUN International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesMy right hon. Friend is making an interesting point about the negative and long-lasting impact that the assessment frameworks for employment and support allowance and PIP are…24 Nov 2022HANSARDUN International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesI thank the hon. Member for his stellar leadership of that group prior to my taking over as chair, but also for always stepping in for me at the last minute, and I know he chaired…24 Nov 2022HANSARDUN International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesI congratulate all right hon. and hon. Members who have contributed to what I believe has been an important and particularly timely debate, given the lived experience of so many…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social Careindicated assent.24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAwaab Ishak’s death was shocking, and such things should not be happening in our country in 2022. Everybody deserves a warm, safe and decent home to live in. His case shows what…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAir, Water and Biodiversity: Statutory Deadlines8. What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Government failing to meet statutory deadlines on (a) air quality, (b) water quality and (c)…17 Nov 2022HANSARDAir, Water and Biodiversity: Statutory DeadlinesMy constituents will continue to suffer from breathing toxic air because of the Government’s failure to meet the legal deadline to introduce targets under the Environment Act. The…17 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is a huge problem with the over-policing of black children due to adultification, which is where minors are treated as adults. Some 799 children aged between 10 and 17 were…14 Nov 2022