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HANSARDMaking Britain the Best Place to Grow Up and Grow OldWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?16 May 2022HANSARD UkraineMy right hon. Friend is making an excellent point. Like many colleagues, I have been approached by British people trying to help refugees. They are desperately trying to get them…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI appreciate the point made by the Father of the House, but surely the issue here is the persistent breaches of the rules that seem to have taken place, the fact that that…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillWill my hon. Friend give way on that point?19 Apr 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI wholeheartedly agree with my hon. Friend’s speech; he is addressing absolutely the issues that the sector faces. All of us support the NHS and want to see it thriving. Does he…30 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillI am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this important debate this afternoon. I would also like to thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John…24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillI am grateful for the work that my hon. Friend is carrying out on this important matter, because it seems fundamental to look at the impact on families. In my constituency of…24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillI thank the Chief Secretary to the Treasury for giving way and for his reassurance to people contributing towards the state pension. The Chancellor did not actually mention the…24 Mar 2022HANSARD Cost of Living Increases: PensionersI am afraid that I am out of time. Every Member of the House will have constituents for whom the next few months will be filled with worry about bills. We owe so much to our…21 Mar 2022HANSARD Cost of Living Increases: PensionersIt is a pleasure to sum up in today’s important debate on behalf of the official Opposition. I would like to start by thanking Members from across the House who have spoken in…21 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living: PensionersPensioners who have worked hard and paid in all their lives face an absolutely enormous increase in the cost of living. Food prices are up, the cost of heating is going up and the…21 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesThe Minister is obviously covering a range of issues, both employment and the cost of living for households. As the right hon. Member for Wokingham (John Redwood) mentioned, is…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesMy hon. Friend is making an excellent point that a lot of the pressure on families predates the current crisis by some months. There are an enormous number of food banks across…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresDoes the hon. Lady agree that this is a national issue? We have experienced exactly the same problems in Reading and Woodley. Again, it is elderly and disabled people who are put…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesMy hon. Friend is making an excellent point because surely the point is that, with the super-profits for these very wealthy companies, senior leaders of a number of them have been…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesWill the Minister give way on that point?16 Mar 2022HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does she agree with me that although the Bill is a step forward, it is unusual to have a committee of this type without its having a…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateI thank the Secretary of State for the calm and professional approach he has taken to this difficult issue, and for the pressure he is applying to the Home Office to speed up the…09 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. I would like to ask her about the housing crisis. In my constituency, in Reading and Woodley, many residents suffer, as she says,…08 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend for the six dimensions that he has laid out: I wholeheartedly support him on all those points. There are so many other things that I am…02 Mar 2022