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HANSARDPlan for ChangeIn recent weeks, in response to written parliamentary questions, the Cabinet Office has refused to commit to updating Parliament on the status of the targets in this plan; refused…23 Jan 2025HANSARDPublic ServicesThe Executive have warned of very serious pressures facing the NHS in Northern Ireland, which has the worst waiting times in the United Kingdom—more than six years for some…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationThe Government’s position appears to be that they accept that the failures between 2005 and 2007 constitute maladministration. All of us can see in our inboxes the number of women…15 Jan 2025HANSARDGeneral ElectionI thank the Minister for giving way. She refers to the promises made about GB Energy. Obviously, before the election the Labour party promised that its plans would result in…06 Jan 2025HANSARDGeneral ElectionI think the words speak for themselves, and Mr Westwood is sitting there having brought the petition forward and gained 3 million signatures. The signatures reflect the strength…06 Jan 2025HANSARDGeneral ElectionI begin by congratulating the organiser of this petition, who is my constituent in Kingswinford and South Staffordshire, Michael Westwood. The hon. Member for Bolton South and…06 Jan 2025HANSARDGeneral ElectionIn just a moment. He is the owner of a small business in the Black Country who has seen the impact that Labour’s broken promises are already having on his business, others like…06 Jan 2025HANSARDGeneral ElectionI am not sure that has entirely helped her case. There is certainly no reason to imagine that Mr Westwood was in any way influenced by any foreign state or other foreign actor. He…06 Jan 2025HANSARD Provisional Local Government Finance SettlementThe core spending power tables that the Government have published today show that total Government funding for South Staffordshire is down by 7.5%. Just what do the Government…18 Dec 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyThe Minister did not seem to answer the questions raised by the shadow Foreign Secretary, so may I ask this just one more time: from which budget do the Government plan to make…18 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI join other Members in paying tribute to Figen Murray for the tenacity and courage with which she has campaigned—a campaign that has done so much to bring us to this point. Any…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTrade Barriers with the EUWe all support efforts to remove unnecessary trade barriers, but we must also be clear with our European partners on what we cannot accept. What is the Paymaster General prepared…05 Dec 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsFollowing on from my hon. Friend’s question, the key to reducing violence against women and girls is, of course, effective policing, which was a clear commitment in New Decade,…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillBy the Minister’s logic, are we to assume that support on business rates for hospitality and retail is to end in April 2026?25 Nov 2024HANSARD Infected Blood InquiryThe infected blood scandal is one of the most painful and shameful chapters in the history of the British state. For decades, hundreds of individuals with bleeding disorders and…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Bus FundingPassengers in many parts of the country, including in my constituency, rely on cross-boundary bus services for shopping, visiting friends and family, and accessing vital public…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Financial Services: Mansion House SpeechThe Pensions Minister will be all too aware of the ongoing problems facing members of the west midlands pension fund, one of the country’s largest public sector pension funds. Why…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Pubs Code: Guest BeersThe Minister is making a very important point, because whether it is the Carlisle Brewing Company in the hon. Lady’s constituency or Kinver Brewery in mine, our family breweries…12 Nov 2024HANSARDUyghur and Turkic Muslims: Forced Labour in ChinaI suspect that this will be the final time that I speak on behalf of His Majesty’s official Opposition in an international trade debate. Following the events across the water…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesAccording to statistics published by DEFRA last Thursday, an average farm in England measures 88 hectares, which is roughly one hectare for every word that Labour had to say about…04 Nov 2024