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HANSARDVulnerable People: Support into WorkThe well-received and groundbreaking Buckland review of autism employment focused on the action needed to help to tackle the lack of opportunities and outdated recruitment…07 Oct 2024HANSARDVulnerable People: Support into WorkI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that answer. The disability action plan mid-year update is now somewhat overdue. Can the Minister confirm to the House when there will be a…07 Oct 2024HANSARDJobcentre PlusJobcentres are extremely good, as we just heard from the hon. Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Dame Meg Hillier), who is leaving the Chamber. Yet the new Minister for…07 Oct 2024HANSARD Sir David Amess Adjournment DebateIt is a great honour to be called to speak in the Sir David Amess adjournment debate. Let me first refer Members to my registered interests before I make some points about my…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. We are all passionate about our hospices, our hospitals, our GP practices and the other health services that our constituents get.…12 Sept 2024HANSARD NHS: Independent InvestigationI thank those who daily work in NHS services across our country. If the Secretary of State is truly serious about assisting and supporting the whole of our NHS in England, across…12 Sept 2024HANSARD NHS: Independent InvestigationOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.12 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI welcome the Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the hon. Member for Wycombe (Emma Reynolds), to her place and wish her well. It is a pleasure to close the debate on…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI thank the hon. Gentleman for standing up for his constituents. I agree about the disproportionate and deep impact on our cold spots in Northern Ireland, rural areas, the north…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI will give way to the hon. Gentleman if he can tell us why he thinks this is a good idea.10 Sept 2024HANSARDGovernment Policy on HealthWill the Secretary of State please illuminate the House about any conflict of interest concerning the gentleman in question? Did he head into the ministerial floor or access the…09 Sept 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon: RedressI welcome the update to the House today. We saw through the ITV series that Lord Arbuthnot, like many, was an exemplary constituency MP and something for us to all aspire to. Many…09 Sept 2024HANSARDEconomic GrowthGrowth and additional runway capacity at Gatwick is again on the agenda. My constituents who work at that airport and those who fly from there benefit from its stability and…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Disabled People on Benefits: EHRC InvestigationIt is a pleasure to be called to the Dispatch Box to respond for the Department for Work and Pensions this morning. The Department is absolutely committed to providing services…23 May 2024HANSARD Disabled People on Benefits: EHRC InvestigationI agree with the hon. Lady. We have much we agree about and real mutual respect, and I know her concerns come from the heart. I reiterate that we are a compassionate Department,…23 May 2024HANSARD Disabled People on Benefits: EHRC InvestigationI was looking forward to giving evidence to my right hon. Friend on many of these matters, alongside my hon. Friend the Minister for Employment. Indeed, there was work to come…23 May 2024HANSARD Disabled People on Benefits: EHRC InvestigationLet me first reflect on the Secretary of State’s appearance at the Select Committee. I reiterate that, as he said yesterday, the investigation of the Department is based on a…23 May 2024HANSARD Disabled People on Benefits: EHRC InvestigationI welcome back my right hon. Friend, from whom I learned so much as a Parliamentary Private Secretary. It is pleasing to know that his work on neurodiversity and understanding…23 May 2024HANSARD Disabled People on Benefits: EHRC InvestigationI thank the hon. Lady for her remarks. Just this week, I met people with disabilities in the media industry who were thriving while working in ITV, which tries to help people when…23 May 2024HANSARD Disabled People on Benefits: EHRC InvestigationI am just trying to. I met a company that is working to ensure that NHS buildings are more accessible, so the DWP understands that. The hon. Lady asked whether I really believed…23 May 2024