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HANSARDUniversal Credit SanctionsNo assessment has been made. Emergency measures brought in during covid meant that the sanctions rate was artificially low. We always expected the rate to increase when we…31 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is an issue that I was already looking into. I am aware of my hon. Friend’s concern, and I shall be happy to meet him and be given an update on the situation.31 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising the matter; I shall be happy to look into it if he writes to me with the details.31 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very pleased that I am wearing my Help for Heroes band today. I am delighted to hear about the work of the charity that my hon. Friend mentions. We are working with our…31 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Social Security PaymentsThat is not a matter for me, but I would like to reiterate at the Dispatch Box that the Government fully understand the pressures we are all facing. We all have constituents…31 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Social Security PaymentsI thank the hon. Lady for her question, and I understand the Opposition have an interest in such reports. However, my role at the DWP is about people—helping people up and down…31 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe benefit cap is important because it restores fairness to the balance between those on working-age benefits and taxpayers in employment. Along with changes in the taper rate,…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHate CrimeI greatly welcome the fact that people feel more willing to report hate crime. We have seen an increase of 26% in recorded incidents and believe that the biggest driver of it is…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHate CrimeThe hon. Lady knows that we have some of the strongest legislation to tackle everything that she has mentioned, including religious hate crime. Over the past six years, the Home…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHate CrimeMy right hon. Friend will be pleased to know that I am very interested in both those issues. The consultation on public sexual harassment has been completed and I am currently…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHate CrimeAs I hope the hon. Gentleman will see, I am personally committed to ensuring the best possible response to these terrible crimes and, indeed, to all crimes. There is an online…26 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenI rise to express my deep condolences and those of my Mid Sussex constituents to the royal family and members of the royal household on the death of Her Majesty the Queen. We are…10 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage PollutionMy constituents in Mid Sussex have rightly been very concerned by social media’s inferring that the Government are not taking significant action. As confirmed today, that is both…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentThe hon. Lady’s comments are a pertinent reminder of the work of our caseworkers. I am sure you will agree, Mr Deputy Speaker, that this has been an incredibly hard period, with…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseSticking with the rails, my constituents in East Grinstead are fed up with the lack of regular services. It is frustrating many of my Mid Sussex commuters who simply cannot get to…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI welcome the Deputy Leader of the House to his place. It is an honour to speak in this summer Adjournment debate. I will take Members on a quick tour around Mid Sussex, as this…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI thank my hon. Friend for saying that. It was a pride and joy to be at the DWP for the last three years. I saw 163,000 young people going into their first job, and I opened more…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentMy hon. Friend makes a really important point about environmentalism. I presume that the green team does litter-picking and other interventions. When young people want to help…21 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyThe Minister recently joined the second SussExport event at Wiston House, which aimed to boost Sussex trade and our global reach. This is a vital first trade deal. Does the…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance PressuresI pay tribute to all my Mid Sussex constituents on the frontline of all our emergency services in this extreme heat. They are absolutely continuing their heroic efforts, whether…18 Jul 2022