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HANSARDBenefit Reforms: Disabled People6. What steps she plans to take to ensure that disabled people are adequately financially supported in her planned reforms to benefit entitlements.17 Mar 2025HANSARDBenefit Reforms: Disabled PeopleWork is good for us: it is good for our physical and mental health, and for our general wellbeing. When someone can work, it is essential that they are given all the support to do…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The number of young people not in education, training or work is disproportionately high in areas such as Hartlepool —something the Conservative party did nothing about in 14…17 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. My mother is a WASPI woman and, as fortune would have it, today is her birthday. It would be wonderful if the…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI thank the shadow Home Secretary for giving way. He makes play of the numbers from 2010 and 2024. As a former councillor, I can tell him that the ward I represented in 2010 had a…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing Billrose —10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillPerhaps the most pernicious effect of 14 years of Conservative Government is how they systematically undermined security in every part of our society, whether it was national…10 Mar 2025HANSARD North Sea EnergyI welcome the statement, particularly the Minister’s commitment that oil and gas will be with us for decades to come. Was she as surprised as I was to hear the announcement from…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Illegal BikesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Tipton and Wednesbury (Antonia Bance) on securing this very…05 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineI thank the Prime Minister for his leadership over the last week. Thanks to his actions, Europe is more united, our ties with the United States have strengthened and, critically,…03 Mar 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI welcome the Prime Minister’s leadership today. He is undertaking the first duty of any leader, which is the defence of the nation, and reiterating the fundamental British value…25 Feb 2025HANSARDUkraineThe Foreign Secretary was right that if Russia is serious about a lasting peace, it must respect Ukraine’s sovereignty, but given that it has shown absolutely no sign of doing…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDispersal accommodation for asylum is unevenly distributed across the country. In Hartlepool, we support 50 asylum seekers per 10,000 in the population, yet a few miles up the…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituent Kevin Stephenson and many other people in Hartlepool have complained about the shocking underperformance of Northern Rail. He has witnessed passengers being asked…13 Feb 2025HANSARD US Steel Import TariffsThe reality is that countries across the globe are moving towards a protectionist model, while at the same time we are still importing 68% of the steel we need. There is clearly…11 Feb 2025HANSARDDementia Diagnosis RatesMy dad was a GP in Hartlepool for over 30 years—the Secretary of State was kind enough to meet him the last time he was in Hartlepool—and he has Alzheimer’s. Every day, I think…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillBritain has a long and proud tradition of providing asylum to those fleeing war and persecution, and that patriotic principle must always remain. However, we must be honest: too…10 Feb 2025