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HANSARD National Insurance Contributions: HealthcareA trustee of the Hamelin Trust, a not-for-profit provider of care and support across Essex, has contacted me because he is concerned about the £92,650 rise in national insurance…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Council TaxDuring Prime Minister’s questions yesterday, the Government accepted that they were giving councils a maximum of £600 million, but the Local Government Association has said that…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [Lords]Reflecting some of the comments that the hon. Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova) has made, would it not be great to see some more Cross-Bench peers in the House of Lords…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMembers may be surprised to hear that marriage between first cousins remains legal in the UK, despite the genetic issues and concerns about women’s rights. Norway banned the…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [Lords]The hon. Member for South East Cornwall (Anna Gelderd) made an incredibly moving speech. I remember her predecessor well; we served on the 1922 committee together. I thought her…14 Nov 2024HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During Prime Minister’s questions, the Prime Minister said that the Government had “not touched national insurance”, despite their…13 Nov 2024HANSARDYoung People Not in Education, Employment or TrainingA small business in my constituency to which I have spoken over the last few weeks has raised concerns about the impact of the national insurance rises in the Budget on, in…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsThe right hon. Gentleman mentions the consequences for the broader community and businesses of extra taxes on the agricultural sector. Those are felt in my constituency of…11 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.05 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne of my constituents—05 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne of my constituents has been attending court to resolve a matter around divorce and periodical payments since 2015. Although she has achieved positive results at all the court…05 Nov 2024HANSARDReducing ReoffendingAnswers to my recent written parliamentary questions have talked of the positive impact that relations with families can have on prisoner resettlement. However, in a number of…05 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State acknowledge, as the right hon. Baroness Smith of Basildon has in the other place, that concerns around freedom of speech and academic freedom in our…04 Nov 2024HANSARD Higher Education ReformTen million pensioners, almost 30 million workers who the Institute for Fiscal Studies says will now see lower wages because of national insurance rises, tens of thousands of…04 Nov 2024HANSARD Higher Education ReformWhat a surprise—very leaky.04 Nov 2024HANSARD Israel: UNRWA BanOf the 12,000 UNRWA employees, about one in five are members of Hamas, and almost 500 of them are members of Hamas’s military wing. When I asked the Foreign Secretary whether he…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsEighty-two per cent of those who have seen Labour take away their winter fuel payment are either below the poverty line or within £55 a week of it. How can the Government justify…29 Oct 2024HANSARD Remembrance and VeteransThis year marks 80 years since D-day and one of my constituents, Don Sheppard, who died aged 104 this year, was a veteran of both D-day and Arnhem. On the point my hon. Friend is…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesWithin five months of entering office, this Government will introduce VAT on independent schools, with all the impact that may have on the state sector. How long will we have to…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Pie and Mash: Traditional Speciality Guaranteed StatusI cannot possibly agree with the hon. Member any more. Many of his constituents wander across the road to get to the pie and mash shops in my constituency, and I encourage them to…22 Oct 2024