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HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. I hope he is not suggesting that the hard-working families who use PIP to be able to get to work are not voices that we should…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Billrose —09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillAt Committee stage, we often table amendments to try to understand the nature of the legislation. Many questions are being put forward in this concertinaed process. The first is…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Billrose—09 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeMay I join with many of the others reliving their political youth in welcoming Sure Start and paying tribute to the late, great Tessa Jowell, whose vision for it inspired us all?…07 Jul 2025HANSARDGovernment Performance against Fiscal RulesThere has been talk about the previous Prime Minister. As the MP for the constituency where the lettuce that lasted longer than the previous Prime Minister was located, I can…07 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillMy hon. Friend is making an incredibly powerful case. None of us should take any lectures from the Conservatives. She and I were here when the bedroom tax was introduced. We can…01 Jul 2025HANSARDParental Leave ReviewI very much welcome the review. I think most people in the Chamber—with some exceptions—recognise that supporting families and children is in our national interest, and I am very…01 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe main beneficiaries of Brexit have been printers, because of all the extra paperwork that the previous Government created. The National Audit Office has estimated that their…01 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformI do not doubt the Secretary of State’s commitment to getting this right. She will be very aware that, as it stands, the legal advice we have had is that these proposals will…30 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. It is clear that Europe and the United States of America are diverging on how they will regulate AI. Given that our EU reset commits us to working closely with Europe on AI…25 Jun 2025HANSARDAlaa Abd el-Fattah15. What recent progress he has made on securing the release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah.24 Jun 2025HANSARDAlaa Abd el-FattahI think everybody in this Chamber, including the Foreign Secretary, is desperately worried about the health of Laila Soueif, who has felt that she has no choice but to be on…24 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Military Base ProtectionI think we all recognise that events are moving very quickly, but may I ask the Minister about two issues that concern many of us? First, we know that the Qataris were notified,…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthWill the Minister give way?23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastWe all share the Foreign Secretary’s concern about getting back to considering how we end the horrors we see in Gaza and about getting clarity on the dangerous risks that Iran…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthThe hon. Gentleman makes an incredibly powerful and important point. One word we have not yet used in this debate is allyship. One challenge is that too often it falls on to the…23 Jun 2025HANSARD UK Infrastructure: 10-year StrategyI welcome this investment strategy. Many of us have seen at first hand the broken infrastructure we are dealing with. The Chief Secretary will know my concern that many of the…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillAs somebody who was incredibly proud to work with the hon. Gentleman’s predecessor on this legislation, having worked for many, many years to recognise misogyny in our hate crime…18 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI hope that the right hon. Member has read the human rights requirements, because they are about the treatment and dignity of the woman in question and the safety of the service…17 Jun 2025