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HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillI thank the right hon. Member for that intervention. I agree with the points that he made, particularly because, from my constituency inbox, huge numbers of constituents are…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPuberty SuppressantsI remind the House that puberty blockers are still prescribed to young people who are not trans; I do not see some of my colleagues who are so exercised when puberty blockers are…13 Jan 2026HANSARD Transgender People: Provision of HealthcareWill the Minister give way?16 Dec 2025HANSARD Transgender People: Provision of HealthcareIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Warwickshire and Bedworth (Rachel Taylor) for securing this important debate…16 Dec 2025HANSARDCriminal Court ReformI welcome the £550 million investment in victims, but trial by a jury of your peers is a cornerstone of the criminal justice system in this country. Court backlogs are a serious…02 Dec 2025HANSARDAsylum Policies: Danish Model2. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of implementing asylum policies similar to Denmark on asylum seekers and refugees.17 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyEarlier the Home Secretary advised that I wait for the detail of the reforms before criticising them. Now the detail is out, and I am afraid it does not reassure me in the…17 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum Policies: Danish ModelThe Denmark-style policies briefed in the last couple of days are dystopian. It is shameful that a Labour Government are ripping up the rights and protections of people who have…17 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza Peace PlanOver two weeks into the ceasefire in Gaza, Israeli forces are still killing Palestinians. Many are being shot at as they attempt to return to their homes near a yellow line marked…28 Oct 2025HANSARDGaza Peace Plan15. What steps she is taking to help secure a just and lasting peace in Gaza.28 Oct 2025HANSARDEnding HomelessnessThe UK’s homelessness crisis has been decades in the making. Thanks to Thatcher selling off social housing, a large proportion of our country is now at the mercy of private…21 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI very much welcome the Prime Minister’s statement today. After two years of relentless genocide committed by Israel, killing many tens of thousands of innocent people, a…14 Oct 2025HANSARDBaby LossI start by thanking Members for bringing this important debate and thanking those who have spoken so bravely about their own experiences of loss and harm. No matter how a baby…13 Oct 2025HANSARDDigital IDI do not know how many doors I have knocked on in my 12 years as a Labour member, but I do know that not a single person has ever told me that what they really need to improve…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI wonder whether the shadow Minister realises that according to the DWP’s own statistics the PIP fraud rate is 0.2%. I do not want him to feel like a mug.09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI rise to support my new clause 10, as well as a number of other amendments tabled by my right hon. and hon. Friends, including new clause 8, new clause 11 and amendment 38. I…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI agree entirely with the hon. Member. UN experts urge us not to do this. They state that they are “concerned at the unjustified labelling of a political protest movement as…02 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI want to make it clear to Members that the order we are voting on is not about whether we support Palestine Action’s political positions or protest methods. To vote against this…02 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformDisabled people’s organisations have been clear that even with these concessions, they oppose this Bill. The Government talk of co-production of the PIP review, but it is not…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformIt’s because you were in power for 14 years.30 Jun 2025