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HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareI am afraid I will not. Funding is more challenging in social care, and that is what I will focus my comments on. There is widespread acceptance that our social care system is…05 Mar 2025HANSARDHousing Targets: New Towns TaskforceWe know that future generations of older people are unlikely to have had generous pensions or even to have been homeowners during their working lives. Will the Minister therefore…03 Mar 2025HANSARD High Street Rental AuctionsI thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for securing this important debate. Our local authority, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council, is part of the early…26 Feb 2025HANSARDPalestinians in Gaza: US PolicyIt is very sad that the past month has marked a new and horrifying phase in the long history of attempts to ethnically cleanse the Palestinian people from their homeland.…25 Feb 2025HANSARDPalestinians in Gaza: US Policy1. What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of President Trump’s proposal to move Palestinians from Gaza to neighbouring Arab states.25 Feb 2025HANSARDFuel Poverty: EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Normanton and Hemsworth (Jon Trickett) for securing this timely and…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy hon. Friend is making a powerful case for action. Does he agree with Amnesty International that one of the practical measures the UK Government could take would be to ban goods…12 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Security BenefitsYou are making a very powerful case. Would you agree with me that—04 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Security BenefitsI apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker. Does the hon. Member agree that just as the Government are addressing child poverty by setting up a child poverty taskforce, they should set up…04 Feb 2025HANSARDPension Credit Take-up2. What steps she is taking to increase take-up of pension credit.03 Feb 2025HANSARDPension Credit Take-upI thank the Minister. The latest figures show that at least 800,000 pensioners are eligible for pension credit but do not claim it, which means they have now also lost out on the…03 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseSunseeker International is a luxury boat-building company in my constituency, and it employs around 2,000 people in the local area. Just before Christmas, it issued temporary…23 Jan 2025HANSARD Certificate of Common SponsorshipI thank all Members for their contributions to today’s debate, which was very positive. I also welcome the Minister’s contribution, and acknowledge both her understanding of the…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Certificate of Common SponsorshipI beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of Government support for a certificate of common sponsorship. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship,…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Certificate of Common SponsorshipI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. The need for urgent social care reform—and to bring it back into public ownership—is vital, and I will continue to press the Government on…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Certificate of Common SponsorshipI thank the right hon. Member for that intervention. We need to consider how to address this problem in a practical way, and that might be one option. Introducing a common…22 Jan 2025HANSARDLeasehold Reform2. What steps she plans to take to reform the leasehold system.20 Jan 2025HANSARDLeasehold ReformEvery week my constituents in Poole, many of whom are retired, contact me with their concerns about the leasehold properties they live in. They are worried about excessive service…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastNow that there is hope of a ceasefire, will the Secretary of State redouble his efforts to seek justice for the family of my constituent John Chapman, whom he mentioned in his…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMedicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory AgencyI thank the right hon. Member for Tatton (Esther McVey) for securing this important debate. My interest in the issue stems from the fact that one of my constituents, Barbara…16 Jan 2025