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HANSARDThe EconomyThe UK economy is smaller now, and living standards are lower now, than at the start of this Parliament—the first time this has ever happened. Does the Minister agree that it is a…22 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Will the Minister confirm whether the Government have dropped their commitment to consulting on a social energy tariff? If they have not, can we have an update on progress,…21 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportI beg to move, That this House notes the findings of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report on Women’s State Pension age; and calls on the Government to deliver…16 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportIf the right hon. Gentleman reads the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report, he will see that it makes it very clear that action was not taken to inform women in the…16 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. We know, do we not, that many impacted women found out at the last possible moment that their retirement age had been raised because they…16 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am going to give it one more try. Given that the Prime Minister now thinks that around half of the people in Scotland, who believe that it should be a self-governing,…16 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I take on board your comments. None of the UK Government’s intransigence has distracted from the dignity with which with the campaigners have…16 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportI thank the hon. Lady for that point. All she does is emphasise how desperately urgent this matter is. Every 13 minutes a WASPI woman dies, so how many will die while we are…16 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportWill the hon. Gentleman give way?16 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportThe hon. Gentleman talked about the way in which the bill for all these compensation schemes is mounting. Does that not merely underline the importance of competent government?16 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportLet me end the debate by making a few observations. The motion garnered unanimous support from Back-Bench speakers, which expressed the will of the House, but unfortunately the…16 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportOne would be forgiven for thinking of a real disconnect between those we seek to serve and those who serve. When that disconnect repeatedly happens, and this systematic failure…16 May 2024HANSARDCost of Living21. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost of living on households in 2024.07 May 2024HANSARDCost of LivingThe UK is set to have the highest level of inflation in the G7 and the lowest rate of growth in the entire OECD in 2025. Bizarrely, the Chancellor claimed ludicrously that the…07 May 2024HANSARD Free School MealsI am delighted to participate in the debate as a former recipient of free school meals. I know how important they are to support learning and attainment for children. I am…07 May 2024HANSARD Free School MealsDoes the hon. Lady agree with me that one aspect of inclusivity is universalism when it comes to free school meals? She is quite rightly talking up the benefits of breakfast clubs…07 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The proposed EU-UK youth mobility scheme would have allowed 18 to 30-year-old UK citizens to work and study in the EU without barriers that the Government’s Brexit have…30 Apr 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill (Instructions)I admire the passion with which my hon. Friend is speaking on behalf of sub-postmasters. Does she agree that part of the sense of insult upon injury is that there is no proper…29 Apr 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill (Instructions)Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?29 Apr 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill (Instructions)I wonder whether the hon. Member shares my distaste at some of the things said in the Chamber today, including that we cannot bring this legislation forward in Parliament today…29 Apr 2024