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HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, may I pay tribute to the late Baroness Masham of Ilton? Mass was offered for the repose of her soul in the crypt chapel last night, and she was widely respected across both…16 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Many people who come here on small boats are fleeing war where this country has sold weapons, natural disasters where this Government have given up on tackling climate change,…14 Mar 2023HANSARDIntegrated Review RefreshWill the Foreign Secretary confirm that it is no longer Government policy to view the aid budget as a giant cash machine in the sky, and does he recognise that where cuts have…13 Mar 2023HANSARDGlobal Fund: Supplementary FundingI congratulate the hon. Member on securing the debate. Is not the point precisely that the kind of interventions that the Global Fund make are preventive spends? If those lives…08 Mar 2023HANSARDSUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE 2022-23indicated dissent.08 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Security and Reducing Inequality in the Caribbean: Government RoleI congratulate the hon. Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis) on securing the debate. I also congratulate him on bringing some important and challenging issues to the House…08 Mar 2023HANSARDSUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE 2022-23On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I apologise for not having given you prior notice of this, but I was calculating up the numbers in the motions we have just passed. The…08 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Security and Reducing Inequality in the Caribbean: Government RoleThe distribution of aid should be determined on a needs basis, and it would be easier if there was more of the pot to go around. As I understand it, under the OECD and official…08 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillHow can we know if someone is a genuine asylum seeker or not, unless they are allowed to make a claim and that claim is fairly and independently assessed? When was the last time…07 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2023Indeed. There are plenty of asylum seekers in my constituency who have a huge amount of skills and talent but are unable to deploy them, because this Government will not give them…06 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. As the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston said, nobody is going to object to any kind of rise in the…06 Mar 2023HANSARDPensioner Poverty: State Pension AgeI hope that the evidence that the Secretary of State examines includes analysis by Age UK that 1.5 million pre-state pension age households have no savings at all. Age UK warns…06 Mar 2023HANSARDPensioner Poverty: State Pension Age2. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing the state pension age on trends in the level of pensioner poverty.06 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2023Yes, precisely. That is why the rises today are welcome, but they are not necessarily sufficient for a lot of people. The way in which the Government have co-opted the use of the…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWhy have the Government not made time, as they really should have done, for a debate and a vote on early-day motion 794, which prays against the negative statutory instrument, the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDHospice Sector: Fiscal Support and Cost of LivingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I warmly congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson) on securing today’s…02 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ13. It has been announced that on 7 May, a coronation choir will perform at Windsor castle, comprised of some of the UK’s keenest community choirs and amateur singers, including…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPowers of Attorney BillI congratulate the hon. Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock on bringing forward the Bill and securing Government support. I have a few brief comments to make. Power of…01 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseHas the Leader of the House read the Hansard Society’s excellent working paper on proposals for a new system of delegated legislation? It contains excellent proposals that would…23 Feb 2023HANSARDHuman Rights and Religious Minorities: SudanMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Last Tuesday, I met refugees and asylum seekers in Glasgow as part of the Maryhill Integration Network. None of them were Albanians, and none…23 Feb 2023