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HANSARDTax Policies: Impact on Living Standards3. What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of his tax policies on living standards.19 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. One of my constituents wrote to me last week about her son Fred. He has Down’s syndrome and severe learning disabilities, is profoundly deaf and has an autism diagnosis. His…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTax Policies: Impact on Living StandardsI heard what the Minister has to say but does he not recognise the OBR’s assessment of the interplay between the Government’s threshold changes and NICs? The OBR concludes that…19 Mar 2024HANSARDRelationships Education: LGBT ContentI thank the hon. Member for the way in which he has introduced the debate, which was made more powerful by his sharing his own experience. Some 512 of my constituents signed the…18 Mar 2024HANSARD Sport: Gambling AdvertisingI accept that the Minister is making an argument with integrity, but if advertising has such a marginal impact, why does he think the gambling industry spends so much on it?13 Mar 2024HANSARD Sport: Gambling AdvertisingIt is a pleasure to contribute to this debate with you in the Chair, Sir Christopher. I think it is the first time in 14 years that I have been called after the hon. Member for…13 Mar 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaFor months we have seen the horrifying images of children in Gaza mutilated or killed by bombing, and now we see them starving. Aid by air and sea is welcome, but it is…12 Mar 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in Gaza12. What steps he is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsAfter last Wednesday’s Budget, I was caught up in chaos at St Pancras, with most of the lines north out of action. Whatever the real reason, it was interesting to hear people…11 Mar 2024HANSARDFuel Poverty6. What estimate she has made of the number of households in fuel poverty in winter 2023-24.27 Feb 2024HANSARDFuel PovertyI hear what the Minister says about the Great British insulation scheme. It comes after the green deal and the green homes grant, but frankly it looks like another failure. There…27 Feb 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingI am prepared to accept the figures from an established, respectable national body.26 Feb 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingI join others in congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Neath (Christina Rees) on her thoughtful and balanced introduction to the debate. I find it fascinating that so many…26 Feb 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingI thank the right hon. Member, my friend in this context, for his intervention. He has done such good work on this issue, and on this point he is absolutely right. I have become…26 Feb 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingI do not think that this is—26 Feb 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingI am very happy to get on with it. The point I was seeking to make is that gambling addiction is a health issue. The NHS will very shortly be opening a gambling harms clinic in my…26 Feb 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingNo, I will not.26 Feb 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingI know.26 Feb 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingI was happy to take an intervention, in contrast with the hon. Member’s approach earlier, but I was simply citing the figures provided by Public Health England. I respect Public…26 Feb 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingI am happy to have taken that intervention, because I was not seeking to make that point. I was recognising the way in which horseracing is being used as a wedge issue to tackle a…26 Feb 2024