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HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseI would like to place on the record my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Ian Byrne) for securing this debate, and to pay tribute to my hon. Friend the…01 Feb 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am a proud union member and I was a trade union official before entering this place. After 13 years…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Industrial ActionI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Government Members talk about hard-working members of the public, but will the Secretary of State…10 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The Government were supposed to respond by the end of November to the Justice Committee’s hard-hitting report on IPP—imprisonment for public protection—sentences, yet they…10 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Winter PressuresThe Secretary of State has said that the Government will now block-book residential homes for hospital discharges, but social care is in crisis and has been for many, many years.…09 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsA very happy new year, Mr Speaker. In September, amid the political chaos, the then Minister, the hon. Member for Walsall North (Eddie Hughes), published the Government’s rough…09 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe report of Sir Robert Francis KC on the contaminated blood scandal redress scheme was published on 7 June 2022 and made 19 recommendations. It is, frankly, disgraceful that…08 Dec 2022HANSARDStudents: Cost of Living Support6. What steps she is taking to help support students with the cost of living.28 Nov 2022HANSARDStudents: Cost of Living SupportThe Office for National Statistics has reported that more than half of students are facing financial difficulties and a quarter are taking on extra debts. Indeed, I recently met…28 Nov 2022HANSARD Nuclear Test Veterans: MedalsI join right hon. and hon. colleagues on both sides of the House in paying tribute to nuclear test veterans, to the Daily Mirror for its campaign, and to my hon. Friend the Member…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. The role of Prime Minister requires transparency. It may be a matter of personal choice for people not to use our national health…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyFor all the talk of bringing back “compassionate conservatism”—an oxymoron—the British people have been left with more of the same: a Government whose priorities are so skewed…22 Nov 2022HANSARDSection 21 No-fault EvictionsLater this week, the Department is scheduled to release stats for the second quarter of the year on section 21 evictions. The emerging picture is clear: section 21 evictions are…21 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementWill the Chancellor confirm how the living standards of UK households have been forecast to change between this year and next by the Office for Budget Responsibility? Does he…17 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockThe Prime Minister recently appeared on the front page of The Times beneath the headline “State can’t fix all your problems”. While that may be true in the absolute sense, I think…08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockWill the Minister give way?08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockI entirely concur with what the hon. Lady has said. My inbox, like hers, is full of emails giving examples similar to that of her 70-year-old constituent, from people who are…08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockWill the Minister give way?08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockWill the Minister give way?08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockI refer the hon. Member to the response from my right hon. Friend the Member for Leicester South (Jonathan Ashworth) to that very point, which I think was more than eloquent. It…08 Nov 2022