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HANSARDState of Climate and NatureI thank my right hon. Friend for making such a pertinent statement when the planet is in such a critical condition. I also thank him for his domestic and global leadership. The…14 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsCity of York council is the lowest funded unitary authority, but under the fair funding review we do not fare any better. Can the Minister extend the consultation guidelines?…14 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillLast week’s chaos and climbdown has been overshadowed by events of the last 48 hours. The impact assessment published last night shows that £2 billion is still to be stripped from…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. We know that when people’s mental health declines because of stresses and strains, it pushes them further away from the labour…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillThe hon. Member advocates powerfully for his constituent and all those with fluctuating conditions, who never know how they will fare, perhaps because of the season of the year.…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI am grateful for that intervention from the Minister. This is where this gets incredibly technical. There cannot be an assumption that all of those people are on low wages. Many…09 Jul 2025HANSARDRoad and Rail ProjectsIn the year of the 200th anniversary of the railways, my rail city of York will greatly welcome the announcement about Haxby station. The line in question will address congestion…08 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsSurvive is a York-based charity providing specialist services and trauma-specific interventions to survivors of sexual violence and abuse. However, it has had to close its waiting…08 Jul 2025HANSARDGovernment Resilience Action PlanClimate change is very real for us all, so building a resilience strategy is absolutely crucial. In a city that floods so regularly, it is drought that we are most concerned…08 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeI am so grateful for my right hon. Friend’s focus and commitment on investing in our very youngest, not least because when we invest in early years, we change the trajectory of a…07 Jul 2025HANSARDCommunity Policing and Neighbourhood Health Teams3. What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of integrating community policing and neighbourhood health teams.07 Jul 2025HANSARDCommunity Policing and Neighbourhood Health TeamsEvidence shows that integrating policing and health is vital in delivering better outcomes in areas like mental health, substance misuse and youth violence—areas that we need to…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseOn Saturday, we mark the 80th anniversary of the greatest reforming Labour Government: the Attlee Government, which brought in the welfare state. I have to say I am so…03 Jul 2025HANSARD NHS 10-Year PlanI congratulate my right hon. Friend, his Ministers and officials on putting together a vision for the NHS for the next 10 years. It will optimise how we live, but it is also…03 Jul 2025HANSARDPoverty ReductionMany disabled people are really struggling right now. We know that three in 10 are living in poverty, as I can see in my York constituency, but I was particularly taken aback by…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “That” to the end of the Question and add: “this House, whilst noting the need for the reform of the social security system, and…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillWhat the hon. Member says is so powerful. I urge all my colleagues to take with them the stories of their constituents. We are here because of them, and they expect us to serve…01 Jul 2025HANSARDPoverty Reduction3. What fiscal steps she plans to take to help reduce the number of disabled and sick people in poverty.01 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformI welcome progress, but I cannot countenance sick and disabled people being denied support to enable them to be independent in the future, and 150,000 people being pushed into…30 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House extols the virtue of parliamentary democracy, yet over half of MPs reject the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill. We have spoken to…26 Jun 2025