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HANSARDTopical QuestionsAmazing charities such as Survive in York depend for their survival on the rape and sexual abuse support fund. However, without certainty over the amount, and if and when the…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentMy hon. Friend has done the maths, and I think it speaks for itself. The Chancellor cannot make this just an economic argument, because there is also a humanitarian cost. We need…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentI am grateful to my hon. Friend for doing just that, and I trust that people will follow through.10 Sept 2024HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentI am grateful for that intervention, because the previous Government clearly cannot defend their record. I absolutely recognise that people in rural communities live in some of…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentWill the Minister give way?10 Sept 2024HANSARD Social SecurityIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Dr Johnson). We sat together on the Health and Social Care Committee and heard the evidence from Sir…10 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The Steiner school in my constituency, with its nurturing and therapeutic pedagogy, is most challenged by the VAT policy, yet it enables many children who have anxiety or who…09 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionI am going to continue. As for parents, I have seen them pushed away and gaslit, when they should instead be integrated into the heart of the school, as they are in Sweden,…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government have stated and rightly continue to state that prevention will protect our NHS and protect lives. Being cold at home can lead to stroke, heart attack, hypothermia,…05 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Betts. What a mess—young people broken by a broken system. The Children and Families Act promised so much, but without people,…05 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. In York, the average rent rise of 11.9% exceeded the state pension rise by £380 this year. With the loss of the cost of living payments and winter fuel payments, and the…03 Sept 2024HANSARDMiddle East UpdateWe have been talking about polio today because, tragically, we have learnt that that infectious disease is taking a grip in Gaza. However, there are many other communicable…02 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven that winter fuel payments will no longer be there for older people who are not entitled to pension credit, what steps has the Secretary of State taken to extend the…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Building HomesThis has to be the most important statement I have heard since being in the House. York has really suffered from the proliferation of luxury accommodation, second homes and…30 Jul 2024HANSARDDental Health CareIt is a pleasure to see you in your place, Madam Deputy Speaker. I rise to present a petition on dental healthcare on behalf of my constituents in York Central and others. York…30 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and welcome to your place. I thank my right hon. Friend for her forensic approach to the nation’s finances. As she digs deeper, she will see that…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI congratulate my right hon. Friend on her appointment as Secretary of State. I note that clause 2 of the Bill talks about the extension of the current contracts. Could she set…29 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseHundreds of thousands of people will be visiting my fantastic city of York over the summer. However, many of them will be staying in short-term holiday lets, with one in 10…25 Jul 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Work RequirementJust 39.2% of my constituents were able to access an NHS dentist over the past two years. That is an absolute disgrace, but the Health and Social Care Committee put together a…23 Jul 2024HANSARD Border Security and AsylumI congratulate my right hon. Friend on the forensic work she has been doing in her Department. What considerations has she given to humanitarian visas for people in Gaza to be…22 Jul 2024