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HANSARD Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillI am going to continue. Risks including exploitation can be addressed if we put the right security around a child, so we must move all children out of poverty. A strong…23 Feb 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir ContractsThere is a pattern with Palantir: its £1 covid contract with the NHS expanded to a £330 million contract under the last Government, and its Ministry of Defence contract tripled in…10 Feb 2026HANSARDIndependent Water Commission: Final ReportIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate the hon. Member for West Dorset (Edward Morello) on securing the debate. We inherited the most dysfunctional…10 Feb 2026HANSARD SudanLet me say to the Foreign Secretary that that was the most powerful statement this House has heard on Sudan over the 1,000 days of the conflict. I thank her for all her work in…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanI, too, thank the Government for bringing forward this cancer plan. I visited York Against Cancer’s Leveson centre last Friday, and I really welcome the holistic care it gives to…05 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government were making great strides on imprisonment for public protection sentences, yet after my constituent, who was held for nearly two decades, had a minor…03 Feb 2026HANSARDTown and City Centre SafetyI thank my hon. Friend for all the work she is doing in Darlington. Clearly, PSPOs can be used in a really powerful way to create safer spaces in our town and city centres. I…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Taxation: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesI am grateful to the hon. Member for securing this debate. I held a business rates summit in my constituency last week, and what came across is that in York we are seeing an…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Taxation: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesIt might not have filtered through, but I have written to the Chancellor on behalf of many Labour MPs regarding concerns about small businesses and the fact that many of them will…03 Feb 2026HANSARDTown and City Centre SafetyThank you for your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Derby South (Baggy Shanker) for securing the debate. York may have a purple flag, but the feeling…03 Feb 2026HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. My word is my bond, and when we break our word we break our bond—not just with those people who have trusted our country,…02 Feb 2026HANSARDLocal Authority Children’s ServicesThank you for chairing the debate, Mr Western. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Woking (Mr Forster) for representing his constituents so well in this debate, and in…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Education Funding: DistributionI am grateful to the hon. Member for securing this important debate. Sadly, York falls below Cambridgeshire and Gloucestershire in the tables, and ours is the lowest-funded…28 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhile pubs may have a large lobby, we know that independents power our local economy. I have looked through the spreadsheets showing the business rates for our independent…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCommonhold and Leasehold ReformToday’s announcement is life-changing for many of my constituents, and this is why we elect Labour Governments. I want to ask the Minister about residents in leasehold complexes,…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Business RatesYork is a difficult place in which to trade, and with two thirds of businesses being independents, many will not get the relief the Minister has announced today. I sent through a…27 Jan 2026HANSARDPIP: Number of ClaimantsWhen the data is segmented, there is a strong correlation between NHS waiting lists and the number of claimants of personal independence payments, so what steps is the Minister…26 Jan 2026HANSARDKey Stage 1 CurriculumIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Barker. I congratulate the Petitions Committee on focusing on such an important debate, the 216 of my constituents who made the case…26 Jan 2026HANSARDKey Stage 1 CurriculumI completely agree with the hon. Member. She made the point so powerfully, not least because of her own experience. It is really important that we embed play as a fundamental…26 Jan 2026HANSARDKey Stage 1 CurriculumWill the Minister give way?26 Jan 2026