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HANSARDFinancial StatementAs always, the Chancellor has forgotten the poorest—those claiming pensions, those claiming social security and those living below the minimum income threshold, who have been hit…23 Mar 2022HANSARD School Rebuilding ProgrammeIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair today, Mrs Miller. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy) for bringing forward today’s important…22 Mar 2022HANSARD School Rebuilding ProgrammeI raised the issue of safeguarding in relation to All Saints School and the fact that there is public access to the grounds. How are such issues taken into account when…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Cost of Living Increases: PensionersI chair the all-party parliamentary group for ageing and older people, which has just had an inquiry into the matter. One thing we suggested was that, since a lot of older people…21 Mar 2022HANSARD Cost of Living Increases: PensionersI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for the speech that he is making. When the Government made their decision about the triple lock, we were not facing the energy crisis that we…21 Mar 2022HANSARD Support for New Adoptive ParentsWill the Minister give way?21 Mar 2022HANSARD Support for New Adoptive ParentsI thank my hon. Friend for raising that issue, on which she is probably more of an expert than I am. We have recognised the role of digital and the fact that many children in…21 Mar 2022HANSARD Support for New Adoptive ParentsThe Minister is right to say that the circumstances of an adoptive family are different from those of a birth family. However, the fact that there are different circumstances…21 Mar 2022HANSARD Support for New Adoptive ParentsI just seek another commitment from the Minister. Will he meet the Children’s Minister to discuss this issue further, not least in the light of the Government committing to…21 Mar 2022HANSARD Support for New Adoptive ParentsThank you, Ms Ghani, for calling me to speak. It is always a pleasure to see you in the Chair. I thank the Petitions Committee for selecting this topic for debate, particularly…21 Mar 2022HANSARD Support for New Adoptive ParentsThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Normally it is the parent who does the joining up, and that is clearly not right. The Government need to make sure that the adoption…21 Mar 2022HANSARD P&O FerriesToday DP World has inflicted the ultimate pain on workers by sacking them on the spot. They are safety-critical workers in a safety-critical industry; they cannot simply be…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have a statement on covid? In York, the case rate is now 625 cases per 100,000 and shooting up. In York Hospital, the bed occupancy rate for patients with covid is now…17 Mar 2022HANSARDRail Industry: CompetitionIn York, it is about not just competition but collaboration. We have 100 rail companies leading in rail operations and in high-end rail engineering. We find that collaborative…17 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionIt is time that the Government’s policy moved from a pause on shale gas production to a full stop. The people of this country have moved on, and so has the science. On Friday, the…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Mr Dowd. I thank every single petitioner for using their power to act on this matter, and I thank people across our nation…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. Could he say how long it will take for a family with no family connection in the UK coming through the Homes for Ukraine scheme to be…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesWill the Minister give way?14 Mar 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Deteriorating Long-Term Health ConditionsIt is always a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Cummins. I thank the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill) for opening the debate and for putting…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineThe Home Secretary has been on the wrong side of history and the wrong side of humanity. We are talking about women, children and older people. My constituent’s friend has just…10 Mar 2022