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HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsSome 7,850 of my constituents will in three weeks’ time also lose £20 a week. Does my hon. Friend agree that the real cost will be the impact on people’s lives—the lost…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsWill the Secretary of State give way?15 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am seriously concerned about the hole in the Secretary of State’s defence—taking away contact tracing from public health teams. The data coming through is now completely…14 Sept 2021HANSARDReducing ReoffendingMany people who reoffend are involved in substance misuse and, as a result of that, have a criminal conviction. If a public health approach is taken, that not only diverts people…14 Sept 2021HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy BillTake no comfort, nor relief. Those things you dread will still be true. But now, poorer through life and poorer through death. Through life, you will pay. When frail, you will…14 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan PolicyMy constituents are children here under the vulnerable children’s resettlement scheme, and their families—Hazara families—in Kabul want to know what steps they need to take to…13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2I agree that the sequencing of this project needs to be re-examined, because we need interconnectivity, and we need it mapped on to the rest of our rail system. I want to focus on…13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Mundell. I thank the Petitions Committee for bringing forward today’s debate, and the 311 constituents of mine who have petitioned.…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsIt is really important that every parent has access to a supported conversation—we know that that is a very positive public health intervention—but it is important for every young…13 Sept 2021HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charging InfrastructureWhen the Minister talks about electric vehicles, she just talks about cars. In York, we talk about e-scooters, e-bikes and e-Motability vehicles. What is she doing to ensure…09 Sept 2021HANSARDLegacy of Jo CoxI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle) for securing this debate and opening it with such an important reminder not just of what we have…09 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank you, Mr Speaker, for doing what you can to keep this House safe. May I just say kindly to the Leader of the House that wearing a face mask is not about personal choice; it…09 Sept 2021HANSARD Rough SleepingIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I congratulate the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran) on calling a debate on this very…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyDoes the Minister not recognise the burden he is placing on small businesses, many of which the Government completely excluded and failed to support during the pandemic, in their…08 Sept 2021HANSARD Rough SleepingI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his speech, but does he also recognise that over the pandemic, charities have had an extremely difficult time with funding? Across the board,…08 Sept 2021HANSARD Rough SleepingThe Minister has raised the issue of people leaving the criminal justice system. I have been particularly concerned that many of the reasons why women, in particular, end up in…08 Sept 2021HANSARD Global Britain: Human Rights and Climate ChangeIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the chair, Mr Betts, and I also thank the hon. Member for Arfon (Hywel Williams) for highlighting the urgent need for Government leadership,…07 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareThe Prime Minister failed to say a word about the broken private care market that fleeces the frail and suppresses the wages of the workers. Why has he failed to lay out plans to…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillI am really grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way because this piece of legislation is alienating civil society. In particular, charities are really concerned about the…07 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanWe know that the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and the region is growing by the hour. A famine is expected and of course it will be difficult to get aid through. So what…06 Sept 2021