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HANSARDHorizon Redress and Post Office UpdateSalford precinct’s busy Crown post office is a vital lifeline for residents and businesses alike, especially for those who collect their pensions and benefits in person. Put…08 Apr 2025HANSARDEating Disorder AwarenessIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I thank the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) for her fantastic, articulate and passionate speech, and for the…01 Apr 2025HANSARDSpring StatementThere is so much to welcome in today’s statement, but the Chancellor will be aware of serious concerns regarding welfare reform. A constituent told me last week: “I’m terrified of…26 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationI completely agree with the right hon. Member. The all-party parliamentary group on this issue has extended an invitation to the Minister. We will of course widen the invitation…17 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationWill the Minister give way on that point?17 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationOne of the datasets that the Government rely on to make their assertions, specifically the 90% figure, actually includes women who were not born in the 1950s. Can the Minister…17 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I thank the hon. Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) for her passionate speech. My friend, the right hon. Member…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsIt is welcome that today’s plan finally delivers on the unmet promises made to communities through the last Government’s long-term plan for towns, but since the selection…04 Mar 2025HANSARDGroceries Code AdjudicatorIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank the hon. Member for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (David Chadwick) for his fantastic speech. I draw the House’s…25 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]The Secretary of State will be aware that clause 80 removes the existing right of individuals not to be subjected to solely automated decision-making processes unless it involves…12 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceThe statement is extremely welcome. In Salford, our core spending for 2025-26 will increase by 8.7%. That is above the national average, but it is still less than the 14% we have…05 Feb 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyAs a United fan, I hugely welcome the economic and social benefits that the Old Trafford redevelopment could bring to the city of Salford. How will the Chief Secretary require…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes), who—as I know…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationIt is incredibly worrying. I do not want to test your patience, Dr Murrison, so I will draw my comments to a close by saying this to the Minister. He must be aware that the…15 Jan 2025HANSARD BBC: FundingI very much agree with the hon. Lady about cuts to local journalism, because it is a fundamental part of holding politicians and local democratic organisations to account. It is…18 Dec 2024HANSARD BBC: FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank the right hon. Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale) for securing this very important debate and for his…18 Dec 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportThe all-party parliamentary group on state pension inequality has found that huge numbers of women have suffered significant financial hardship; many have even lost their homes.…17 Dec 2024HANSARDPensions Auto-enrolment: Lower Earners8. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of pension contributions for auto-enrolled pensions for lower earners.16 Dec 2024HANSARDPensions Auto-enrolment: Lower EarnersThe Minister will be aware that around 10% of people automatically enrolled into workplace pension schemes choose to opt out, often due to low pay and cost of living pressures,…16 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Action for Humanity research conducted in Gaza revealed that 53% of respondents already received no humanitarian aid during so-called evacuations, and there are fears that the…26 Nov 2024