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HANSARD NHS Dentistry: Salford and EcclesThe British Dental Association states that NHS dentistry is facing an existential threat. It says that the threat predates the pandemic, when only enough dentistry for about half…19 Dec 2022HANSARD Cost of FoodIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Ian Byrne) for his fantastic contribution and his hard…14 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Charities, such as the excellent Forces Employment Charity through to brilliant sector specialists, such as Veterans into Logistics are stepping up to provide structured…12 Dec 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Veterans14. What steps (a) Veterans UK and (b) the Veterans Welfare Service have taken to help support veterans during the cost of living crisis.12 Dec 2022HANSARDCost of Living: VeteransVeterans charities are reporting huge increases in demand for basic support grants. Indeed, a recent survey by Help for Heroes found that 82% of respondents were worried about the…12 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceThe national health service is facing one of the worst workforce crises in its history. The decentralisation and deliberate marketisation of large parts of the health service, the…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Nuclear Test Veterans: MedalsI was with my constituent Laura and her granddad John yesterday as the Prime Minister made his announcement, and they cried with joy. I thank the Minister for his unwavering…22 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementThe statement proposes council tax increases to top up social care funding, but the Chancellor must be aware that in Salford, the 18th most deprived local authority, with a…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ9. A 1958 instruction from Whitehall ordered medics to take blood samples regularly from exposed veterans during nuclear weapons tests. I have been made aware that many veterans…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]I broadly support the Bill, but as it stands its scope is clearly too narrow to address the crisis in social housing, as I think the Secretary of State accepts. I would like to…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNuclear Testing Veterans: Service Medals2. If he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that British nuclear testing veterans are awarded service medals.07 Nov 2022HANSARDNuclear Testing Veterans: Service MedalsA Cabinet Office source reportedly told the Daily Mirror that the Advisory Military Sub-Committee has recommended to the main Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and…07 Nov 2022HANSARD Pension Credit and Cost of Living Support GrantIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Dowd. I thank the hon. Member for Glasgow North East (Anne McLaughlin) for securing this important debate. I fully…26 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillFracking will not solve the energy crisis. Indeed, the shale gas extracted by fracking would make no difference to gas prices and is a more expensive alternative to renewables.…19 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerPendleton leisure centre, a flagship council development to tackle health inequalities in an area of high deprivation that seldom enjoys such investment, was suspended last week,…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateThe Chancellor spoke of cuts, albeit shrouded in compassionate conservativism—a paradox if ever there was one—but surely he must realise how serious things are in public services…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic SituationThe Joseph Rowntree Foundation has commented on reports that the Government plan to increase benefits only in line with earnings instead of CPI September inflation, stating that…12 Oct 2022HANSARDSewage DischargesI thank the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman) for securing this important debate. In Salford, we have had numerous incidents of sewage discharge. For example, in…12 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenOn behalf of my constituents in Salford and Eccles, it is an honour to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and to send our heartfelt condolences, love and prayers…09 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsBritish nuclear testing veterans and their families met the Prime Minister, Defence Ministers, the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes) and me on…18 Jul 2022