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HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeI am pleased to be able to take part in this debate where so many Members have spoken with passion and conviction, although some on the Conservative Benches, I am afraid, have…17 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseLet me attempt to help the Government. Is not the root cause of all this MPs trying to get paid even more than the £82,000 a year that they already get? I should not have to…08 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsWe need to widen this out. People out there believe that the Government’s attempt to rewrite the rules is dodgy, and the reason for that is because it is dodgy. It is a plan to…03 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Margaret Ferrier). I want to make special mention of my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds North West…02 Nov 2021HANSARDLevelling UpMy constituency is officially one of the most economically deprived constituencies in the country. If the rhetoric of levelling up is going to be a reality, the bid from Leeds…02 Nov 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House has very close links with the finance sector, so I am sure that he will have followed very closely the news that the Government are set to cut taxes on the…21 Oct 2021HANSARDCOP26: Limiting Global Temperature RisesWe are living in the most important moment of human history, when our actions will determine whether we prevent climate catastrophe. If we fail to rise to the challenge, billions…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseLow-paid frontline workers without access to decent sick pay have been most likely to lose their lives during the crisis. Is it not those workers who will pay the price for this…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)We need to have a frank and honest discussion about where we are on covid. It is now clear that the Government’s covid strategy is again going badly wrong with fatal consequences.…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Human Rights: KashmirMy hon. Friend is making a powerful case. Does he agree that, after decades of oppression and the denial of human rights and of self-determination, the illegal revocation of…23 Sept 2021HANSARD Future of the National Health ServiceI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of the National Health Service. Against the backdrop of the deepest health crisis in decades, the Tories have launched a…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Future of the National Health ServiceThank you for presiding over this debate, Ms Bardell, and thank you to all hon. Members for taking part. I do agree with the Minister on one thing: he said that we should not omit…22 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsLate last night on social media, I invited my constituents who will be affected by this cut to write in and explain how they would be affected by it. I tell you what, my phone was…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy BillI am speaking in support of new clause 3, which would require the Chancellor to look at different taxes to raise income. There are many other ways to raise this money and, in…14 Sept 2021HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy BillI had actually finished my remarks, but I would be happy to take this up with the hon. Gentleman on another occasion if he so wishes.14 Sept 2021HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy BillIt is useful that Members on both sides of the Committee are coming clean with all sorts of ideas. I would assert the principle of universalism—universalism of the welfare state…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareHealth and social care do need massive investment, especially after Tory austerity has so undermined our national health service over the past 11 years. A 10% tax on the wealth of…07 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanLike other Members, my constituency office and I have been doing everything we can to help constituents trapped in Afghanistan and to help their relatives who need to get out…06 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister is having to self-isolate, as are hundreds of thousands of people across the country because of his reckless covid strategy. Unlike the Prime Minister, not…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In Prime Minister’s Question Time today, in response to my question about whether the Prime Minister could live on £96 statutory sick…21 Jul 2021