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HANSARD Armed Forces DayI absolutely echo the support of everyone in this Chamber for the current members of our armed forces and for our veterans. Most of the veterans I see in my surgery are suffering…26 Jun 2019HANSARDClimate Change21. What recent progress the Government have made on tackling climate change through international co-operation.25 Jun 2019HANSARDClimate ChangeAt present, there is no primary legislation to prevent this Government or future Governments using carbon offsetting in other countries to reduce our own carbon emissions. Will…25 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you very much, Mr Speaker, Since 2016, more than 10% of childcare settings in High Peak have closed and a large number of others have contacted me to say that they feel they…24 Jun 2019HANSARD Railway Connectivity: East to West MidlandsMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech on an important topic. Does he agree that rail freight capacity is important to relieve communities and roads of heavy lorries and to…19 Jun 2019HANSARDHousehold Incomes14. Does the Secretary of State realise that people on universal credit automatically lose 63% of those tax benefits? That is contributing to the fact that more than 34,000…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Breathing Space SchemeAs I set out in a recent Westminster Hall debate, the amounts being deducted from universal credit are a significant part of the reasons people fall into problem debt. I agree…19 Jun 2019HANSARDNHS StaffingMy constituents find it very difficult to access their GP, as we have a recruitment shortage in the constituency. The “General Practice Forward View” pledged to boost the GP…18 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat has the Department done to monitor the growth of short-hours contracts in supermarkets, which have led 76% of USDAW members on low pay to rely on unsecured loans to pay…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Crime and Antisocial Behaviour: Small TownsMy hon. Friend is making an excellent case about her constituency, which is very similar to mine—a rural area with lots of towns and where crime is rising. Our police have almost…05 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtI called on the Minister to bring forward some of the changes. I do not know whether he understood the waffle that his Department gave him to explain why that will not happen, but…05 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtI beg to move, That this House has considered universal credit and debt. Universal credit affects a huge proportion of our population already. As of April this year, 2 million…05 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtI will go across the House first.05 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtI hope the evidence I will bring today, and the evidence colleagues will bring from their own experiences, will help to make that case without my having to make it explicitly.…05 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtI agree; it was a laudable aim, but unfortunately it is not happening in practice, as shown in some of the evidence. That is why I secured this debate.05 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtAbsolutely. As I will come on to discuss, the problem is not only welfare payments, but the deductions made from those welfare payments. People who are already in poverty are…05 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtThe hon. Gentleman has pre-empted part of my speech. The five-week wait for payments is doing a tremendous amount of damage, putting people into debt right at the start of their…05 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtAll councils need an uplift in their budget, but if the Department for Work and Pensions was to give money away, I would say it should go into the pockets of the people who are…05 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtI will take one final intervention, then I must make progress.05 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtAbsolutely. My local jobcentre also tells me that the major reason why people are seeking support with food parcels is that they simply do not have enough to get by on, often…05 Jun 2019