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HANSARDWork and PensionsThe interrelationship between maternity allowance, which I made a point about earlier in the debate, and the £500 Sure Start grant is a problem, because if someone is…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayWill the Minister give way?27 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayLots of people in the room will have heard me speak before about the fact that statutory paternity pay is so low that men commonly do not take it, and that shared parental leave…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayI would like to add my voice to my hon. Friend’s call for Hugh’s law and ask him if Edie was okay.27 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayWill the hon. Member give way?27 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayThe interrelationship between maternity allowance, which I made a point about earlier in the debate, and the £500 Sure Start grant is a problem, because if someone is…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillWill the hon. Member give way?21 Oct 2025HANSARD Rape Gangs: National Statutory InquiryEllie Reynolds has said that financial dependency has made people stay silent when they should speak, and also alleged that people on the panel were isolated by having contact…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI thank the hon. Member for Huntington (Ben Obese-Jecty) for speaking to his new clause, although I do not support it because the minimum needed to cause death by careless driving…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI broadly agree with the hon. Member on the overall topic: we should look at whether those offences are dealt with with sufficient severity. I also agree that the impact on…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI will make some progress and speak to amendment 31 to clause 6. That clause is the one that I am most proud of. It was the result of cross-party work between the hon. Member for…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI do not know the details of the case to which the hon. Member refers, which makes it impossible for me to give an informed comment by return. None the less, I can genuinely say,…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillThe hon. Member appears to be ignoring the entire recruitment process for the judiciary, which fundamentally, at its heart, emphasises the independence of those people from…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillThe members of the judiciary that I have spoken to have very genuine concerns about their personal security, particularly immigration judges. They are genuinely frightened of…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Ada Lovelace DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (Lizzi Collinge) so much for securing this important…16 Oct 2025HANSARDHealth and Social Care CommitteeThe statistics in this report and everything they reflect are completely shocking. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Erdington (Paulette Hamilton) for bringing it…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Work for Serving PrisonersMy local women’s prison is HMP Styal, and my hon. Friend will be aware of the Clink Charity, which does work in developing people’s skills in hospitality. Its ability to operate…15 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportI thank the hon. Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) for opening this important debate, as well as everyone who signed the petition and those who filled in my survey on SEND…15 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportI agree with my hon. Friend; in fact, that is a matter I will come on to. The distress I see within this system is staggering. I see parents making decisions about taking their…15 Sept 2025HANSARDRegional Transport InequalityI was quite tempted to stand up this afternoon and just say the word “pothole” over and over again for three solid minutes, as the peculiarity of such an approach might really…11 Sept 2025