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HANSARD Support for PensionersIt is a pleasure to serve under you, Dame Siobhain. I thank the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire (Blake Stephenson) for securing this important debate. Adequate Government support…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Support for the Scotch Whisky IndustryDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is perplexing to see the Prime Minister commit that he will “back Scotch producers to the hilt” —I believe those were his words—while enforcing…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Support for PensionersThe Minister promises to maintain the triple lock, but the Government have broken promises on WASPI women and on farmers, so how can anybody believe that they are going to keep…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Support for PensionersI completely agree with the hon. Gentleman about the wonderful work that food banks do, but does he agree that it is a source of shame to this country that food bank usage is…12 Feb 2025HANSARDFuel Poverty: EnglandFar be it from me to intrude on the grief of elected Members in England and their constituents, but this is Westminster, which is currently responsible for energy laws across the…12 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Security BenefitsI endorse the warm words of the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for East Wiltshire (Danny Kruger), in paying tribute to the Minister, the right hon. Member for East Ham (Sir…04 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Security BenefitsDoes the Minister agree that two measures that the Government could take that would make a serious impact on the levels of poverty would be to restore the winter fuel payment and…04 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister will have heard several references to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report this afternoon. The report demonstrates not only that extreme poverty is rising, but that…03 Feb 2025HANSARDPrison Officer Recruitment2. If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the terms and conditions for prison officers’ pensions on the recruitment of prison officers.28 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural Property ReliefIt is a pleasure to serve under you, Mr Stringer. I thank the hon. Member for Caerfyrddin (Ann Davies) for securing this important debate. I agree with her and the hon. Member for…28 Jan 2025HANSARDPrison Officer RecruitmentI thank the Minister for his warm words and encouraging remarks. He will know that in Scotland the “68 is too late” campaign by the Prison Officers Association enjoys cross-party…28 Jan 2025HANSARDFamily Visas: Income RequirementI appreciate the humane remarks that the hon. Lady made at the beginning of her speech, but is she not now guilty of continuing to slur migrant workers who come to this country as…20 Jan 2025HANSARDFamily Visas: Income RequirementThe hon. Member for Weald of Kent (Katie Lam), speaking for the Opposition, described the public’s perception of these rules as being of great concern, as if there were a…20 Jan 2025HANSARDFamily Visas: Income RequirementIt is a pleasure to serve under you, Mr Pritchard. I thank the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for opening this important debate and the petitioners for…20 Jan 2025HANSARD Covid-19 InquiryI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. I also completely agree with him that in these matters the public do not care about party political differences. I note…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationGiven that the Government response to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report said that a compensation scheme would be “impractical”, with “significant challenges”…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural and Business Property ReliefThe right hon. Member will possibly be familiar with my constituency—one of the richest farming areas in the UK. The Treasury continues to insist that only about 520 estates a…14 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareThe Secretary of State repeatedly tells us that all roads lead to Westminster when it comes to funding. Does the hon. Member agree that the Scottish Government can do only what is…13 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareLet me first pay tribute to the hon. Member for Wimbledon (Mr Kohler) for securing this important debate, and for his heartfelt contribution. I imagine that there is no one in…13 Jan 2025HANSARDWindrush: Victim SupportThe Windrush scandal involved people coming to this country in good faith who were then falsely labelled as illegal immigrants. One thing that the Minister could do to avoid such…13 Jan 2025