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HANSARD Asylum Seeker Hotel Accommodation: ReopeningI would like to call the Minister at 5.53 pm, which will give her 10 minutes.21 Jan 2025HANSARD Knife Crime: West MidlandsOrder. I remind Members that if they want to attract my attention, they need to bob. But I can see they know that already.21 Jan 2025HANSARD Knife Crime: West MidlandsBefore I call Sarah Coombes to move the motion, I ought to explain that this is my first time chairing a debate in Westminster Hall, so I expect you to be very gentle with me. If…21 Jan 2025HANSARD Knife Crime: West MidlandsOrder. I have got two more west midlanders, and I am relying on them to make time for the Members for Strangford and for Worcester to get in.21 Jan 2025HANSARD Knife Crime: West MidlandsThe winding-up speeches will begin at 3.30 pm.21 Jan 2025HANSARD Asylum Seeker Hotel Accommodation: ReopeningPlease finish just before 6.05 pm, to leave time for me to put the Question.21 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationI meant no slight on the hon. Gentleman. He is right: it does affect women across the whole of the kingdom—and of course, he is much posher than bourgeois, so he could not be…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationIf I might make a little progress, then I will happily give way. It is important to set out some of the detail. Some of the worst-affected women received just 18 months’ notice of…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationThat is a measured intervention, and I thank the hon. Gentleman for it. It is true that a package could be put together and discussed with the campaign group and the women…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationI am grateful to the hon. Lady; I am slightly jealous that I have not managed to attract any kind of applause, but no doubt that will come at the end of my peroration. The hon.…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationWell, it is not for me to second-guess the sentiments of the Prime Minister, but my right hon. Friend is certainly right to say that a number of promises and comments were made. I…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationNo—forgive me, but my time is very short. I sincerely hope that we will get a parliamentary vote on this issue and I will use every endeavour to ensure that we do. The WASPI women…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationThat brings me to the constitutional point that I said I would make. I have established an ethical case, but there is a constitutional issue about the ombudsman. Over the years,…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationI thank all hon. Members who have contributed to today’s debate. It has shown that the sense of injustice felt by the WASPI women is shared by Members on both sides of the House…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationI am extremely grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way to me for a second time. To be clear about this: there are two issues at stake here—how many women knew, and how…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationI welcome the Minister to his place; I appreciate that this debate is his first outing and his comments about the timing are well made. However, the WASPI campaigners have never…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationWith respect, I am going to conclude because I know so many want to speak; I do apologise. [Interruption.] All right, I will briefly give way, but it is the last time.15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationI had alluded a moment ago to the choices that Government make about how they spend money. Of course it is true that Government priorities will determine where money is spent. The…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationThere are several arguments used by those who do not want to get it right, to use my hon. Friend’s term. One is that the public do not care, although all the survey evidence…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationI will just make this point, and then I will happily give way. But that was certainly not the impression given by the current Prime Minister’s remarks. He said: “Justice to end…15 Jan 2025