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HANSARDLoan ChargePeople were told that they could work particular jobs if they took on this way of remuneration. Will that be considered? Will the Minister take on board what the right hon. Member…02 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Long-Term Plan: ImplementationI very much welcome the ambition of this plan, the recognition that it will need appropriate resources—it very much needs appropriate staffing, because the human resource is most…01 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Vulnerable ClaimantsThe requirement for explicit consent built into universal credit makes it difficult for organisations such as Macmillan to support claimants as they did those on legacy benefits.…01 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Vulnerable Claimants20. What steps she is taking to support vulnerable people who apply for universal credit.01 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. With £7 billion of unclaimed pension credit since 2017—equivalent to two out of five pensioner households entitled to that credit not getting it—how will Government respond to…01 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsA shrinking curriculum, larger class sizes, less student contact time and less student support are some of the effects of shrinking student funding for 16 to 18-year-olds. It is…24 Jun 2019HANSARDSudanIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Cheryl, and to follow the hon. Member for North West Norfolk (Sir Henry Bellingham), who chairs the all-party group for…20 Jun 2019HANSARD EU/British Citizens’ RightsWhen is this finally going to be sorted?18 Jun 2019HANSARDNHS: Changing PlacesThere are only about 40 Changing Places facilities in the NHS at the moment. I congratulate the Minister on the work she is doing on this, but will she continue to work with…18 Jun 2019HANSARDFree TV Licences: Over-75sAbout 4,400 pensioners in the Scunthorpe area will lose their free TV licences based on this announcement today. Is the Secretary of State saying that the Government are happy to…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Whitsun AdjournmentMy hon. Friend makes a good point about the need to act and the cost of not acting. We had the steel crisis in 2015-16, when we lost the SSI site in Redcar. My hon. Friend the…23 May 2019HANSARD Whitsun AdjournmentMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Already, during my short contribution to the debate, we see the way in which the steel industry connects with people in a way that some…23 May 2019HANSARD Whitsun AdjournmentAnd memorials to people who have helped to build this country; and memorials that include women as well as men. Most memorials to women in this country are actually to Queen…23 May 2019HANSARD Whitsun AdjournmentWe have been privileged to hear a masterclass from the hon. Member for Southend West (Sir David Amess)—I will call him the hon. Member for the city of Southend—on how to speak in…23 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Prime Minister for recognising the impact on steelworkers and their families of the devastating news that British Steel has gone into liquidation and for recognising…22 May 2019HANSARD British SteelI thank the Secretary of State and his Ministers and officials for their work over a long period to get this business to where we all want it to be. I thank him for his statement,…22 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelSteelworkers and their families in my constituency and across the country are anxious, as the Minister has recognised. Pragmatic decisions in the coming days could still avert…21 May 2019HANSARD HealthOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. There has been a lot of speculation today about British Steel, which employs 4,000 people in my constituency and across the country. It is a…14 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionThis is all about leadership. We need to know who is responsible and accountable at a local level for the education of all the young people, so that no one gets left at the edges.…07 May 2019HANSARDLanguage TeachingThe provision of languages post-16 has shrunk since 2010. This is largely due—or partly due at least—to the continually growing 16-to-18 funding gap on the Government’s watch. Is…29 Apr 2019