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HANSARDDepartment for Work and PensionsWill the Minister give way?04 Jul 2023HANSARDDepartment for Work and PensionsI am very grateful to have been granted today’s debate about DWP spending. I will focus in particular on universal credit, whose roll-out started 10 years ago in 2013. The DWP is…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDepartment for Work and PensionsI am grateful to the Minister. When does he expect to make a decision on whether the cost of living payments will continue for a further year? When, this year, is that decision…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDepartment for Work and PensionsThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point, and I very much value his contribution to the work of the Select Committee. He is quite right, and I hope that we will be able to look…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDepartment for Work and PensionsLet me reiterate my thanks to the Backbench Business Committee for enabling us to hold the debate, and I would like to thank everyone who has taken part in the debate as well. The…04 Jul 2023HANSARDWater Industry: Financial ResilienceIn assessing, as the Minister has explained, the resilience of the water industry, what assessment is she making of the impact on UK pension funds if a major company such as…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Economic Impact AssessmentThe Minister is proposing, according to the document, to spend eye-wateringly large sums—£169,000 per person—to process claims in Rwanda. He wants to spend that money to treat…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Sudan: AtrocitiesImportant humanitarian initiatives in Sudan have been closed down by the authorities in Darfur, including those of the UK charity Tearfund, which is referred to in my entry in the…22 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living SupportThe cost of living payments have made a vital contribution to millions of families in supporting people through the current crisis and I welcome the contribution they have made.…20 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonI was in Parliament, and I do not believe that Ministers at that time said things that they knew to be untrue. I think it is absolutely clear, as far as I can tell—I am just…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonWe have been reminded in this debate that the report makes the fundamental point that: “Our democracy depends on MPs being able to trust that what Ministers tell them in the House…19 Jun 2023HANSARDEmployment: Don ValleyVery little data is being published on the outcomes of the restart programme in Don Valley or anywhere. There was a one-off statistical release last December, but nothing regular…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonYes, I do believe that those who made those points in the House at the time believed that they were true. It subsequently became clear that they were not. I defy anyone to claim…19 Jun 2023HANSARDCladding and Building RemediationI have raised before in the House the predicament of residents of Barrier Point, in my constituency, whose insurance premiums have risen sixfold. The Secretary of State told me in…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCladding and Building Remediation2. What plans he has to help leaseholders affected by potentially dangerous cladding with increases in insurance charges.05 Jun 2023HANSARD New Housing SupplyI commend the right hon. Gentleman on securing the debate; he is making some very important points. Does he agree that part of the success of the new towns was around the…05 Jun 2023HANSARD No Recourse to Public FundsI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of no recourse to public funds. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for enabling the debate to take place, and I…11 May 2023HANSARD No Recourse to Public FundsI am grateful to everyone who has supported the debate and contributed to it, including those who have delayed their return to Scotland to do so. I am also grateful for the tone…11 May 2023HANSARD No Recourse to Public FundsMy hon. Friend makes a good point, and I believe that his local council is no longer Green party controlled. He is absolutely right. The change of circumstances process is…11 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 May.03 May 2023