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HANSARDUniversal Credit: Food Insecurity7. What assessment he has made of the impact of the level of universal credit on food insecurity.31 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for Growthrose —19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthWill the Minister give way?19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthI am very pleased to follow the hon. Member for Hazel Grove (Mr Wragg), and I pay tribute to him for the frankness of the personal remarks with which he opened his speech. I must…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthMy hon. Friend touched on the point that one of the new Prime Minister’s very first decisions was to sack the permanent secretary to the Treasury. Can my hon. Friend shed any…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateDoes the Chancellor recognise that there was a very heavy blow to the lowest-income households in the country in April when social security benefits were uprated by 3.1% and…17 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanWill the Chancellor give the important assurance that his predecessor gave—that social security benefits will be fully uprated in the usual way, in line with this month’s…23 Sept 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateI congratulate the Secretary of State and will miss her visits to the Work and Pensions Committee. I welcome her recommitment to the four-hour A&E waiting time target—I think she…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenLike other Members, my main memories of Her late Majesty the Queen are of visits to my constituency. In 1987, I was chair of Newham Council’s planning committee, and I negotiated…10 Sept 2022HANSARD Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [Lords]May I be the first to congratulate the right hon. Lady on her appointment and say on behalf of the Work and Pensions Committee how much we are looking forward to working with her…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalThe policy on intelligence sharing with overseas intelligence agencies is covered by a document called “The Principles”. At the moment there is a loophole in that, which allows…07 Sept 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI want to focus on one example of a specific problem with this Government that I think makes it impossible to have confidence in them. Between November last year and the end of…18 Jul 2022HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeWhen David Cameron was Prime Minister, he visited Sri Lanka in 2013. After that, the UK, with Sri Lanka, jointly moved a resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council…14 Jul 2022HANSARD Sri LankaWhen David Cameron was Prime Minister, he visited Sri Lanka in 2013. After that, the UK, with Sri Lanka, jointly moved a resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council…13 Jul 2022HANSARDDisabled People in WorkThe Government’s response last November to the Select Committee’s report on the disability employment gap promised key improvements to Access to Work to make it easier for people…11 Jul 2022HANSARD Functioning of GovernmentIt is a great relief that we will no longer have a Prime Minister who keeps on saying things that subsequently turn out to be untrue. Will the Minister reassure us that the change…07 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI am grateful that we have been granted this debate to discuss the spending of the Department for Work and Pensions. We are all familiar with the facts of the cost of living…05 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI am grateful to the Minister for setting out the commitment to uprating in line with inflation, but does he accept my earlier point about the need, in this very inflationary…05 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI am grateful that we have been able to discuss these important issues, and I want to thank everyone who has contributed to the debate. I commend the hon. Member for Glasgow South…05 Jul 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingI commend my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) for the very sensitive way she opened the debate. I also commend the powerful speeches we have heard so far. I…04 Jul 2022