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HANSARDTackling the Digital DivideThank you for the opportunity to say a few remarks by way of concluding, Ms Ali. I am grateful to the Minister and to all hon. Members who have taken part in the debate. I…04 Nov 2021HANSARD Adult Dependent Relative VisasMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Having invested so much in their training, we need to keep those experts here, not force them to leave the country. There are more than 96,000…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Adult Dependent Relative VisasThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. We are putting these dedicated public servants in an impossible position. I received an email yesterday referring to “yet another…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Adult Dependent Relative VisasI beg to move, That this House has considered adult dependent relative visas. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Bardell. I want to talk about an important…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsCan I take the Leader of the House back to what he was saying a couple of minutes ago about the whistleblowing exemption? Does he recognise the grave danger that, if the…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Adult Dependent Relative VisasThe Minister is being very generous with her time. She has made much of the cost issue; I think she indicated that for somebody elderly arriving in the UK, we would expect health…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Adult Dependent Relative VisasThe Minister makes the point that there is no evidence of doctors leaving the UK for this reason. We do know that 6,000 doctors left to go overseas in the five years between 2015…03 Nov 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)Before the right hon. Gentleman leaves the business part of his speech, will he update the House on the latest provision of support for energy-intensive industries?28 Oct 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I am pleased to follow the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone). I attended the reception he hosted yesterday for young people working in the…28 Oct 2021HANSARDTributes to Sir David AmessWe have rightly been reminded of David’s enthusiastic advocacy for the constituencies that he represented, but he was also an enthusiast for the London Borough of Newham, where he…18 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. That is why Independent Age has called on the Government properly to research who is not claiming pension credit, and to draw up a plan to…20 Sept 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillI am very grateful to the Minister for giving way, and I am delighted he is still in his post. He talked about pensioner poverty, but rather idiosyncratically, he is using the…20 Sept 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillThe right hon. Gentleman makes a very important point that I agree with. It is a vital fact, often not understood, that universal credit is an in-work benefit as well as an…20 Sept 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillI am pleased to follow the hon. Member for Amber Valley (Nigel Mills), who makes an important contribution to the work of the Work and Pensions Committee. I echo his words of…20 Sept 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillWill the Minister give way?20 Sept 2021HANSARDFraudulent Online AdvertisementsPaid-for scam adverts are rife online, and it is not unusual for people to lose their entire life savings to them. The Prime Minister told the Liaison Committee in July that “one…16 Sept 2021HANSARDFraudulent Online Advertisements3. What plans she has to tackle fraudulent online advertisements.16 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsIf this cut goes ahead, with £20 a week taken off universal credit, it will reduce the support for an unemployed family to the lowest level as a proportion of average earnings at…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI very much welcome the argument that the right hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) has just set out, and I am grateful to him for reaffirming his support for…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit: Removal of UpliftSingle parents who are in work told the Work and Pensions Committee last week how hard they are going to find it to sustain the £87 a month fall in their income that this cut will…13 Sept 2021