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HANSARDPensions UpdateIs it still the Secretary of State’s view that it is important that the level of the basic state pension keeps track with earnings over time, as the coalition pension reforms…07 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsCutting universal credit by £20 a week will hit working families very hard. It will leave support for unemployed families at the lowest real terms level for over 30 years. It will…07 Sept 2021HANSARDEnd of Universal Credit UpliftForty per cent. of the people who claim universal credit are already in work. Does the Chancellor understand that they will be very hard hit by this cut, which is the biggest…07 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.07 Sept 2021HANSARDEnd of Universal Credit Uplift18. What discussions he plans to have with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the impact on the Exchequer of ending the £20 uplift to universal credit.07 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsTogether, the Chairs of the Committees dealing with social security in the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd and the Northern Ireland Assembly and I have made a call that the £20 a…21 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThank you Madam Deputy Speaker, and congratulations on taking the Chair. I am delighted to see you there. Every year or two, we hear from a Conservative Home Secretary that they…19 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWill the Home Secretary give way?19 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillOne of the big problems at present is the very long time that it takes to determine asylum applications. Since the former Prime Minister, the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs…19 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way, and I agree with him about this point. Of course, Australia has undertaken offshore processing, and there are terrible…19 Jul 2021HANSARDAlternative Student FinanceI am grateful to have been granted this Adjournment debate today. Eight years ago, the Government pledged to introduce alternative student finance. That promise has still not been…15 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateWe had a 20-year cross-party consensus that we should meet the UN’s target of 0.7% of GNI on aid. I very much regret that that consensus has been lost. Of course, when GDP goes…13 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Impact on Attendance in Education SettingsMy hon. Friend the Member for Stretford and Urmston (Kate Green) pointed out that there is a risk, as things stand, that children may have to isolate and stay at home when they…30 Jun 2021HANSARDBuilding SafetyWe learned this month of the anger in Chesham and Amersham over Government housing policy. My constituents who face massive bills for waking watch and to repair defects in their…29 Jun 2021HANSARDChild PovertyThe Joseph Rowntree Foundation has told the Work and Pensions Committee that cutting £20 a week from universal credit in October will reduce unemployment support to the lowest…28 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsThere was widespread disappointment that the G7 did not commit to additional climate finance beyond what has already been agreed. What steps will the Prime Minister take between…16 Jun 2021HANSARDInvesting in Children and Young PeopleWill the Minister give way?09 Jun 2021HANSARDInvesting in Children and Young PeopleCan the hon. Lady tell the House why she believes that Sir Kevan Collins resigned last week?09 Jun 2021HANSARDInvesting in Children and Young PeopleI want to start by applauding the ambitious plan set out by my hon. Friend the Member for Stretford and Urmston (Kate Green), who opened the debate. I am pleased to follow the…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsThe case won by the GMB trade union against Uber over the status of its drivers is immensely important, but why are the Government leaving it for these issues to be slugged out,…08 Jun 2021