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HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal Judgment(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will make a statement on her Department’s response to the decision of the Court of Appeal of 22 June…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesI agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Riverside (Kim Johnson) and congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Brent Central (Dawn Butler) on securing this debate…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesI do agree, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend for making that point. How many people are there in this situation? The Home Office does not know to how many people it has given…18 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerFor 20 years, since the success of the Jubilee 2000 campaign, there has been a consensus across the House about the importance of international development, and I commend the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsOne million people with no recourse to public funds cannot access the universal credit safety net. I agree with the Prime Minister’s point at the Liaison Committee that…17 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn addition to dealing with the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty), will the Secretary of State urge the Commonwealth…10 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic Health England Review: Covid-19 DisparitiesDoes the Minister agree with the report that there are additional barriers that make it harder for BAME communities to access key services? In particular, will she press her…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19Representing, as I do, the borough with the highest age-adjusted covid-19 mortality rate in the country, I will focus on just one point, which is families with leave to remain in…11 May 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Five-week WaitFrom the 1940s on, we had a social security system based on handwritten forms that was capable of making the first regular benefit payment within a few days of a person applying;…11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateI join the Secretary of State and others in commending the Department’s staff for handling the recent surge. I also welcome higher UC, working tax credit and local housing…04 May 2020HANSARD Public ServicesHundreds of thousands of people working legally in the UK have no recourse to public funds, so stopping work means many have been left with no income at all. Will the Government…28 Apr 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI am grateful to my hon. Friend. We took evidence this morning on that very point—the need to improve universal credit and change some of the problems. Unfortunately we were told…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI am pleased to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for North Durham (Mr Jones). I begin my echoing his appeal for support for local charities and community organisations, on…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageThat is one of quite a number of anxieties that are around at present. What should happen with universal credit is that the advances that are payable to people up front—about a…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageDoes the Minister recognise that, in order to be able to stay at home in the way he is describing, people need financial support? Will he respond to the shadow Home Secretary’s…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I very much agree about the need for more support for charitable organisations. I spoke yesterday to the chief executive of the Trussell Trust,…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Law and OrderA large number of law-abiding workers in my constituency have leave to remain but no recourse to public funds. Those who need to self-isolate will do so only if they have support,…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment SupportI very much agree with the proposals just made by the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith). It is particularly important that the advances…19 Mar 2020HANSARD Windrush Lessons Learned ReviewSix years ago, over 30,000 overseas students from Commonwealth countries lost their visas when they were accused by the American firm ETS of cheating in its TOEIC—test of English…19 Mar 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersThe hon. Member for Airdrie and Shotts (Neil Gray) mentioned in passing that the Work and Pensions Committee met this morning. We took evidence from five organisations: the Royal…18 Mar 2020