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HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersMy hon. Friend makes a couple of very important points. I very much agree with him on the first, but on the second, my understanding is that self-employed people in this position…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsAt the moment, every infant school child is entitled to a free school meal. In my constituency, that applies to all junior school pupils as well. Can the Secretary of State…18 Mar 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersI very much agree with the policy that the Minister is setting out. Will he clarify the intention for reassessments? He will know that Mind and one or two others have suggested…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateFor somebody who is self-employed, self-isolation will often mean giving up their income. The advice is to claim benefit, but all someone gets with universal credit in the first…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Private Rented SectorI very much agree with the points that my hon. Friend is making. Is not one of the problems the failure to keep the level of rents in track with the local housing allowance, which…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend on his choice of this issue and the progress he has made with it. Does he agree that it would be very helpful if the guidance that he is arguing for…13 Mar 2020HANSARDPlanning for the FutureThe Secretary of State is right to acknowledge the anxiety for leaseholders living in blocks with unsafe cladding. Will he confirm that it is his intention that no leaseholder…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe absolute imperative was to eradicate the deficit by 2015. Today, the right hon. Gentleman is boasting that it is down to 2% five years after that.12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Warrington South (Andy Carter) and to congratulate him on a warm and confident maiden speech. I welcome his generous tribute to…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsMy right hon. Friend is making some powerful points. Does he agree with me that the announcement of the £500 million fund is a recognition, belatedly, by the Government that we do…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe right hon. Gentleman mentioned 2010. I had a look back at the Red Book from 2010, which warned that if nothing had been done and the previous Government’s policies had carried…12 Mar 2020HANSARDUniversal CreditA major cause of difficulty in transitioning to UC is the five-week delay between applying and being entitled to benefit. The Work and Pensions Committee, at its first meeting…09 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeThe GMB trade union estimates that 1,400 supply chain jobs are at risk, as well as the 2,000 Flybe jobs. I welcome the support that the hon. Lady has mentioned from the Department…05 Mar 2020HANSARD Recent Violence in IndiaI echo the Minister’s tribute to the constitution of India. Since it was drafted under the leadership of Dr B. R. Ambedkar after independence, it has been admired around the world…03 Mar 2020HANSARDUK Export Finance: Coal10. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on ending UK export finance for (a) coal mining and (b) coal-fired power station projects; and…03 Mar 2020HANSARDUK Export Finance: CoalI am grateful to the Minister for that confirmation. Following the Prime Minister’s announcement at the UK-Africa investment summit, will the Minister set out whether there will…03 Mar 2020HANSARDRough SleepingI welcome the ambition the Secretary of State has set out. As he knows, a service at St Paul’s cathedral two weeks ago, in which my right hon. Friend the shadow Secretary of State…27 Feb 2020HANSARDSocial Security Benefits: Claimant DeathsMy hon. Friend will probably have seen, as I did, the comment in the recent National Audit Office report on suicides that internal process reviews, which are perhaps not carried…24 Feb 2020HANSARDSocial Security Benefits: Claimant DeathsI commend the determined way in which my hon. Friend has pursued this issue consistently over a long time. She has talked about the coroners getting in touch with the Department.…24 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationTwo years ago, in debating the Bill that became the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, we discussed the problem that weapons that cannot be lawfully purchased in the UK are nevertheless…13 Feb 2020