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HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn my constituency, some 5,000 families with children—possibly more than 10,000 children—are dependent on UC. Can the Secretary of State guarantee that when the benefit is reduced…13 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanThe Prime Minister will know that after the calamitous collapse of the Government in Kabul and the disorderly retreat by western powers, there was rejoicing in parts of…06 Sept 2021HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolThe Secretary of State knows as well as I do that the bulk of commerce and industry in Northern Ireland is getting on with making the protocol work, but a veterinary agreement…21 Jul 2021HANSARD NHS UpdateThe Minister is quite rightly embarrassed because she can say nothing about NHS pay, but she should be equally embarrassed that she cannot answer the question about parity of…21 Jul 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsFemale genital mutilation is a spectacularly horrible crime, yet the possibility of perpetrators—or even those aiding the crime —being brought to justice is very tiny in our…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe Minister has proved himself to be helpful and thoughtful in the way he has handled his brief, but will he tell us what research there has been into the impact of long covid on…19 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolIt is a genuine pleasure to follow the Chair of the Select Committee, the hon. Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare), whose very sensible and pragmatic approach to the issue of…15 Jul 2021HANSARD ColombiaI am genuinely grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) for securing the debate and for introducing it so skilfully. What she outlined matters; it matters…15 Jul 2021HANSARD Legacy of Northern Ireland’s PastCan the Secretary of State honestly think of any circumstance where he would say to the families of victims of murder anywhere else in the United Kingdom—including Northern…14 Jul 2021HANSARDMotor Neurone Disease (Research)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins. Like me, you will be well aware of the position of Rob Burrow, the former Leeds Rhinos player, who had an…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe Health Secretary has referred to the pressures on our GPs and our hospitals from non-covid patients, and that is of course real. Most health professionals—doctors, nurses and…06 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe impact of poverty is individual, but just by way of statistics, 40,000 families in the Rochdale borough are dependent on universal credit or legacy benefit; 30% of our…28 Jun 2021HANSARDIn-work PovertyThe Minister has made it clear on a number of occasions that the Government believe that the way out of family poverty is to get people into work. What would he honestly say to a…28 Jun 2021HANSARD Loss of Secret DocumentsThe Minister recognised in his comments, I think, that revealing this information could have put the safety or even the lives of our serving personnel at risk. In that context, it…28 Jun 2021HANSARDIn-work PovertyWhat recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of people in in-work poverty.28 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsThe Prime Minister will know that the £100 billion every year for climate change transformation in developing countries is the same £100 billion that was announced 12 years ago,…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThank you for your remarks, Mr Speaker, both at the beginning of this session and to me personally. I am grateful. It is axiomatic that the higher the rate of infection, the…14 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsAs ever, I agree with a lot of what the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill) had to say. In particular, I agree with him that the Justice Secretary is an…09 Jun 2021HANSARD British CouncilThere is unanimity across the House on the values of the British Council going way beyond narrow commercial ones. This is about the values that we have as a nation, and the kind…08 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I ask the Minister for an unequivocal statement, consistent with the Government’s zero-carbon promises, that there will be no new coal mines and no new licences for fracking…25 May 2021