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HANSARDAccess to WorkAll we see from this Government are delays: delays processing Access to Work applications; delays publishing the disability action plan; and now delays in appointing the new…18 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Judicial Pensions (Remediable Service etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023Thank you, Sir Edward. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship. I thank the Minister for his explanation of these very complex yet wholly necessary regulations. I think his…11 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medications are essential to many people. In response to my written question last month, the Department outlined “disruptions to the…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Many of my constituents have faced significant delays when applying for biometric residence permit cards because of technical errors. One constituent, whose application was…27 Nov 2023HANSARDEmployment for Disabled PeopleIn his conference speech, the Secretary of State said there would be a revolution in employment support for people with health conditions and disabilities. Does this revolution…13 Nov 2023HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityOn the anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, I have to say that it is disappointing that not much in the King’s Speech delivered for disabled people. After 13…08 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael, Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian Access and Human RightsAt a vigil outside Parliament this morning, the names of some of the more than 2,000 children killed so far in Gaza were read out. Children in Gaza have begun writing their names…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael, Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian Access and Human Rights6. What diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure access to Gaza by humanitarian organisations.24 Oct 2023HANSARD British Sign LanguageIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I am grateful for the opportunity to respond on behalf of the shadow Work and Pensions team, and I congratulate the right…17 Oct 2023HANSARD British Sign LanguageI welcome that offer, and will most certainly take the Minister up on it. As shadow Minister for Disabled People, I have struggled with the question of where funding for BSL…17 Oct 2023HANSARDLeaseholders: Residential Building RemediationI have written to the Minister about a constituent of mine who is a leaseholder living in an under-11 metre property and so is not protected by the Building Safety Act 2022. The…16 Oct 2023HANSARDLeaseholders: Residential Building Remediation16. What recent progress he has made on supporting leaseholders with (a) cladding and (b) non-cladding remediation to residential buildings.16 Oct 2023HANSARDDisability Benefits: AssessmentsThe point that I was making was about things that disabled people have said to me. If they lose one benefit, but maintain another, they still have some kind of safety net. If the…04 Sept 2023HANSARDDisability Benefits: AssessmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Gary. I am grateful for the opportunity to respond on behalf of the shadow Work and Pensions team. I thank the hon. Member for…04 Sept 2023HANSARDAccess to WorkIn January, it was found that the Access to Work backlog had trebled since February 2020, rising to more than 25,000. In June, the Minister claimed additional resource was being…04 Sept 2023HANSARDBritish Nationals Detained Overseas16. What steps he is taking to provide consular support to British nationals detained overseas.18 Jul 2023HANSARDBritish Nationals Detained OverseasMore than 100 other MPs and I wrote to the Foreign Secretary expressing our concern about Alaa Abd El-Fattah, who has been perilously close to death because of hunger and water…18 Jul 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillRenters’ reform is important, as is safe housing. Residents of Norfolk House, a block of flats in my constituency, have suffered burst pipes, dangerous cladding, and sewage and…10 Jul 2023HANSARDStreet Crime by Young PeopleThe Minister may not be aware that I was chair of the cross-party Youth Violence Commission. We published an interim report in 2018 and a final one in 2020. Our first…03 Jul 2023HANSARDCost of LivingUnder the last Labour Government, absolute child poverty levels in Scotland fell from 40% in 1997 to 20% in 2007, but that has been all but reversed. The SNP Government are not on…28 Jun 2023