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HANSARDBuilding Safety8. What steps he is taking to resolve the building safety crisis.07 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyI have met dozens of freeholders and leaseholders in my constituency who are worried about the escalating costs of fire safety remediation. The Hyde Group recently billed tenants…07 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Scotland Act 2016 (Social Security) (Adult Disability Payment and Child Disability Payment) (Amendment) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mr Hollobone. I thank the Minister for presenting the statutory instrument. It is not a controversial one for Labour, but I…07 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Scotland Act 2016 (Social Security) (Adult Disability Payment and Child Disability Payment) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I thank the hon. Member for his point. He will be aware that the Scottish Government have a number of benefits powers that they really have not used in a timely fashion. Given…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have an update on Evusheld, an important prevention therapy that could protect immunocompromised people who we know are unlikely to have developed an antibody response from…03 Mar 2022HANSARDBritish Sign Language BillIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Miller, and on such an important Bill, which will have a positive impact on so many people. I congratulate my hon. Friend…23 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19We do not know how well the vaccine works on immuno-compromised people, and they and their loved ones will rightly be extremely worried. As my right hon. Friend the Member for…21 Feb 2022HANSARDDomestic Abuse Victims: Legal Aid1. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support provided through the legal aid system for victims of domestic abuse.08 Feb 2022HANSARDDomestic Abuse Victims: Legal AidThe Bellamy review outlines serious and long-standing concerns about the lack of funding for criminal legal aid. Domestic abuse victims already face trauma, and experience mental…08 Feb 2022HANSARDDisabled People’s Benefits: Cost of LivingI asked the Minister if she would publish the NatCen report into disabled people’s experiences of the benefits system. She said no. The Work and Pensions Committee used its powers…07 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI want to thank the Leader of the House—surprisingly—for writing to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to try to secure a debate on the Government’s unlawful disability…03 Feb 2022HANSARD Disability Benefits AssessmentsAbsolutely. I completely agree with the hon. Member and I think that is really important. I was just coming on to that point. Will the guidelines the Government are going to…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Disability Benefits AssessmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova) on securing this important debate and thank…01 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren with SEND: Access to Specialist Support13. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to specialist support for children with special educational needs and disabilities.31 Jan 2022HANSARDChildren with SEND: Access to Specialist SupportThe National Autistic Society ran a survey of parents and carers last summer, and it found that a quarter of parents waited more than three years to receive support for their…31 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Research published by the Social Market Foundation has shown that students from working-class backgrounds accepted into university are more likely than their peers to hold a…31 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House was asked a specific question about an urgent debate on the Government’s national strategy for disabled people. The DWP lost a court case and its actions…27 Jan 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. You may be aware that earlier today, the Department for Work and Pensions lost a case at the High Court that found that the Government’s…25 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ13. The Government commissioned the National Centre for Social Research to research the use of health and disability benefits, but they have yet to publish the findings. Their…12 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventMy good friend and constituent, Will, whose father was ill with cancer, only saw him through a window for his 50th birthday, the day after the Downing Street party. Five weeks…11 Jan 2022