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HANSARD Public Order BillIt is three in a row, as I agree and associate myself with the remarks of the previous speakers. It is important to look at the Lords’ amendments in the light of yesterday’s Casey…22 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Support for FarmsI thank the hon. Lady for giving way again. Wholesale energy prices are already falling. The Government have not spent the amount of money that they had expected to spend on their…21 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Support for FarmsI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this important debate. I absolutely agree with her and want to give my own example. I represent a local seed potato farmer whose costs…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewAs a former police officer, I would like to say that I was shocked to read Baroness Casey’s excellent report, but to be honest, I am pretty inured by now to some of what we have…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationA very easy way to help small businesses to grow is to do something about the VAT tax threshold, which has not increased in line with inflation since 2017. Does my hon. Friend…21 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillPolicing by consent is central to how our criminal justice system works in the UK and the authority by which officers wield the power given to them. That is why this issue is…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI am grateful to the Minister for that clarification, but the point I made while he was not in his place still stands: this is confusing. We are presenting confusing legislation…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI am pleased to hear that. If Lords amendment 1 is disagreed to and Government amendment (a) to it is passed, I would disagree with the broadening of the definition of “serious…07 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillTorpiki Amrakhil, an Afghan journalist and former announcer on Radio Afghanistan and on the radio station of the United Nations assistance mission in Afghanistan, drowned in…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillI am grateful to the Minister for giving me a short time to reply. I accept that amendments 4, 5 and 6 are fairly blunt instruments, but during the debate I heard from both sides…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillIt is a pleasure to move amendment 4 on behalf of my party. Additional support for struggling families is much welcomed, and I am pretty sure that no one in the Committee would…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillI beg to move amendment 4, page 2, line 10, leave out “30 April” and insert “1 April”. The intention of this amendment is that all payments under this Bill should be made no later…06 Mar 2023HANSARDChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillI am delighted to be here today, as I was when the Bill was in Committee. As constituency MPs, I think we all know the issues that the CMS presents when domestic abuse is…03 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way again; he has been very generous with his time. When I visited the constituency of the hon. Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsI congratulate the hon. Member on securing this debate, and want to open an invitation to not only him but everybody here. I am the co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group…01 Mar 2023HANSARD Labour Market ActivityI know the work that the hon. Lady has done in relation to unpaid carers and the support she has given to my private Member’s Bill on carers’ leave. Does she agree that one of the…28 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. The hon. Member for Ogmore (Chris Elmore) mentioned the lack of Government support for greenhouse producers. Energy costs are having a great impact on farmers, but they are…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRural FarmersA tight labour market is a reality in agriculture and has been for some time and, although there may be other factors, we know Brexit is at the heart of it. That is why we have a…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRural Farmers10. What steps she is taking to support rural farmers.23 Feb 2023HANSARD Social Security and PensionsI agree with the right hon. Gentleman. Scotland is not immune from that: with more and more ringfenced spending for Scottish Government priorities, local authorities have less and…06 Feb 2023