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HANSARD Social Security and PensionsThe Chair of the Select Committee cites some damning statistics from the Trussell Trust. For all that food bank use is increasing overall, the inquiry by the all-party…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Social Security and PensionsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Broadland (Jerome Mayhew), who made a thoughtful contribution, although obviously there are differences of opinion on some of the…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Social Security and PensionsI am happy to support any improvements to the process, but what the hon. Member has done is to point out just how complex these processes are and how difficult they can be for…06 Feb 2023HANSARDCarer’s Leave BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I start by congratulating the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) on ensuring that his Bill has gone through its…03 Feb 2023HANSARDCarer’s Leave BillWith the leave of the House, I want to thank everybody who has taken the time to be here today and to speak. It is worth mentioning that, as a Liberal Democrat, I follow in the…03 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThere are reports today that the Government have been misleading pensioners into thinking that their universal credit national insurance credits are automatically applied to their…02 Feb 2023HANSARDUK ConstitutionThe thing about political constitutions is that they need to be underpinned by good relationships based on trust and respect. I do not think it would be an overstatement to say…02 Feb 2023HANSARDUK Constitution12. What recent assessment he has made of the strength of the constitution.02 Feb 2023HANSARDRaising the State Pension Age to 68I congratulate the hon. Member for Amber Valley (Nigel Mills) on securing this debate. How to calculate the state pension age is an intensely technical topic, but it fundamentally…01 Feb 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingThe right hon. Member is talking about respect and we are also talking about trust, and I think we have to acknowledge that trust in the police has been significantly eroded of…31 Jan 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure7. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for rail infrastructure in Wales.18 Jan 2023HANSARDRail InfrastructureThe Government’s failure to end rail strikes impacts all of us across the UK. Like in Scotland, transport is devolved in Wales, but we need people coming from England into our…18 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice Conduct and David CarrickI too commend the bravery of the women involved in this case, but some of them would not have needed to be brave if action had been taken. As a former police officer I am…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Earlier this week, I met the Agricultural Industries Confederation Scotland and it echoed what I am hearing in North East Fife about the impact of gas prices on the cost of…12 Jan 2023HANSARDFossil Fuels and Cost of Living IncreasesApologies, Sir Robert, for missing the start of the debate. The hon. Lady is making a very powerful speech about the contradictions that we are seeing in the Government’s…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Emergency Service Personnel: Posthumous AwardsAbsolutely; that is why I am here. The fact that so many Members are here for this very short debate shows the strength of feeling about the need to make sure that those officers…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Emergency Service Personnel: Posthumous AwardsI was a police officer, my father was a police officer, as was my husband, and both my stepchildren are serving police officers, so I know very well from conversations round the…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Emergency Service Personnel: Posthumous AwardsI certainly remember the visceral emotion I felt on hearing about the murders of PC Hughes and PC Bone. It is really important that we do not let those memories be forgotten, and…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Emergency Service Personnel: Posthumous AwardsAbsolutely. No award or recognition can ever replace a loved one, but if we can go some way to making a family feel that the loss has been recognised, it is important that we do.…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Emergency Service Personnel: Posthumous AwardsI remember when police assault was an aggravation to an offence. Dropping that aspect is the complete opposite of what the aggravation to an offence was intended to do. We…10 Jan 2023