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HANSARD PensionsAs the Minister set out, this is a technical piece of legislation that has to be approved every year, and ensures that those who accrued pensions from contracted-out defined…09 Feb 2021HANSARDSocial SecurityI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention and agree absolutely: when people are desperate, they turn to whatever options are available to them and that stores up more…09 Feb 2021HANSARDSocial SecurityIt is hard to believe that more than four months have passed since we considered the Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill last autumn, and I welcome the annual process…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Treatment of Uyghur Women: Xinjiang Detention CampsI congratulate the hon. Member for Wealden (Ms Ghani) on securing this urgent question, but it is the third urgent question we have had on the treatment of Uyghurs, and indeed the…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Bereavementrose —03 Feb 2021HANSARD BereavementI congratulate the hon. Member on securing this debate. Does he agree that although work is being done in the private sector around the bereavement standard and we have the…03 Feb 2021HANSARD Golf TourismI am very proud to represent North East Fife and the town of St Andrews, which is known worldwide as the home of golf. As the local Member of Parliament, I have to declare a…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Golf TourismI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I have already made my apologies, via the hon. Gentleman, to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for the fact that my…27 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Border: Covid ProtectionsAs is the case in relation to any covid restriction, what businesses, operators and the public want and need is clarity, certainty and notice. So if the Government are going down…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsPeople who receive legacy benefits were excluded from the uplift to universal credit, but the Government have now announced plans for an uplift this April of 0.5%. If people are…25 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingI have a constituent who wants to start a lobster hatchery, but they have been shocked by the impact on the fishing sector of our departure from the EU. Should anybody interested…21 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Child Maintenance ServiceI congratulate the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows) on securing today’s debate, and I was happy to support her application. It is clear from Members’…21 Jan 2021HANSARDEquitable LifeI congratulate the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) on securing this important debate, which was scheduled to take place early last year, but has been much delayed, and…21 Jan 2021HANSARDSerious Criminal Cases BacklogI thank all those working in the justice system across the UK. As a former police officer with family who serve, I know the enormous efforts being made to keep the systems…20 Jan 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditThe Liberal Democrats fully support the £20 uplift to universal credit and making it permanent, and we will vote in favour of the motion accordingly. It is the right thing to do…18 Jan 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownResearch by Women’s Aid has found that covid-19 restrictions and associated socioeconomic strains make leaving abusive relationships more difficult. Its data also indicates that…14 Jan 2021HANSARDSittings in Westminster Hall (Suspension) (No. 2)This debate has clearly demonstrated the value of Westminster Hall debates and private Members’ Bills for very many Members on both sides of the House, and, most importantly, for…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19Professor Stephen Reicher, a member of the behavioural advisory group for SAGE and professor of psychology at the University of St Andrews in my constituency, said at the weekend…12 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseYesterday we heard from all Governments across the UK about the need to revise the Christmas restrictions given the increased risk of spreading coronavirus. Parliament is about to…17 Dec 2020HANSARD Provisional Local Government Finance SettlementThe Secretary of State has said that it is not the right time to pursue wholesale reform of local government finance, which will be a relief to many local authorities across…17 Dec 2020