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Debate between Alison McGovern and Chris Webb
Monday 13th October 2025

(6 days, 2 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alison McGovern Portrait Alison McGovern
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I am unclear about the exact details of what the hon. Member is raising, but if he would like to write to me or the Secretary of State providing details, we will make sure that he receives a swift response.

Chris Webb Portrait Chris Webb (Blackpool South) (Lab)
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South Shore in my constituency is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It has just been named by the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods, which outlined 34 mission-critical neighbourhoods, as No. 1 for hyper-local need. Will the Secretary of State meet me to discuss how we can improve South Shore in Blackpool?

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Debate between Alison McGovern and Chris Webb
Monday 7th October 2024

(1 year ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alison McGovern Portrait Alison McGovern
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I thank my hon. Friend for her question and, through her, I would like to thank Gingerbread for its work on this issue. There have always been, and always will be, conditions attached to social security, but the past 14 years show what happens when we have a Government who are more interested in blaming people and creating cheap headlines than offering real help. In our manifesto, Labour committed to review universal credit so that it makes work pay and tackles poverty, and the report that Gingerbread has written will also help inform our child poverty taskforce.

Chris Webb Portrait Chris Webb (Blackpool South) (Lab)
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T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.