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Debate between John Lamont and Andrew Western
Monday 1st September 2025

(1 day, 11 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrew Western Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Andrew Western)
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I congratulate my hon. Friend on the recent addition to his family. I hope he had a restful summer, although I doubt he did considering the likely lack of sleep. He is right to raise this issue. It is now past the date for the call for evidence, but if he wants to write to me directly about that issue, I will ensure it is fed in.

John Lamont Portrait John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) (Con)
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T4. Cruel cuts to the winter fuel allowance by both this Labour Government and the SNP Government in Edinburgh left thousands of pensioners cold in their homes last winter. When will the Secretary of State apologise for the misery her Government have caused for vulnerable pensioners in the Scottish Borders and across the United Kingdom?