That this House has considered poverty and Government welfare policies.
It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Efford. One of the most important legacies this Labour Government could achieve would be the massive reduction in poverty and the widening of opportunities …..." Neil Duncan-Jordan - View Speech
"Yes, absolutely. It is important that those who can work have the opportunity and the support to do so. The issue we discussed during the PIP debate last year was those individuals who would never be able to find work of any kind, and the support they would still need …..." Neil Duncan-Jordan - View Speech
"I absolutely agree—in fact, the hon. Member must have read part of my speech, because I will come on to that point a bit later.
There is now a wealth of evidence showing that there is a growing gap between what people have and what they need for a decent …..." Neil Duncan-Jordan - View Speech
"I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for his work on food poverty and the need for a proper food policy that gives people the right to food. It is an important issue, which we need to address.
"I will come later to the debate we had about PIP. I absolutely agree, and all the evidence shows, that disabled people are much more likely to face poverty and hardship than able-bodied people.
At its core, poverty prevents people from playing a full and meaningful role in our society. …..." Neil Duncan-Jordan - View Speech
"I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend’s contribution. Whether it is fuel poverty, food poverty or various other types of poverty, at the end of the day it is poverty that we need to address—full stop.
"It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Alec.
A significant number of my constituents have contacted me recently with their concerns about today’s statutory instrument. They believe—and I support them—that reclassifying animal testing facilities as national infrastructure will allow the use of sweeping injunctions and …..." Neil Duncan-Jordan - View Speech
"Q11. Over the past few weeks, I have been contacted by a number of constituents who work in the health and care sector, because they are concerned about the proposed changes to the rules on indefinite leave to remain. These individuals came to this country to do a job that …..." Neil Duncan-Jordan - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Butler. I thank the hon. Member for Dewsbury and Batley (Iqbal Mohamed) for securing this timely and important debate.
There is little doubt in my mind that AI is transformational technology that will bring many benefits to our …..." Neil Duncan-Jordan - View Speech