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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 May 2024
The Economy

"The UK economy is smaller now, and living standards are lower now, than at the start of this Parliament—the first time this has ever happened. Does the Minister agree that it is a sign of the Tories’ increasing desperation that they consider it a cause for celebration that the UK …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 May 2024
Oral Answers to Questions

"T7. Will the Minister confirm whether the Government have dropped their commitment to consulting on a social energy tariff? If they have not, can we have an update on progress, given that a social energy tariff would lift 2.2 million households out of poverty?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2024
Business of the House

"I am going to give it one more try. Given that the Prime Minister now thinks that around half of the people in Scotland, who believe that it should be a self-governing, independent country, are extremists, will the Leader of the House make a statement setting out whether she agrees …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2024
Women’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman Report

"One would be forgiven for thinking of a real disconnect between those we seek to serve and those who serve. When that disconnect repeatedly happens, and this systematic failure perpetrates such injustice, it is a very bad day for democracy. The difference between this case and the contaminated blood and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2024
Women’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman Report

"Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I take on board your comments.

None of the UK Government’s intransigence has distracted from the dignity with which with the campaigners have conducted themselves over the long years that this swindle—and it is a swindle—has been carried out. My hon. Friend the Member …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2024
Women’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman Report

"I thank the hon. Lady for that point. All she does is emphasise how desperately urgent this matter is. Every 13 minutes a WASPI woman dies, so how many will die while we are having this debate? Another half dozen? Who knows? It may be more than that.

There are …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2024
Women’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman Report

"Let me end the debate by making a few observations.

The motion garnered unanimous support from Back-Bench speakers, which expressed the will of the House, but unfortunately the contributions from the Labour and Government Front Benches did not reflect that cross-party consensus. Justice is too important to be denied for …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2024
Women’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman Report

"The hon. Gentleman talked about the way in which the bill for all these compensation schemes is mounting. Does that not merely underline the importance of competent government?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2024
Women’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman Report

"Will the hon. Gentleman give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2024
Women’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman Report

"My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. We know, do we not, that many impacted women found out at the last possible moment that their retirement age had been raised because they had not been given due notice to make plans in the way we would all expect? The DWP …..."
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