Social Security Benefits
Debate between Shockat Adam and Nusrat Ghani(2 weeks, 4 days ago)
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Shockat Adam
I could not agree more; that would be vital for pensioners. Ever since I was elected, emails from pensioners on that issue have been in the top three issues—it is a real issue. If alongside increasing pensions we could reverse the cuts to the winter fuel payment, that would save lives.
Madam Deputy Speaker
That concludes the Back-Bench contributions. I believe that the Minister would like to do a short wind-up.
Point of Order
Debate between Shockat Adam and Nusrat Ghani
Shockat Adam (Leicester South) (Ind)
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Leader of the Opposition said:
“The Labour party has adopted the APPG definition of ‘Islamophobia’. The same APPG report said that talking about sex groomers was an example of Islamophobia.”—[Official Report, 8 January 2025; Vol. 759, c. 839.]
That is an inaccurate description of the all-party parliamentary group on British Muslims’ definition of Islamophobia. Its definition cites the example of using the symbols and images associated with classic Islamophobia to characterise Muslims as sex groomers. Can the Leader of the Opposition return to the Chamber to correct the record and confirm whether she agrees that characterising Muslims as sex groomers is indeed an example of Islamophobia?
Madam Deputy Speaker (Ms Nusrat Ghani)
I am grateful to the hon. Member for giving notice of his point of order. As he will know, the Chair is not responsible for the Leader of the Opposition’s comments in the Chamber, but he has succeeded in putting his point on the record, and no doubt that statement has been heard.