Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
LabourMP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
“I congratulate the Chair of the Select Committee, my honourable Friend the Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams), on securing today’s debate and on all the work that she and her Committee members do. It has been a pleasur…”
“The employment rate is 78.4% in rural areas, compared with 74.8% in urban areas, with job opportunities in agriculture, forestry, fishing, and scientific and technical sectors. Under this Government, economic inactivity among people aged 16…”
“The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has today published its annual statistics on incomes and living standards covering 2024/25 – the last three months of the previous government as well as the first nine months of this government.…”
“This Government recognises that greater certainty helps local authorities to design and deliver sustainable plans for local welfare.…”
“Under the last Government an additional 900,000 children became part of the child poverty statistics, but as a result of our Child Poverty Strategy, published in December, 550,000 will be lifted out of poverty by the end of the current Parl…”
“I beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “House” to end and insert: “welcomes the Government’s commitment to invest in young people’s futures; notes that the UK has the second highest youth employment rate in the G7; recognises that th…”
“Good work is generally good for health and wellbeing, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work. Through our Pathways to Work guarantee, which is will be backed by £1 billion a year of new funding by the end of the decade, and our …”
“I am sure that the honourable Lady will be pleased to know that more than 329,000 more people are in work this year. The economically active working-age population has reached a record high of 34.3 million. However, the unemployment level h…”
“With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement regarding this Government’s commitment to establishing the truth about events at Orgreave in 1984. The clashes at Orgreave coking plant in 1984 are etched indelibly into our nat…”
“I am today announcing the appointment of the Forensic Science Regulator. Following an open competition conducted in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, I have decided to appoint Dr Marc Bailey. He is a highly experie…”
“As the House will be aware, on Tuesday 8 July an arrest was made by Essex police following incidents that took place in Epping earlier that day, and a man was subsequently charged. His trial is due to start on 26 August, and he has been rem…”
“My honourable Friend speaks with a great deal of experience in health matters. There are regular discussions between ministerial colleagues about how we can best join up public services. We know that joined-up working results in better outc…”
“I congratulate my honourable Friend the Member for Brent East (Dawn Butler) on securing the debate and I thank the Backbench Business Committee for allocating the time. I am very grateful to my honourable Friend for sharing her experiences,…”
“I beg to move, That the draft Licensing Act 2003 (UEFA Women’s European Football Championship Licensing Hours) Order 2025, which was laid before this House on 15 May, be approved. This summer, the UEFA women’s European football championship…”
“I thank all honourable and right honourable Members, including the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee, the right honourable Member for Staffordshire Moorlands (Dame Karen Bradley), and the Chair of the Justice Committee, my honourable Frie…”
“The Government is today publishing its response to the public consultation that was undertaken by the previous Government on a proposal to remove the firearms accessory known as a sound moderator from firearms licensing controls. The consul…”
“I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.…”
“Under the previous Government, shop theft was allowed to reach epidemic proportions. There was a 70% increase in the last two years of the previous Government. We are working hard to tackle this epidemic in every area of our country, includ…”
“The Government consulted on, and will be proceeding with, the proposal to make a contingent Licensing Hours Order under Section 172 of the Licensing Act 2003, after the majority of respondents to the consultation were in favour of the relax…”
“I am grateful to the shadow Minister for her support, but on the financial settlement to police forces this year, it is worth saying that there is up to £19.6 billion going into policing. She will be well aware of the additional funding goi…”
“I beg to move, That the draft Licensing Act 2003 (Victory in Europe Day Licensing Hours) Order 2025, which was laid before this House on 23 April, be approved. Next week marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, which was of cour…”
“First, I thank my honourable Friend for securing this urgent question. I begin by saying that my thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this horrific violent incident in Headingley, Leeds, on Saturday. I understand the shock that this…”
“The Government is today publishing its response to the public consultation on establishing personal liability measures on senior executives of online platforms and marketplaces who fail to remove illegal content relating to knives and offen…”
“The Government will move forward with the proposal to issue a Licensing Hours Order under Section 172 of the Licensing Act 2003, following growing and overwhelming support from the public to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Victory in Euro…”
“In the last year of the previous Government, shop theft reached a record high, with devastating consequences for our high streets and town centres. The Conservative party wrote that off as low-level crime, but the Labour Government are dete…”
“The Government has implemented the ban on zombie-style knives and zombie-style machetes approved by Parliament last year and the ban came into force on 24th September 2024.…”
“The Government is today publishing its response to the public consultation on Prohibiting Ninja swords: legal description and defences. The consultation ran between 13 November and 11 December 2024. This was open to the public, businesses, …”
“The Government is today laying a Statutory Instrument before Parliament to ban Ninja swords. Under the Criminal Justice Act (Offensive Weapons Order) 1988, Ninja swords will be added to the list of prohibited weapons, making it an offence t…”
“Let me start by thanking the honourable and gallant Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty) for securing this debate on an issue that matters enormously to us all. As ever, his opening speech was, as is his way, eloquent, thought-provoking …”
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