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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill

"The social contract is fraying, as I said. When my constituent Nick, who works hard for the money he earns and pays into system, walks through his town centre, he asks himself, “What is the point? Why am I working harder than ever when the system rewards those that often …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill

"I have a lot of respect for the hon. Lady, but I am not going to withdraw the comment I made, because there are people in that situation—..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill

"I rise primarily to speak to the amendments tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Faversham and Mid Kent (Helen Whately). However, I would like to begin by addressing the amendments brought forward by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. We were first presented with the Universal …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Pension Schemes Bill

"Cross-party working is essential to ensuring that there is public confidence in a system we will all need to use in our twilight years. That is why Conservative Members are ready to work constructively to improve this legislation and, where necessary, to provide a “critical friend” approach and challenge the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Pension Schemes Bill

"The hon. Member makes an important point. That goes back to financial education and ensuring that people truly understand their pensions and savings.

Increasing savings is important, but we need to ensure that it is driven by individuals who understand and can shape their own financial futures. Other countries have …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Pension Schemes Bill

"My right hon. Friend makes a compelling case. As I said in my speech, this goes back to financial education and ensuring that we all understand the implications of pensions adequacy.

My concern about adequacy does not mean that the Bill does not have its merits. The continuation of Conservative …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill

"So there we have it: a Prime Minister not in control, a Work and Pensions Secretary with her hands tied behind her back, and a Chancellor now scrambling to find ways to balance the books after months of reckless spending. This shoddy attempt at welfare reform has revealed something that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill

"I am not giving away.

The Chancellor has also blown billions of pounds on GB Energy—a project so vague that no one seems to know what it does—while handing out inflation-busting pay rises to appease the unions. Now she cannot even claw back £5 billion of savings to keep market …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill

"I am not giving away; I am going to make progress. The hon. Member can repay the favour sometime.

Thirdly, we needed a guarantee that taxes would not rise again in the upcoming Budget. But let us be honest: the Chancellor has only one move left—she will raid the pockets …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"T3.   On Friday I had the privilege of visiting LOROS, Leicestershire’s much-respected palliative care charity. At full capacity it could offer 31 beds to local residents, but sadly, because of the measures that the Chancellor has introduced, such as the national insurance hike, it now operates only 18 beds. May …..."
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