Speeches by Hack.

“Yes, to quickly follow up on that, thank you for coming along. I appreciate we are running out of time. Are you aware of any other options for financial redress that were costed and considered by the DWP before it came to its decision? On the other side, did you consider alternatives?”

“I welcome the Minister’s commitment to bringing forward the deposit return scheme. In my constituency, we have a dedicated community of volunteer litter pickers who work tirelessly to ensure that our environment is free from litter. However, their job is never-ending. A member of the Castle Donington Litter Wombles vis…”

“Community organisations are the backbone of many events in towns and villages across North West Leicestershire. For the past 10 years, the Rotary Club of Ashby de la Zouch Castle has organised our annual charity Santa fun run in Ashby, which I have had the pleasure of taking part in alongside hundreds of local people. …”

“I thank the hon. Member for giving way and I thank you, Dr Huq, for your excellent chairmanship; it is a pleasure to serve under you today. The Bill already introduces a duty on water companies to produce and publish pollution targets and a reduction plan. We can also get data fairly straightforwardly on how water comp…”

“I thank the Minister for her statement. As a major incident has been declared in Leicestershire, I want to thank our emergency responders, our local government and the Environment Agency, but I also want to thank and honour the amazing work of our flood volunteers. I spoke to one this morning, who was exhausted having …”

“There are a couple of points that relate to my question. I want to delve into adequacy across the age ranges of our pensioners and the regional disparities. One of the things that Daniela was saying was about particular poverty and elements of groupings of poverty with ethnicity, disability and caring responsibilities.…”

“I love data. You did indicate, in terms of regional disparity—we talked earlier about housing costs being far greater in the south, but you mentioned regional disparity in the north, so is it variable? What does the picture look like across the regions from a pensioner poverty point of view?”

“One of the things that came out in the previous panel, but was not in my question, was pensioners who live with people of working age and what impact that is having, because universal credit takes on priority in terms of housing costs. How is it impacting pensioner poverty when they live with somebody of working age th…”

“We talked about pension credit take-up, and the panel has already indicated that the form is a bit long. Actually, going through the process, you do not need to fill out all the questions. Do we have a responsibility to break down some of those barriers, and how do we do that? What do we need to do to support an increa…”

“7. What steps he is taking to introduce a warm homes plan.”

“T10. In my constituency, there has been strong growth in the purchase of electric vehicles, but we have only half as many public charging points per person as the national average. How can we secure more charging points in public spaces in rural communities?”

“Modelling suggests that one in four residents in North West Leicestershire is in fuel poverty. Does the Minister understand the frustration many constituents will feel that, despite being in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, fuel poverty has become so commonplace? Will she write to me with an outline of the…”

“I welcome the Bill as a first step towards broader change across the water sector to ensure that it works for people. The number of complaints about water and the management of our waterways has been a key concern for people in North West Leicestershire for some time, but residents feel that water companies have not ac…”

“Today, the integrated care board in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland is due to consider a paper on the removal of prescription support for people who require gluten-free products because they are coeliac. That would mean people in North West Leicestershire, as well as the wider Leicestershire area, will no longer …”

“After 14 years of the Tories, our criminal justice system is on its knees, with just 4.4% of domestic assault cases recorded by the police resulting in a conviction. Last Monday was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, so will the Prime Minister tell us what he will do to ensure that the…”

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”

“I stress how devastating it is when families are moved so far away from home. A family from Islington have been placed in my North West Leicestershire constituency and, sadly, the older child is still in Islington. Families are being split, so I would appreciate a response.”

“I thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. I want to raise the work that our teachers and school staff do to ensure that our children get a hot meal at lunch time—and now, hopefully, in the morning as well. We must ensure that we give our children the best start on a school day, and the roll-out of brea…”

“Looking at my postbag and hearing a lot of conversations, there has certainly been an awful lot of uncertainty around benefits and disabled people. One area is the reform that is planned on work capability assessment. How do Labour’s plans differ from the previous Government’s proposals?”

“Would you be able to outline the plans for the review of Universal Credit? Having been involved in the original roll-out of Universal Credit, I think there is a huge amount of work that needs to be done. It would be really interesting to hear your view on that.”