Speeches by Abrahams.

“Last week, tenders for the expansion of the unlawful E1 settlements were launched, involving nearly 3,500 housing units, directly flouting international law and also putting the viability of a Palestinian state at risk. Moreover, as we have heard, on the 14th of this month there will be a real estate deal in London, wh…”

“T9. There is overwhelming evidence that marketised health systems, as the NHS has become, increase health inequalities. Will the Health Secretary consider amendments to the Health Bill that will tackle the rising inequalities in existing health policies, including allowing local NHS organisations to determine if they n…”

“T9. There is overwhelming evidence that marketised health systems, as the NHS has become, increase health inequalities. Will the Health Secretary consider amendments to the Health Bill that will tackle the rising inequalities in existing health policies, including allowing local NHS organisations to determine if they n…”

“Could you write to us about how we could improve the data collection, so that we have a more accurate understanding of the numbers?”

“Thank you. Moving on to my substantive question, our predecessor Work and Pensions Committee undertook an inquiry during covid on the impact of no recourse to public funds on families. That affects predominantly migrant families, but not exclusively—it includes anybody who has been out of the country for a certain peri…”

“I am sorry to be pointed, but what difference has it made to, for example, disabled children or children living in a disabled household? Have you seen a closing of the gap for those children who, on average, live in poverty and those groups who, as you defined, are more likely even than that to be living in poverty?”

“What shift have you in the priority groups to bring them up to the Scottish average?”

“Before I move on to my substantive question, I would like to ask Charis about the six priority groups. How long have you had them, and what have you recorded on the prevalence of poverty in those groups?”

“I welcome Alan Milburn’s report. The Select Committee is in the concluding stages of its own youth employment, education and training inquiry. We take account particularly of the drivers, and the Minister is right. As the millennium cohort study has shown, more than half of NEETs have experienced adverse and persistent…”

“I welcome Alan Milburn’s report. The Select Committee is in the concluding stages of its own youth employment, education and training inquiry. We take account particularly of the drivers, and the Minister is right. As the millennium cohort study has shown, more than half of NEETs have experienced adverse and persistent…”

“Our declining healthy life expectancy, as underlined in today’s Health Foundation report, is a real worry, but as Professor Sir Michael Marmot has shown, that is no surprise after 14 years of austerity and its impact on our public services. There is the potential for a significant knock-on effect on Department for Work…”

“I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. For clarity, could he confirm to whom, and when, the UK Security Vetting report outcomes were made available? Could he also say what guidance is given to senior officials on matters that must be escalated to their Ministers?”

“Going back to the asset aspect of the debate, I came across some new analysis from the New Financial that shows that over the last 10 years UK equities allocation by DC pensions has fallen from 25% to just 5%. It argues that this has helped create a self-fulfilling doom loop of lower demand, lower valuations and lower …”

“I must say that I am slightly surprised by the shadow Minister’s speech. I understand that Pensions UK agrees with the asset allocation, and has welcomed the change that has been announced, which is in line with the amounts prescribed in the Mansion House accord. The accusations about the Government stealing pensioners…”

“I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for all that he is doing towards de-escalating the conflict in the middle east. I agree with him that we should not get drawn into the conflict. May I ask him about Palestine, and the west bank in particular? More than 30 former UK ambassadors have said that any bidder for contr…”

“Q3. I thank the Prime Minister for the funding for three new primary school nurseries in Oldham, but may I ask him specifically about Monday’s Liaison Committee meeting, at which he agreed that the Israeli settlements in the west bank are unlawful and that their expansion threatens the viability of a Palestinian state?…”

“I take your point. It is a very wise point to make in terms of the timing. What we currently have is a not particularly ambitious programme with no targets, which may reduce about 10% of child poverty. I have another paper on targets before the strategy came out. It modelled what would be the outcome—you have talked ab…”

“Good morning, Dame Rachel. You have just mentioned what you think about targets. In a recent paper in the BMJ, Professors David Taylor-Robinson and Kate Pickett are making exactly that point. There were legally binding targets in the previous child poverty strategy, and those countries that have carried on in that vein…”

“Good morning, Dame Rachel. You have just mentioned what you think about targets. In a recent paper in the BMJ, Professors David Taylor-Robinson and Kate Pickett are making exactly that point. There were legally binding targets in the previous child poverty strategy, and those countries that have carried on in that vein…”

“I take your point. It is a very wise point to make in terms of the timing. What we currently have is a not particularly ambitious programme with no targets, which may reduce about 10% of child poverty. I have another paper on targets before the strategy came out. It modelled what would be the outcome—you have talked ab…”