Tweet As a backbencher representing people of Suffolk Coastal, I speak in various debates and ask questions of ministers. I can also table written questions. Below you can see my most recent appearances in Parliament and the questions that I am asking.
Social Security (Additional Payments) Bill | Commons debates The warm home discount is not relevant to the Bill, but I understand the point. It is the policy of my right hon.
Topical Questions | Work and Pensions | Commons debates The poverty statistics—admittedly, they are statistics rather than individual experiences; I accept that—show that, where both parents ar
Topical Questions | Work and Pensions | Commons debates Well, I do not have the voice of an angel, and nor do I claim to have the pathway to heaven in this regard, but I am very conscious of th
Topical Questions | Work and Pensions | Commons debates There clearly is a plan. That is why there are actually more people on payroll than prior to the pandemic.
Topical Questions | Work and Pensions | Commons debates I am afraid I just do not recognise the situation that the hon. Member mentions, and I do not know the basis of the academic report.
Topical Questions | Work and Pensions | Commons debates Mr Speaker, I was going to say that when we share taxpayers’ money with people looking for work, it is important that they honour their s
In-work Poverty: Cost of Living | Work and Pensions | Commons debates This Government have taken decisive action to make work pay, giving 1.7 million families an extra £1,000 per year, on average, through ch
Topical Questions | Work and Pensions | Commons debates We are working with a number of employers in a number of ways to try to help them fill their vacancies.