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Sorcha Eastwood MP: speeches

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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5 published records · newest first.

Speeches

  • 1 Jul 2025 · Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill · Hansard source
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    I am proud to put my name to the hon. Lady’s reasoned amendment. Does she agree that we have a decision to make in this House today? Do we stand alongside some of the most vulnerable—people who feel that politics cannot deliver for them? Surely we have a moral duty, across this House, to stand with those people, to pause and to show them that we care.

  • 15 Jan 2025 · Women’s Changed State Pension Age: Compensation · Hansard source
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    Will the right hon. Member give way?

  • 15 Jan 2025 · Women’s Changed State Pension Age: Compensation · Hansard source
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    I am so grateful to the right hon. Member for giving way and indulging me. I simply want to add to his conclusion. These women have been part of a generation of women who have been discriminated against by statutory provisions over their lifetimes—whether by the reprehensible marriage bar, the gender pay gap or now this. I am sure the right hon. Gentleman would agree. [Applause.]

  • 7 Jan 2025 · Town Centres · Hansard source
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    I agree with the point that the hon. Member has just made. Does he agree that businesses are facing not just a cost of living crisis, but a cost of doing business crisis? In my constituency, a restaurant called Huxo, which only opened a year ago, has unfortunately had to close—he referenced that issue in his own constituency. Does he agree that it would be useful to hear from the Minister what the Government intend to do to help our local businesses with the cost of doing business crisis?

  • 17 Dec 2024 · Women’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO Report · Hansard source
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    I stand here today on behalf of my many constituents who will feel utterly betrayed by this decision. Just months ago, people were promised a fresh start—a new change. Does the Secretary of State agree that not only will my constituents feel short-changed, but this decision will further compound a lack of trust in politics?

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4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. Existing keyword taxonomy applied to official debate titles and contributions; a contribution may appear in more than one topic and unclassified records are retained.

View as listCommunities and local government: 8Communities and local government8Culture, media and sport: 9Culture, media and sport9Defence and foreign affairs: 3Defence and foreign affairs3Democracy and constitution: 11Democracy and constitution11Economy and business: 19Economy and business19Education and skills: 5Education and skills5Environment and energy: 2Environment and energy2Health and care: 7Health and care7Justice and policing: 2Justice and policing2Social security and pensions: 5Social security and pensions5Transport: 1Transport1Unclassified: 12Unclassified12
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4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. Existing keyword taxonomy applied to official debate titles and contributions; a contribution may appear in more than one topic and unclassified records are retained. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Communities and local government8
Culture, media and sport9
Defence and foreign affairs3
Democracy and constitution11
Economy and business19
Education and skills5
Environment and energy2
Health and care7
Justice and policing2
Social security and pensions5
Transport1
Unclassified12

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