Andy MacNae: Has my hon. Friend ever been to Burnley?
Andy MacNae: In the interests of brevity, I associate myself with some of the remarks made by my colleagues on the Government Benches on the desperate financial legacy we have been left and the nature of cliff edges within the benefits system. We should do better than have cliff edges in the future. Let us remind ourselves that the subject of this debate is the Opposition motion not to means-test winter...
Andy MacNae: I thank the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) for securing this important debate, and the families for being in the Public Gallery and sharing their experiences. I speak as the father of a daughter called Mallorie, who we lost at five days, so I share their experiences. We have heard some stark statistics, and I will seek to summarise the national picture and some of the measures that...
Andy MacNae: I am grateful for this opportunity to make my maiden speech in this important debate. I am in awe of the maiden speeches and all the other speeches that have been made today and on previous days. The standard and quality of both this intake and longer-serving Members is inspiring. I am filled with excitement, pride and belief in what we can achieve in the years to come. It is a truly exciting...
