Speeches by Dixon.

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship again, Sir Alec. I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for the invitation to join him in Westminster Hall today. It is always a pleasure for me to talk about the fantastic peatlands and moors in my wonderful constituency. As we have heard, peatland…”

“I am a fairly new MP, having come in in 2024. I think that the general advice given to MPs, as to the hon. Member previously, is not to get involved in formal objections. That is the approach that I have generally taken, but I have expressed views on other planning decisions in the local area, including on some of the …”

“I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman that the impact of the overpayments on carers is terrible, and I am going to share the story of someone who was affected. I am sure others have heard similar shocking stories. As many as one in five unpaid carers who claim carer’s allowance and work part time were hit with ove…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of Carer’s Allowance overpayments. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I thank Members for joining me here in Westminster Hall. I have committed my career to securing better care and support for older people and their family carers, and …”

“I recently asked Shipley residents about their access to NHS dental services over the past two years. Over 1,100 respondents said that they could not see an NHS dentist when they needed to. I have heard from constituents who have had to go private, travel for hours to access NHS dentistry or resort to DIY dentistry. Wh…”

“5. What steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dental services.”

“I had understood that we were also looking into opportunities to alert carers of potentially having breached the earnings limit. Is there anything in place to help communicate information from His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs or the DWP to carers?”

“I am a member of the Public Accounts Committee, and we have requested that the DWP reports every six months on its progress on implementing the Sayce review. As a member of that Committee, I will certainly be keeping a close eye on progress. My final point is about the culture in the DWP. I have had the opportunity to …”

“I join the Prime Minister in thanking our armed forces who are protecting British citizens in the middle east, and I thank him, on behalf of my constituents, for his cool-headed leadership and firm decision not to join Trump’s illegal war. Will he reassure my constituents, who are worried about the cost of energy, that…”

“2. What mechanisms his Department has put in place to ensure that communities are consulted on the use of Pride in Place funding in Shipley constituency.”

“A happy Easter to you, Mr Speaker. The Government’s £1.5 million impact fund for Bradford is critical to communities that have been overlooked for too long. I recently visited Windhill recreation ground in my local area, which is set to benefit from Pride in Place funding. Does the Secretary of State agree that after 1…”

“Does the right hon. Gentleman recognise that many disabled people simply do not have a choice, because public transport is either not available, if they live in a rural area, or not accessible? Much of the reason why they have to resort to relying on cars and taxis is the failure to invest in an accessible public trans…”

“Oh, the AI chatbot. Have the other automation and AI features that you were expecting to implement by the end of March also been done?”

“Yes, we heard that before.”

“I just observe the complexity being described should be usual business. That is nothing to do with the handover from MyCSP. It is just how civil service pensions work.”

“I feel like there is a slight contradiction in the responses. I have a McCloud case similar to the one that Clive put forward, and it does not sound like these cases are going to get their payments by June. They are just going to have a normal level of service by June.”

“When we have met you before, you have obviously held up a lot about automation and AI. Those are part of the efficiencies that were going to be in the contract that you signed with the Cabinet Office. In answer to Charlotte’s question, you said that all the AI and automation features have been in place since last week.”

“Outstanding?”

“How many of those do you think there are additionally?”

“My constituent has been waiting since May 2025. They cannot even get through to you. They are due a quote. How confident can we be that they are in the 5,000? When will they receive the updated quote or a request for more information? They have not heard anything.”