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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Labour’s dossier on waste in the MOD found that at least £15 billion of taxpayers’ money has been wasted since 2010. Can the Secretary of State explain why the Government are…30 Jan 2023HANSARD Draft Civil Legal Aid (Housing and Asylum Accommodation) Order 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. The Labour party will not oppose the draft Civil Legal Aid (Housing…18 Jan 2023HANSARD Draft Civil Legal Aid (Housing and Asylum Accommodation) Order 2023The Minister says it is not true that the legal aid system is collapsing; perhaps he can explain why the courts have a 60,000 backlog and we see, year after year, a decline in the…18 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironment Agency Budget: Sewage Discharge1. Whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect of a reduction in the Environment Agency’s budget on levels of sewage discharge.12 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironment Agency Budget: Sewage DischargeI thank the Minister for that explanation. Across the country we are faced with the unprecedented dumping of raw sewage into our waterways, including into the Platt and Gore…12 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS: Long-term StrategyI would like to begin by placing on record my personal thanks to the thousands of NHS staff across Manchester: nurses, doctors, paramedics, healthcare assistants and sports staff.…11 Jan 2023HANSARDBacklog of Criminal Court CasesWhile the Lord Chancellor is busy scrapping the Human Rights Act 1998, the criminal justice system is on its knees. The numbers of duty solicitors and criminal legal aid firms…10 Jan 2023HANSARDWinter Preparedness1. What cross- departmental steps he is taking to help ensure preparedness for winter.08 Dec 2022HANSARDWinter PreparednessThe UK’s power supply is already stretched to breaking point, with the National Grid telling us that blackouts are now a very real possibility. Over the next few days,…08 Dec 2022HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance2. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of real-term reductions in local housing allowance rates on levels of poverty.05 Dec 2022HANSARDLocal Housing AllowanceThe ongoing impact of the freeze on LHA is that more people are effectively being priced out of the private rental sector, with more and more housing becoming unaffordable.…05 Dec 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministerial InterestsIn the absence of an ethics adviser, can the Minister inform the House of the status of the inquiry into Islamophobia that was ordered in January this year?30 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe shadow Leader of the House said that November marks Islamophobia Awareness Month. It is a reminder to root out this awful hatred that impacts communities across the UK and…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Death of Awaab Ishak and Rochdale Boroughwide HousingI thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate and for his tireless efforts. Awaab’s death was an avoidable tragedy, and I am sure that Members from across the House…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Death of Awaab Ishak and Rochdale Boroughwide HousingI apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker. Finally, does my hon. Friend agree that, in view of this systemic failure, the whole board is in an untenable position and must go?24 Nov 2022HANSARDIndependent Review of Criminal Legal AidThe Lord Chancellor’s successor and predecessor was able to achieve more in a few days than the current Justice Secretary ever has by agreeing a deal and ending the CBA’s strike…22 Nov 2022HANSARD IranWomen protestors in Iran are bravely protesting for their fundamental freedom to live their lives as they choose. The UK has a responsibility to support them. Will the Minister…16 Nov 2022HANSARDHate Crimes3. What steps she has taken to tackle hate crimes. [R]14 Nov 2022HANSARDHate CrimesThe Home Secretary said that the public want the police to tackle crime, yet the Home Office cut the number of police officers and left Islamophobia to increase over the last five…14 Nov 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. November marks the beginning of Islamophobia Awareness Month, which is a call to tackle this insidious hatred. This time last year, to mark the…02 Nov 2022