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HANSARDChildren from Disadvantaged BackgroundsNottingham schools have made the significant strides in attainment to which the Secretary of State refers, but massed within that, in less well off and less diverse communities,…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis). That was an excellent maiden speech, joining a series of excellent maiden speeches made…14 Jan 2020HANSARD Disability-inclusive DevelopmentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Evans, and to respond for the Opposition on a very important and impactful report, to which many hon. Members have contributed,…31 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q When we looked at this in the Home Affairs Committee, we made the final judgment, after a lot of back and forth, to pursue a Welsh approach—to introduce an Act to deal with…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q Welcome, Nicole. I have just two things. To continue the theme of mapping, it has always seemed to me that there is a real challenge with refuge or accommodation-based support…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q What do you think are the implications for children of a proposed legal duty on local authorities to provide accommodation-based support? Eleanor Briggs: I have touched on that…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q Pivoting to recruitment, the Home Affairs Committee heard from Kevin Hyland, just before he left his role as anti-slavery commissioner. We asked him about the challenges and…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q What positives has it brought? Nazir Afzal: There is a substantial learning. For example, there are people working in the male victim sector who previously felt that they were…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you think there are tools or avenues open to us through the Bill to raise that tide? Zoe Billingham: Obviously, putting this on to a statutory footing will help, but two…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon, Zoe. You have been in your role at HMIC throughout the period of the domestic violence disclosure scheme—Clare’s law. How would you characterise its usage over…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q Is anywhere doing it really well at the moment? Postcode lotteries have winners as well as losers. Does anywhere model the sort of thing that you are talking about? Eleanor…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q To turn to the role of the commissioner, you mentioned that you can recommend that forces make those changes but you cannot command them. The commissioner will be a big ally for…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Industrial ActionOn 30 August, I met DVSA employees in Nottingham who are taking industrial action, as they want to work in an environment free from bullying and where they are listened to and…24 Oct 2019HANSARDDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Industrial Action2. What recent discussions he has had with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency on industrial action by its staff.24 Oct 2019HANSARD The National Health ServiceIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous), whose personal leadership on tackling modern slavery is something we very much appreciate…23 Oct 2019HANSARDVoter Identification2. What assessment the Government have made of the potential effect on the number of enfranchised people of the provisions on voter identification in the proposed legislation on…23 Oct 2019HANSARD The National Health ServiceClearly not. Whether it is regulations, or whatever, we are very capable in this place of having a grown-up conversation on this and finding a solution. That is what my…23 Oct 2019HANSARD The National Health ServiceI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for improving the quality of my speech by adding that to it. I am very confident about this matter, and this afternoon has only increased…23 Oct 2019HANSARD The National Health ServiceHaving had a long four-and-a-bit hour vigil in the Chamber, I have not had chance to see that, but I certainly will. That is the picture up and down the country, including in…23 Oct 2019HANSARDVoter IdentificationOver the last two years, more than 1,000 people in pilot areas have lost their chance to vote due to ID requirements, which is more than 30 times the number of allegations of…23 Oct 2019