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HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance and HomelessnessIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mr Bailey, in this really important debate. The hon. Member for Ealing, Southall (Mr Sharma) is absolutely right: this is a very…24 Jul 2019HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance and HomelessnessCan I take the Minister back to the point about mortgage lenders and difficulties in lending to people on benefits? Will his officials have a look at what has happened in France…24 Jul 2019HANSARDHealthcare Staffing LevelsWhat can we do to make the workload terms and conditions more attractive for salaried GPs and GP partners compared with locums? GPs in my constituency tell me that a great number…23 Jul 2019HANSARDPersecution of Christians OverseasI strongly agree with my hon. Friend’s point. I will illustrate the sort of thing that is going on by quoting Bishop William Naga of Borno, who said of some of the refugee camps…18 Jul 2019HANSARDPersecution of Christians OverseasOn 31 May 2014, The Times newspaper had an editorial headlined “Spectators at the Carnage”. This was a charge against western politicians—we in this Chamber and others throughout…18 Jul 2019HANSARDPersecution of Christians OverseasMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point, and I am grateful to him for putting it on the record. This is a harrowing debate—rightly, because we need to bring these matters into the…18 Jul 2019HANSARDActive TravelWill the Minister give way?09 Jul 2019HANSARDActive TravelCycling is a big part of the answer to the major issues that we are looking at across the House: climate change, congestion, pollution, obesity, poor physical health, poor mental…09 Jul 2019HANSARDActive TravelWill the Minister address the issue of parking? If we want employees to cycle to work, will there be a requirement for new office developments to have sufficient parking places?09 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to make a statement on the implications for patients of the taxation of NHS pensions.08 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationThe unforeseen consequences of recent pensions legislation, initially supported in all parts of the House, are now resulting in very worrying consequences for the NHS as hospital…08 Jul 2019HANSARDChildhood ObesityGiven that 46% of food and drink advertising is spent on unhealthy food—and unhealthy foods are three times cheaper than healthy food—will the Minister follow in the footsteps of…18 Jun 2019HANSARDPrison Officers: SuicideI congratulate my hon. and learned Friend on his new appointment. One of the issues that adds to the emotional stress on prison officers can be a very long commute at the end of a…04 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Marriage and Mental Health Awareness WeeksIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. I congratulate my hon. Friends—they are my friends—the Members for Congleton (Fiona Bruce) and for Strangford (Jim…16 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceMembers of the Youth Parliament representing Central Bedfordshire are campaigning to make young people aware that a person is in much more danger if they carry a knife. It does…15 May 2019HANSARDMiddle Eastrose—14 May 2019HANSARDMiddle EastA perception that the west applies the rule of law partially undermines our ability to broker peace, so what steps are the Government taking to ensure that the international rule…14 May 2019HANSARDMiddle East20. What recent assessment he has made of the likelihood of a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.14 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Detention without trial for many years is a feature of several countries, in Africa and elsewhere. That does not seem to be core business for DFID. What recommendations does…14 May 2019HANSARDChildren’s Future Food InquiryYes, I am. We need to go further. If any employers are not giving mothers breaks at work to breastfeed, they should change their practice. The hon. Lady is right to raise that…08 May 2019