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HANSARD Loan ChargeThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech and is capturing the mood on both sides of the House. Over 200 people in my constituency are affected by the loan charge, and the…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Windrush Compensation SchemeWill the Home Secretary look at the case of my constituent who has been refused an exceptional hardship payment, which she wants so she can visit her 95-year-old mother with…03 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy hon. Friend mentions what happened last Friday afternoon. It is extraordinary that Parliament was closed down in the middle of the afternoon and our staff were sent home. I was…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy hon. Friend is being very generous in giving way, but that was a bit of sophistry that we have just heard. Six million people—an extraordinary number—signed this petition as…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI cannot compete with my hon. Friend—Hammersmith has only 22,346 signatories, although that is 30% of my constituents. However, I must observe that even New Forest East, whose…01 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseIn a throwaway line during Health questions on Tuesday, the Health Secretary withdrew the Government’s threat to demolish Charing Cross Hospital after seven years. We have been…28 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical Questions“Shaping a healthier future” was the biggest hospital closure programme in the history of the NHS, with the loss of two major hospitals, including Charing Cross in my…26 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeMy hon. Friend shows a lot of compassion and understanding. I do not advocate a soft approach; on the contrary, we need rigour in the system, but not the knee-jerk reaction that…25 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeIt is a pleasure to be here this afternoon under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. We were here just a few weeks ago debating this subject, and indeed knife crime has come up…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Council: Article 50 ExtensionI am tempted to ask the Minister what he had for breakfast this morning, as that might be a question he can answer. His performance is emblematic of the shambolic lack of…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Gaza Border Deaths: UNHRC InquiryThe UK mission to the UN in seeking to explain the extension this morning says: “It is a source of great concern that, since 30th March 2018, over 23,000 Palestinians have been…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Emergency Summit on Knife CrimeTwo weeks ago, my constituent Ayub Hassan, 17, was knifed to death in West Kensington, and last week Nathaniel Armstrong, 29, was stabbed to death in Fulham. I have known Ayub’s…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseA week ago today, Ayub Hassan, who was 17 years old, lost his life after being brutally stabbed in the street in West Kensington. His death has traumatised his family and the…14 Mar 2019HANSARDFire Safety and Sprinkler SystemsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray, and to follow so many Members who are experts in this field. In particular, I thank the all-party group, which I have…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Housing Associations and Public Contractors: Freedom of InformationI beg to move, That this House has considered extending the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to housing associations and public contractors. It is a pleasure to serve under your…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Housing Associations and Public Contractors: Freedom of InformationI am grateful to all those who have attended and taken part in this debate. My hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner) used some very good examples from his…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Housing Associations and Public Contractors: Freedom of InformationI am listening to the Minister’s argument, but again, I thought I had dealt with that point in my speech. The majority of inquiries will be about the major contractors that take…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Housing Associations and Public Contractors: Freedom of InformationI gently say to the Minister that there are two weaknesses in her argument. First, disclosing information voluntarily, however laudable the aim or honestly done, is not the same…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Housing Associations and Public Contractors: Freedom of InformationMy hon. Friend has a long track record of campaigning on FOI—far longer than mine—and I am grateful that he is here for the debate. Does he agree that the decision to move freedom…06 Mar 2019HANSARDUnhealthy Housing: Cost to the NHSI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate and on championing this cause. I apologise: I will not be here for the whole debate. I am double-booked. There have been…26 Feb 2019