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HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillEthnic minority workers have faced hire and rehire tactics at a disproportionate rate—nearly twice the rate of white workers. They have also disproportionately borne the brunt of…22 Oct 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI speak in support of the amendments passed by the Lords that seek to protect those suffering from all forms of domestic abuse, regardless of factors such as their age and…15 Apr 2021HANSARDWork and PensionsOn that point, after the Battersea incident, a group of campaigners gave evidence to various Committees of the House, which resulted in a crane register being developed. The…13 Apr 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThis week we saw a historic result for the campaign for the Shrewsbury 24, who had their convictions quashed by the Court of Appeal. That verdict is significant for the rights of…25 Mar 2021HANSARD Health and Safety Regulations: CranesI do not want to pre-empt anything that the Minister is going to say, but the HSE is clearly underfunded and it is not able to undertake inspections proactively, as it should. The…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Health and Safety Regulations: CranesThe issue of health and safety with regard to cranes used in construction was brought into sharp focus in my constituency of Poplar and Limehouse by the collapse of one such crane…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Health and Safety Regulations: CranesOn that point, after the Battersea incident, a group of campaigners gave evidence to various Committees of the House, which resulted in a crane register being developed. The…22 Mar 2021HANSARDSocial Care ReformIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Dr Huq. The covid pandemic has thrown light on a number of holes in social care provision. That is a pressing…18 Mar 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in this incredible important and timely debate. Those of us who continuously rejected the recent Covert Human Intelligence…15 Mar 2021HANSARD International Women’s DayIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, just as it was a pleasure to deliver my maiden speech in this debate last year. I am grateful to be able to address the House today, as…11 Mar 2021HANSARDResidential Leaseholders and Interim Fire Safety CostsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall (Florence Eshalomi) on bringing this important debate to the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationBefore the pandemic, a decade of austerity left far too many trapped in low-paid, insecure work, consistently failed by the social security system. The brutality of this failing…09 Mar 2021HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI rise to speak on Lords amendments 3B and 4B to 4J. While there are improvements to the legislation, I would like to reaffirm on record that I continue to be utterly astounded at…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillI rise to speak in support of Lords amendment 4 and the amendments tabled by those on the Labour Front Bench. I also express my support for what is colloquially coined the…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and IndividualsBefore the pandemic, a decade of austerity left far too many trapped in low-paid, insecure work and consistently failed by the social security system. The failing economic system…23 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateLast week, the London director of Public Health England, Professor Kevin Fenton, said that London’s Asian communities have been the hardest hit by the covid-19 second wave. It is…09 Feb 2021HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I wish to inform the House that in my speech yesterday during the Opposition day debate on protecting tenants and leaseholders from unsafe…02 Feb 2021HANSARDUnsafe Cladding: Protecting Tenants and LeaseholdersThe topic of this debate is an incredibly pressing one, and I am glad to have the opportunity to speak because it affects so many of my constituents. The ongoing scandal…01 Feb 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLast week, the Prime Minister disagreed with me when referring to the conclusions of experts, doctors and others on the role of structural racism in the disproportionate impact of…28 Jan 2021HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI speak in support of Lords amendments 1 to 6, and particularly Lords amendment 3. I have repeatedly spoken out and voted against the Bill because I believe it to be fundamentally…27 Jan 2021