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HANSARDSchool BudgetsI thank the Minister for meeting me and local headteachers from my Enfield, Southgate constituency last week. I know that he gets the problems with school funding, but I do not…24 Jun 2019HANSARD Court Closures: Access to JusticeI thank all members of the Justice Committee for their excellent contributions. I also thank the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) for her contribution on legal advice. She is…20 Jun 2019HANSARD Court Closures: Access to JusticeMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. She is certainly right about the cumulative effect of cuts to legal aid and court closures making it harder for the most disadvantaged to…20 Jun 2019HANSARD Court Closures: Access to JusticeThe hon. Gentleman has made an excellent point. He is quite right: that is indeed the case. Women’s Aid has highlighted that fact that, in rural areas in particular, survivors of…20 Jun 2019HANSARD Court Closures: Access to JusticeThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. Many people do not obtain the legal advice that they need to make such informed decisions, and that, too, is part of the problem.20 Jun 2019HANSARD Court Closures: Access to JusticeI plead not guilty to being a defendant. While what the hon. Gentleman has said may be the case, the fact remains that those costs are incurred initially by the person making the…20 Jun 2019HANSARD Court Closures: Access to JusticeThat is an excellent point. It typifies the piecemeal way in which the closures have been implemented. The process has not been joined up. I believe that it has been driven by…20 Jun 2019HANSARD Court Closures: Access to JusticeI beg to move, That this House has considered court closures and access to justice. I am pleased to have secured this debate. It concerns a topic of extreme importance, the rule…20 Jun 2019HANSARDRefugee Family ReunionIt is frustrating that the Bill has stalled because the Government will not give it a money resolution, and it is very sad that we are in this situation after the Bill has passed…20 Jun 2019HANSARDRefugee Family ReunionIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Hammersmith (Andy Slaughter). I congratulate the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Angus Brendan MacNeil) on bringing…20 Jun 2019HANSARD Parliament as a WorkplaceDoes my hon. Friend agree that the lack of certainty about things such as recess dates is a problem because it does not allow people to plan holidays if they have children at…13 Jun 2019HANSARDWomen entering CustodyThe number of prison officers leaving within a year of starting their role has risen dramatically since 2010, so what are the Government doing to ensure that prisons have…12 Jun 2019HANSARDWomen entering Custody8. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to provide a co-ordinated approach to supporting women at risk of entering custody.12 Jun 2019HANSARDGlobal Fund: AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaWill the Minister tell me what assessment he has made of the work of the Global Fund in co-ordination with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and how his Department is working to foster…06 Jun 2019HANSARDGlobal Fund: AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria11. What assessment he has made of the extent to which the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is improving access to healthcare for the most vulnerable and…06 Jun 2019HANSARDElectoral Registration: Non-UK EU Citizens10. What estimate he has made of the number of non-UK EU citizens living in the UK who were unable to register to vote in the European parliamentary elections.05 Jun 2019HANSARDElectoral Registration: Non-UK EU CitizensTwo campaign groups, the3million and British in Europe, have raised more than £40 million to fund a legal challenge to the parliamentary election process. What assessment have the…05 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Since 2011, there has been a huge rise in the number of parents facing child custody cases without legal representation. Will the Minister explain why his Government’s review…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical InvestmentsI congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on securing this important debate. I agree entirely that Parliament should take the lead in not investing in fossil fuels. Yesterday, BP’s…22 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionI congratulate my hon. Friend on her excellent speech and the excellent work she has been doing with the APPG. I also congratulate the End Our Pain campaign, which has done so…20 May 2019