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HANSARD Covid-19This crisis has created unbearable pressure on our nurses, doctors and hospital leaders, and I want to thank them for all they do. Many NHS staff are effectively the walking…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Provisional Local Government Finance SettlementMerry Christmas, Madam Deputy Speaker. As the Secretary of State knows full well, Newham has the highest level of homelessness in the country and the second worst level of child…17 Dec 2020HANSARD Sexual ExploitationIt is an absolute pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson) because, as Members will know, she is indeed a close friend. I…09 Dec 2020HANSARDFemale Offender StrategyThe female offenders strategy published in 2018 by the then Justice Secretary and Prime Minister got it right. One woman in every three in prison self-harms. They are twice as…08 Dec 2020HANSARDPrisons (Substance Testing) BillNew clause 1 would require the Government to publish an assessment of the impact and value for money of the Bill within a year of its coming into force. I hope the Bill will…02 Dec 2020HANSARDPrisons (Substance Testing) BillI absolutely do. It is quite clear that once someone is on a treatment programme it needs to continue seamlessly, because we all want people, when they leave prison and go back…02 Dec 2020HANSARD Homelessness and Temporary AccommodationI am grateful to be able to speak in this debate, Sir Edward, and to my hon. Friend the Member for Westminster North (Ms Buck), who speaks with more authority than any of us on…02 Dec 2020HANSARDPrisons (Substance Testing) BillIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani. What an honour to be considering a private Member’s Bill this morning. It is a shame that the right hon.…02 Dec 2020HANSARDPrisons (Substance Testing) BillCan I just finish this, because it is not written down and otherwise I will lose my train of thought? This is something where some of us use alcohol. If we have had a rubbish…02 Dec 2020HANSARDPrisons (Substance Testing) BillI absolutely agree and I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman, especially with the knowledge that he has, for giving me the opportunity of making myself abundantly clear. Those…02 Dec 2020HANSARDPrisons (Substance Testing) BillI have been remiss, because I have not made it clear that I intend to move my new clauses. The hon. Gentleman might want to wait to thank me until I have divided the Committee…02 Dec 2020HANSARDPrisons (Substance Testing) BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.02 Dec 2020HANSARDPrisons (Substance Testing) BillHaving heard the Minister’s peroration, I will happily go away and think about what she has said. For now, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause , by leave, withdrawn.…02 Dec 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingHundreds of constituents are affected by safety problems, from social housing tenants in Canning Town to leaseholders in Stratford. Those in the Prime Minister’s flagship Olympic…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Nigeria: Sanctions RegimeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray, and it is really good to see you looking so well. I, too, thank the right hon. Member for Chipping Barnet (Theresa…23 Nov 2020HANSARD Nigeria: Sanctions RegimeI am grateful to the Minister for being here this afternoon, given that the Minister for Africa, the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East (James Duddridge), was not able to…23 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Lockdown in PrisonsBetween today and Christmas, thousands of people will be released from prison, many of whom will have spent the past six months locked in cells for 23 hours a day, with education…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Disparate ImpactI totally and utterly agree with that. I thank the Minister for her statement and promise to read it carefully after today in order to work out what I can personally do in my…22 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19In West Ham, we had the highest number of people furloughed in the country—almost 30,000. All those people, and so many more who are self-employed, are potentially at risk of real…22 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillI have sat through this debate and been a little discomforted by some of the remarks that have been made. I say that very gently. I support the hon. Member for Stourbridge…16 Oct 2020