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HANSARDRough SleepingI know that the figures are disputed and that the CHAIN—combined homelessness and information network—statistics show differences year to year, but with a decrease of 2% a year it…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Local Government FinanceLike other Members, I want to remind Ministers what the places that they have cut so savagely actually look like. By next year, Newham will have lost 48% of its grant—£138 million…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Local Government FinanceMy hon. Friend is making a fabulous speech. I really appreciate what he says about culture and the role of libraries, leisure centres and parks. They are really important for…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Windrush SchemeI cannot respond to constituents who contact me about deportations tomorrow. They and I want to know whether any of my constituents are on those flights. I have phoned the…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangI will do my best, Mr Wilson. I have filleted my speech as I have been sitting here. Last October, a senior editor from Foreign Policy , James Palmer, was interviewed about his…29 Jan 2019HANSARDChildren with Life-limiting ConditionsI am grateful to you, Ms Dorries, for calling me to speak, and to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for giving me the opportunity to raise an urgent case. My…29 Jan 2019HANSARDChild PovertyFor heaven’s sake. In the last two years of the Labour Government, the number of children living in absolute poverty fell by 400,000. In the next seven years of Tory rule, it fell…29 Jan 2019HANSARDChildren with Life-limiting ConditionsMay I just press the Minister to agree to the urgent meeting I requested?29 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.28 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsCouncils in deprived areas such as mine are desperately scrambling to find the funds to meet their needs while facing almost double the spending cuts of the least-deprived area.…28 Jan 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeI am not sure whether my right hon. Friend was here for my speech, but the only thing I would like taken down is the specific drill video that celebrated the murder of a…24 Jan 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeCan I just make a tiny intervention on the point that my hon. Friend has just made? One issue with the PRU in my constituency is that mums have complained that the people they are…24 Jan 2019HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayAs my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley North (Ian Austin) said in his terribly moving speech, this year’s theme for Holocaust Memorial Day is Torn from Home. As we all know,…24 Jan 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeIt is always a delight to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Buck. As hon. Members may know, between January 2017 and March last year, nine young people in my constituency were…24 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareWill the Minister give way?17 Jan 2019HANSARD Foetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderThat is a career-limiting comment.17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareI wish to raise several issues today, so I hope hon. Members will bear with me. I am afraid the list got a little longer each time this debate was delayed—it is a good job it is…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareSome of my constituents who are working are not entitled to free school meals for their children. They could well be poorer financially than those who are entitled to free school…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareI agree that programmes like that in my constituency make a difference, but may I gently say to the hon. Gentleman that additional youth workers and adults for my children to talk…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social Carerose —17 Jan 2019