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HANSARDPrisons and ProbationIt is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse), who made important points about the need for social reform and how it does indeed cost money. I want to speak…14 May 2019HANSARDPrisons and ProbationI am short of time, but I will give way.14 May 2019HANSARDPrisons and ProbationI am grateful to my hon. Friend for making that excellent point. In 2011, a report on the social return on investment produced by the Women’s Resource Centre and the New Economics…14 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy caseworkers recently updated me on the thousands and thousands of pounds of public money that they have helped to recover for constituents who are entitled to it, often after…13 May 2019HANSARDRefugees in Sri LankaI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) for asking the urgent question. The Minister said that 412 refugees were currently involved in the…09 May 2019HANSARDStaff Bullying and Harassment: Cox RecommendationsI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for that response, but I want to push him a bit further. Underlying attitudes—sometimes misogynistic or deeply sexist attitudes—are…09 May 2019HANSARD Severe Disability PremiumMy constituent suffered severe trauma and mental illness. When he filled in his form four years ago, some mistakes were made, but those mistakes could and should have been picked…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionThis afternoon, the Secretary of State has admitted that he knows school funding is tight and that the earlier we intervene with children who have special educational needs, the…07 May 2019HANSARD World Immunisation WeekIt is truly a pleasure to follow not only my hon. Friend the Member for Enfield, Southgate (Bambos Charalambous), but the right hon. Member for North East Bedfordshire (Alistair…02 May 2019HANSARD World Immunisation WeekThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. I join him in that tribute. I also pay tribute to all the scientists across the world who are helping not only to understand and…02 May 2019HANSARD World Immunisation WeekThe hon. Lady is absolutely right, and I do find that baffling, but that does reinforce the point that she and the right hon. Gentleman made about listening to people’s worries…02 May 2019HANSARD World Immunisation WeekThe hon. Lady, who is about to intervene on me, gave us examples of how it still is an issue in some parts of the world.02 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsNow that this House has taken the lead in supporting Labour’s climate change emergency motion yesterday, does the Department for Transport not agree that it is time that we made…02 May 2019HANSARDGreat Western Main LineFurther to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden), my constituents, particularly those in Lawrence Hill, one of the most challenging parts…02 May 2019HANSARDTuition Fees: EU StudentsThe Minister says he wants us to continue to enjoy the current benefits of our EU membership but after we have left the EU and that he wants us to vote for a withdrawal agreement…29 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool FundingIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton). I declare an interest: I come from a family of teachers, including a niece, who is still…25 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Parliament Elections: Candidate IntimidationI am very worried about the fact that other candidates are already trying to intimidate candidates. Using language like “fear of God” is not a good way to go about our democracy.…24 Apr 2019HANSARD Sri LankaI am grateful to the Foreign Secretary and to my right hon. Friend the shadow Foreign Secretary for the tone they have set. The Foreign Secretary mentioned that religious…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyThe right hon. Lady might be sick of hearing me ask the same question over and over again, so I will try to ask it in a different way. She says that she wants action and not…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyHear, hear!23 Apr 2019