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HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthThis morning I visited a school in my constituency, Harris Academy Clapham, and I had the opportunity to speak to young people about their mental health challenges during…08 Feb 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI rise to speak to new clause 7, on equality impact analyses. The Government’s efforts to date on equality impact assessments overall have been woeful. There should not be a need…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall TaxThe planned rise in energy bills will be devastating for tens of millions of households, and it is clear from the contributions of right hon. and hon. colleagues that there is…01 Feb 2022HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayFirst, I congratulate the right hon. Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) and others on securing this important debate, and I join my colleagues in saying that there is absolutely…27 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Small Businesses in StreathamThe hon. Member is absolutely right. I will make that point later. We have to do everything we can to support our small businesses. Examples of business closures in Streatham…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Small Businesses in StreathamI hope that the Minister agrees that unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. Although I appreciate what he says, and all the grants that he outlined, businesses in my…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Small Businesses in StreathamWill the Minister give way?18 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Small Businesses in StreathamI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. She is absolutely right. The Government need to rethink that proposal because it is leading to the closure of high street businesses…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Small Businesses in StreathamI beg to move, That this House has considered support for small businesses in Streatham during the covid-19 outbreak. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Ms…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Sickle Cell TreatmentBefore the Minister sits down, there is one point that I do not believe she has touched on—prescriptions. I should be grateful if she would let us know whether the Government have…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Sickle Cell TreatmentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Miller. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton South East (Mr McFadden) on securing this debate and…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Sickle Cell TreatmentI thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution, and look forward to seeing him roll up his sleeve as well. Maintaining those discriminatory blood donation rules for so long was…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillWill the hon. Member give way?07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend, and I am sure she will agree with me that, clearly, no lessons have been learned. New clause 8 does not even ask the Government to…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI wish to speak to new clause 8 about child citizenship fees, which I am grateful has been signed by a number of Members. The children in question are not migrants. I repeat that…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillThe hon. Member says that officials cannot go to some places to inform people about their citizenship. How did they notify Shamima Begum, I might ask, that she no longer had her…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI am very glad that the hon. Member has given way. I was not present when he referred to my speech, but I want to ask him if he really understands what the issues are. The…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Islamophobia Awareness MonthIf Government Members listen to what Labour Members are saying, they will realise that no one is disputing that there is Islamophobia in all parts of society. We are calling on…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Islamophobia Awareness MonthI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Gorton (Afzal Khan) on securing this debate and on recently raising a point of order to state that the Prime Minister had…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Islamophobia Awareness MonthI believe that we should attack Islamophobia wherever we find it, and where the Government have failed they should admit to that. [ Interruption. ] And where the Government have…24 Nov 2021