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HANSARD Business of the HouseI have met many leaseholders fighting for fair treatment from housing association freeholders such as Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing, Hyde, L&Q, Notting Hill Genesis, Optivo…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Thames Water: Government SupportIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I thank the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Luke Taylor) for securing the debate and for not supporting Thames Water; I am…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Thames Water: Government SupportI have to ask the hon. Member why he is so against the idea of nationalising water. I am sure he agrees that the whole idea of privatisation is that there is some sort of…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Thames Water: Government SupportHow much of the fine that the hon. Gentleman mentioned has Thames Water actually paid? How was it allowed to pay out all these dividends in previous years, given the measures that…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Thames Water: Government SupportI thank the Minister for her attention to this situation, but I have to ask on behalf of my constituents, how much more does Thames Water have to fail before we decide that it is…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Children in Temporary Accommodation: EnglandI congratulate my hon. Friend and her Committee on this crucial report. As my constituency neighbour, she knows how much this is an issue within our borough, and I am sure she…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Relationship Education in SchoolsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy, and I thank the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) for securing this crucial debate. I am sure we can…01 Apr 2025HANSARDPolitical DonationsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I am proud to declare my membership of Unite the union. I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial…31 Mar 2025HANSARD Disabled People’s Access to TransportI thank my hon. Friend and her Committee for a fantastic report. Will she join me in congratulating disability rights activists such as my former constituent, Sam Jennings, who I…20 Mar 2025HANSARDKnife Crime: Children and Young PeopleI am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate on knife crime among children and young people, an issue that continues to devastate communities across the country. I…20 Mar 2025HANSARDUse of Stop and SearchIt is always a relief to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate the hon. Member for Meriden and Solihull East (Saqib Bhatti) on securing this debate, which…12 Mar 2025HANSARDUse of Stop and SearchI thank my hon. Friend for his contribution, but the figures are absolutely clear. Although I get what he says about the proportion of black people across the country, I am…12 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Brent East (Dawn Butler) on introducing this vital debate. She is a true champion of women’s issues and an inspiration to many.…06 Mar 2025HANSARDHistoric Slavery: ReparationsLast week saw the 38th ordinary session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government, the topic of which was “Justice for Africans and people of African descent…25 Feb 2025HANSARDHistoric Slavery: Reparations10. Whether he has had recent discussions with his international counterparts on the payment of reparations to people impacted by historic slavery.25 Feb 2025HANSARDHIV Testing WeekIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Dr Allin-Khan. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) on bringing…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI commend the Home Secretary and her team for the reforms in the Bill that are genuinely positive, including the scrapping of the unworkable and costly plan to expel asylum…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI thank my right hon. Friend for her intervention, and obviously she is always right. It is not impossible; in fact, it has been done before. Instead, this Bill could end up…10 Feb 2025HANSARDCat Breeding: RegulationThere are 12.5 million cat owners in the UK, and hundreds of thousands of cats are killed on the roads every year. The previous Government agreed that it would be right to include…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Low-income Countries: Debt CancellationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Ms McVey. I start by commending my hon. Friend the Member for Southgate and Wood Green (Bambos Charalambous) for bringing…06 Feb 2025