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HANSARD Pupil Roll Numbers and School Closures: LondonCan the Minister please outline how he defines “affordable” and why, if the homes are “affordable”, so many of my constituents find themselves unable to afford them?07 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ7. This month marks 23 years since the passing of the late, great Bernie Grant, a former Member of this House and the founder of the reparations movement in the UK. In the last…26 Apr 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewI represent a constituency in Lambeth, where trust in policing is at the lowest level of anywhere in London. Instead of addressing the abuses of existing police powers, the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationJust because, unlike the previous Budget, this one has not unravelled in about 20 minutes and led to panic selling in financial markets, the Government should not think that they…20 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillDoes my right hon. Friend, like me, get really annoyed when she hears Government Members talk about a Labour Government 13 years ago? Does she, like me, wonder why the Government,…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe Government and their immediate predecessor have not tried to formulate workable policy on this issue, which was evident from the Home Secretary’s bizarre and unconvincing…13 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ5. Big Brother Watch recently released a report on unaccountable government bodies such as the Counter Disinformation Unit, the Rapid Response Unit and the British Army’s 77th…08 Feb 2023HANSARDImmigration Fees for Healthcare WorkersMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Why are we making overtures to people in other countries and waiting for them to come here, only to treat them with complete contempt and…30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI rise to speak in support of the many amendments to which I have put my name, and indeed of any amendment that would make the Bill unrecognisable from its current form.…30 Jan 2023HANSARDImmigration Fees for Healthcare WorkersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) on the way she laid out the debate. Everybody…30 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am sure that many other Members have said this already, but this has nothing to do with Brexit. These are all pieces of legislation that are in British law. If the Conservatives…18 Jan 2023HANSARD Future of Postal ServicesI thank my hon. Friend for giving way; he is making a fantastic speech. Does he agree that if Royal Mail cannot operate without driving down workers’ pay and cutting jobs because…10 Jan 2023HANSARDRoad Traffic Collisions Involving CatsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Ms Harris. I thank all those who have participated in the ongoing campaign to have the law changed to protect cats, including…09 Jan 2023HANSARDRoad Traffic Collisions Involving CatsIf the change can be made through secondary legislation, will the Minister take steps to bring that forward?09 Jan 2023HANSARDRoad Traffic Collisions Involving CatsJust to be clear, the Minister is saying that he is 100% sure that the change has to be made through primary legislation, so what exactly would he be getting back to us about, if…09 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS WorkforceThe importance of this debate should not be understated because the NHS is in a dire state, and that is largely the result of a severe staffing crisis. Other than the generally…06 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyI believe the hon. Member does not know me very well. I would be giving exactly the same speech. I could say much more about the reinforcement of entrenched discrimination that…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyAnyone who looks at the autumn statement and sees it for what it is understands that poverty will increase as a direct result. The decision to increase benefits by 10.1% next year…22 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodation and SafeguardingMy constituency hosts some of the hotels that are currently housing refugees and asylum seekers, and I have dealt with a number of cases specifically regarding the conditions…07 Nov 2022HANSARDBlack Maternal Health Awareness Week 2022My apologies. I would like to leave the Minister with a few more suggestions about measures that her Department might wish to introduce. The first is for the Government to…02 Nov 2022