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HANSARDUniversal Credit11. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the rates of universal credit.16 Dec 2024HANSARDPrison ConditionsA constituent who is now a prisoner of HMP Coldingley wrote to me recently about the appalling conditions in his prison. He spoke about the prevalence of drugs, violence,…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillBefore I address capital gains tax directly, I will make a few short remarks about the state of the national conversation about tax more generally, which I think is highly…10 Dec 2024HANSARDPrison Conditions2. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the condition of prisons.10 Dec 2024HANSARD“Get Britain Working” White PaperA fantastic local social enterprise in my constituency has been helping adults with disabilities back into work. It recently set up a café that is run entirely by adults with…26 Nov 2024HANSARDEducationOne thing that might be driving absences from schools for young carers is long-term mental health conditions. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health says that as many…21 Nov 2024HANSARD Jailing of Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsThis is a bad day for human rights, but for the Hongkongers living in my constituency it is a frightening day. Beyond the broad reassurances that the Minister has already given,…19 Nov 2024HANSARDChildren’s Social CareIn the London borough of Sutton, we started to in-house some children’s care home provision back in 2020, and we now care for six children with complex needs. What assessment has…18 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseThank you, Dame Siobhain. I thank the right hon. Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale) for securing this debate. It is shocking that this might be the first proper debate we…13 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseI agree with the hon. Member that some evidence has been cited in the Chamber today, but there is other evidence that we can look at. Let us not forget that the technology…13 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, but the evidence is quite clear in this area. Somebody might watch this debate and have doubts, but the research is quite clear.13 Nov 2024HANSARDYoung Carers: School Absence10. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle persistent school absences among young carers.04 Nov 2024HANSARDYoung Carers: School AbsenceOne thing that might be driving absences from schools for young carers is long-term mental health conditions. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health says that as many…04 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome tax (charge)The first Budget of a new Government is always significant, but one can rarely have been set in such tricky circumstances. This one comes following a series of major shocks—some…31 Oct 2024HANSARDChinese Communist Party: Threat to DemocracyThousands of Hongkongers have made my local community their home under the British national overseas visa scheme, but too many of them still face the threat of surveillance,…22 Oct 2024HANSARDChinese Communist Party: Threat to Democracy10. What recent assessment he has made of the level of threat to UK democracy posed by the Chinese Communist party.22 Oct 2024HANSARDHongkongers in the UK: Visas, Security and ServicesI congratulate the hon. Member for Altrincham and Sale West (Mr Rand) on securing this debate. I associate myself with his comments about how the previous Government should be…17 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceColleagues have outlined the scale of the crisis, so I shall focus on a story of one of my constituents in Carshalton and Wallington. She was told that she had to repay more than…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Sport: Team GB and ParalympicsGBI have enjoyed this debate, the maiden speeches and hearing about all the local successes that added up to our national success at this year’s Olympic and Paralympic games. We…10 Oct 2024HANSARDMaternity Services: GloucestershireI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cheltenham (Max Wilkinson) for introducing this debate. The experiences that he and others have shared about maternity services in…09 Oct 2024