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HANSARDLeaseholders: Fire Safety CostsSleep deprivation is recognised as a form of torture. People living in buildings with unsafe cladding are being tortured: physically, due to a lack of sleep, as they live in fear;…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthI welcome the opportunity to contribute. We have heard a great deal of consensus across the House. We know that there is a terrible toll on people—on our constituents—and every…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryTeachers, parents and pupils all need certainty. They need to be able to plan the return to school and prepare for exams if they are going to happen, and parents need to know…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Immigration Rules: Supported Accommodation(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on whether the changes to the immigration rules laid last week will reduce…16 Dec 2020HANSARD Immigration Rules: Supported AccommodationComing into force on 1 January, the Home Office’s proposed changes to the asylum system have far-reaching implications. Intended to act as a deterrent to people traffickers, which…16 Dec 2020HANSARDAsylum System ReformWhat plans her Department has to reform the UK’s asylum system.14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Minister for Care has today indicated that there are 12,500 retired GPs and nurses seeking to help with the roll-out of the vaccination programme. My constituent David is one…14 Dec 2020HANSARDAsylum System ReformThe failure to manage the backlog of asylum claims has led to the Minister planning open prison-style camps in temporary accommodation in unsuitable locations, remote from…14 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Support Schemes: Ineligible PeopleIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I extend my congratulations to the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson). Two minutes does not give hon. Members…09 Dec 2020HANSARD Nurseries and Early Years SettingsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Ms Ali. I add my congratulations to my neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Winchester (Steve Brine), on…03 Dec 2020HANSARDArcadia and Debenhams: Business Support and Job RetentionMy hon. Friend, and the whole House, is concerned about the numbers of jobs potentially lost in the Arcadia Group, but we also have to be concerned about those employed by…02 Dec 2020HANSARDScheduled Mass Deportation: JamaicaCan my hon. Friend explain what level of discretion the 2007 Act gives Ministers and reassure the House that both he and my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary have considered…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economic EffectWe know that we went into the pandemic with female employment at a record level and with the disability employment gap shrinking. Will my hon. Friend update the House on the work…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingLeaseholders are not just living in limbo. As we have heard this afternoon, they are living in fear. They are paying over the odds in insurance to live in fear, and in some cases…24 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Winter PlanPhysical and mental wellbeing go hand in hand, and both are under attack from this virus. I welcome my right hon. Friend’s comments on outdoor sport, but at this time of year, it…23 Nov 2020HANSARD Participation in DebatesEquality is not a “nice to have”; it is essential. Pregnancy and maternity, disability and age are all protected characteristics by law. Employers in the NHS and in education have…16 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to prioritise those working in the health sector for the roll-out of the vaccine, but will he also consider the important role that those…10 Nov 2020HANSARDObesity: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies, and I add my congratulations to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon). We have had an important and…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Jonathan Taylor: SBM OffshoreI welcome my hon. Friend’s obvious interest in this case. As she says, my constituent, Jonathan Taylor, is a whistleblower who has provided evidence to numerous agencies across…09 Nov 2020HANSARD Jonathan Taylor: SBM Offshore(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on what steps HM Government have taken to secure…09 Nov 2020