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HANSARDEngagementsQ3. After 13 years, the Government have repeatedly broken their promise to repair social care. Post-pandemic, I have been visiting sheltered housing schemes in Hornsey and Wood…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyThe shadow Secretary of State is making an excellent speech to open the debate. Does she agree with me, as a member of the all-party parliamentary group on devolution, that we all…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIranIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I thank the hon. Member for Bassetlaw (Brendan Clarke-Smith) for securing this timely and important debate. Many of us…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIranThe Minister is making an excellent response to all the Members here, which is appreciated across the House. On the criticisms in the FCDO report on how British nationals are…07 Jun 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformMy constituent has been charged £80,000, on top of really expensive mortgage payments which have gone up since last autumn’s disastrous budget. She is in tears and her mental…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformWhat does the Minister say to leaseholders living in a cost of living crisis, with an increase in service charge that is through the roof, yet, for example, they live in a…23 May 2023HANSARD Safety of School BuildingsI thank the Minister for giving way. He is generous with his time. How far up the priority list is the problem of asbestos? I have been raising Fortismere School in this House…23 May 2023HANSARD Safety of School BuildingsThe shadow Secretary of State is making an excellent speech. The gymnasium of Highgate Wood School is being patched up endlessly. Does she agree that it is financially illiterate…23 May 2023HANSARDDraft International Criminal Police Organisation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I thank the Minister for setting out the order. Of course, Labour will not divide the Committee on the changes being…17 May 2023HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits Against Public ParticipationI warmly welcome the Secretary of State’s answer to the question from the hon. Member for West Bromwich East (Nicola Richards), but how can he introduce fresh challenges for the…16 May 2023HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I thank the Minister for setting out the details of the latest expansion in the UK’s sanctions. As the coming…15 May 2023HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023Just to clarify, are we deciding on that tonight, Sir Gary?15 May 2023HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I see the Minister nodding, which is positive, because I am sure that Members would not like to have that jumped on to them at the last minute. To revert to the original reason…15 May 2023HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I just want to mention that we are pushing the Government on that. Finally, what conversations has the Minister had with his counterparts in the Ministry of Justice about proxies…15 May 2023HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023Thank you, Sir Gary. I will conclude by saying that this is an opportunity to remind the Minister of what is left out of the sanctions regime. It is extraordinary that there is…15 May 2023HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023Thank you so much, Sir Gary, for that clarification. That was my initial impression: the officials were so kind as to provide a briefing to the Opposition and it was my…15 May 2023HANSARDUrban Trees: ProtectionI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and I concur with him. At Highgate Primary School and Hornsey School for Girls, where I have been planting trees with the children,…10 May 2023HANSARDUrban Trees: ProtectionI thank the Minister for her full response. Sometimes a Minister just gives a sentence and that is the end of the debate, so I appreciate the detail she is giving. Perhaps an…10 May 2023HANSARDUrban Trees: ProtectionI am delighted to introduce this Adjournment debate and to highlight the need for better protections for mature trees in the UK. Organisations such as the Woodland Trust have been…10 May 2023HANSARDUK’s Exit from the European UnionDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that the particular impact on school trips has been enormous and that that does not just have a knock-on effect on our local economy here in London…24 Apr 2023