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HANSARDChild Protection OnlineOne thing the coroner highlighted was the effect of harmful algorithms that directed harmful content towards Molly Russell. Will the Minister undertake specifically to look into…20 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerWe are told that that the Prime Minister is going to be coming here in a moment to join the Chancellor when he makes his statement—presumably propped up “El Cid”-like, like…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateThe Chancellor is taking plaudits for having calmed the markets, but he has not resolved the problem—he has just stopped it getting worse. Gilts will still cost more so borrowing…17 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanThe income of the wealthiest has actually gone up over the last 12 years; so how come the Chancellor’s economic miracle has not been working for the last 12 years? Where does his…23 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionOnly a few weeks ago, the Prime Minister quoted the Conservative manifesto when she said that she was going to reverse the rise in national insurance because the party had pledged…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessMany businesses are negotiating contracts with their energy suppliers now, so what does the Secretary of State have to say to those businesses? Should they negotiate just for six…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenOn behalf of my constituents in Eltham, I send my deepest sympathies to His Royal Highness King Charles III and his family on the passing of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Over…10 Sept 2022HANSARD UK Energy CostsAlthough the solutions to this crisis may sound complicated in this debate, the choice is straightforward for the Government: who pays at the end of the day? Let us be clear what…08 Sept 2022HANSARD UK Energy CostsAbsolutely. My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Government are morally wrong to turn their back on a windfall tax when they are clearly under financial pressure in other areas…08 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage PollutionThe Secretary of State talks as if he is the first Conservative Secretary of State under this Government. The Conservatives have had 12 years to deal with this issue. Now we are…06 Sept 2022HANSARDCabinet OfficeI do not feel that the House is any better informed about the Government’s response to this heatwave following the answer to the urgent question than we were when we first walked…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateI do not get any sense of urgency from the Minister about the plight of businesses negotiating energy contracts. I have been contacted by a family-run independent craft bakery…05 Sept 2022HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsOn 17 September, it will be one year to the day since the brutal, sexually-motivated murder of Sabina Nessa in my constituency. In the year she was murdered—to the end of March…05 Sept 2022HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls15. What steps she has taken to tackle violence against women and girls in the last 12 months.05 Sept 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyI congratulate the hon. Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) and the other members of the International Trade Committee on standing up for this Parliament. The way the Government…19 Jul 2022HANSARD Contaminated Blood Scandal: Interim Payments for VictimsThe fact that interim payments have been recommended implies that there is an urgency in compensating these people. It is five years since the inquiry was set up and more than 400…19 Jul 2022HANSARDExtreme Heat PreparednessI do not feel that the House is any better informed about the Government’s response to this heatwave following the answer to the urgent question than we were when we first walked…18 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance PressuresIt is worth remembering that the 2010 to 2015 Conservative Government took £6 billion out of social care, so it is no wonder that we are facing a logjam. Since 2015, not once have…18 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseWhile the Conservatives have been romanticising about the post-covid return to austerity cuts, I doubt they have noticed this week’s Resolution Foundation report, which…14 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillFurther to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. There have been 50 resignations of Ministers; the Government are mired in controversy; people are acting up as Ministers who are…12 Jul 2022