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HANSARD Budget Resolutions and Economic SituationMadam Deputy Speaker, you would think from the noises on the Government Benches that this Budget was a triumph, but let us not forget who is responsible for the state of the…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Turkey and Syria EarthquakeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) on her thorough introduction to this…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Turkey and Syria EarthquakeWill the Minister give way?23 Feb 2023HANSARD Turkey and Syria EarthquakeIt is looking like the Minister may be running out of time to talk about family reunion, which I appreciate is another Minister’s portfolio. Will he undertake to ensure that the…23 Feb 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentThe Minister speaks as though all of the issues were someone else’s problem. He has acknowledged some changes he is bringing into the asylum system. I am one of the top six…20 Feb 2023HANSARDResidential Buildings: RemediationI declare an interest: I live in a block with cladding. There are many real concerns, and I commend the Secretary of State for some of the progress he has begun to make, but there…20 Feb 2023HANSARDResidential Buildings: Remediation5. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that residents are adequately protected from increases in insurance premiums caused by remedial works.20 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMore people rent privately in my constituency than own their own homes, and more people rent socially than both of those groups combined. When I visit those people, week in and…20 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous) said, some businesses have bought in energy at a very high rate because of when they sealed their contract. Many of…07 Feb 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2023As my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff North (Anna McMorrin) highlighted, the Office for Environmental Protection put out its report last week. It talked about the need for…01 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is an inconsistency in how the public sector is required to report greenhouse gas emissions. That makes it difficult to keep a track on progress as we approach net zero, and…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTeacher Recruitment and RetentionThe Secretary of State says she wants to support teachers, particularly in the first five years, and that the £30,000 a year salary will kick in next year. In London, people often…16 Jan 2023HANSARDJusticeLike the hon. Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous), I have seen extraordinary situations with cases of serious sexual assault where the court case has been listed three years after…11 Jan 2023HANSARDWindrush Lessons Learned Review: Implementation of RecommendationsOne would think from the way the Minister is speaking that this was an urgent question on an article in The Guardian. This is an urgent question about a Home Office that, as the…10 Jan 2023HANSARDBacklog of Court CasesLike the hon. Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous), I have seen extraordinary situations with cases of serious sexual assault where the court case has been listed three years after…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Industrial ActionFrom the way the Secretary of State is speaking, one might think he is the knight on a white charger coming to rescue the system. Let us be clear, however, that it was this…10 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Winter PressuresWe have seen this year in, year out: money thrown into the NHS at a winter crisis point, too late to spend it sensibly, yet this Government have been in power for nearly 13 years.…09 Jan 2023HANSARDFirst-time BuyersFirst-time home ownership is a pipe dream for most people in my constituency, where more people rent privately than own their homes and more people rent social housing than those…09 Jan 2023HANSARDService Family AccommodationThe Public Accounts Committee has issued two reports on this—one in 2016 and one in 2021—and there is also, of course, the excellent report by the right hon. Member for Rayleigh…20 Dec 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Communities: Fiscal StepsClearly, we need to level up on housing. In my constituency, many people just cannot afford a private rented home or to own their own home, and we need more social housing, but…20 Dec 2022