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HANSARDLocal Authority FundingIt was extraordinary to hear the Treasury Minister talk about the biggest year-on-year increase in funding after a decade of major cuts. He knows, because he can do the maths,…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureIt is good to have certainty over HS2, but the Prime Minister has unveiled a raft of big spending projects. Where is the money going to come from?11 Feb 2020HANSARD Retail Workers: ProtectionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I warmly congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Weaver Vale (Mike Amesbury) on securing the debate. My hon. Friend…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Retail Workers: ProtectionAs I have reached the end of my time, I cannot go into any of the horrific examples, but I know all hon. Members are aware of such examples. I completely agree that we need more…11 Feb 2020HANSARDPoints-based Immigration SystemIt is important to remember that it was the Labour Government who introduced a points-based system. It is important to remember, too, that many of the workers we need in this…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillThe hon. Gentleman says that it was not intentional, but many of us were raising concerns for some time about constituents who were facing this very situation. The Home Office and…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillThe hon. Gentleman raised the issue of employer checks. One of the big concerns for many of my constituents is that they are required to have a biometric residence permit, because…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillDoes my right hon. Friend agree that one of the big problems is that the Home Office systems are not up to scratch? To cope with both Windrush and the potential non-Caribbean…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillMy right hon. Friend will have noted in the letter that we have seen from the second permanent secretary at the Home Office that of the more than1,000 claimants, only 36 have been…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillI was interested to read the updated impact assessment, which reduces the assumption that there will be 15,000 claims to 11,500 claims. Will the Home Secretary explain why that is…10 Feb 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Delayed Roll-OutThe Public Accounts Committee is not in the business of scaremongering, but from the very beginning we have raised concerns about the pace and the over-ambitious nature of this…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Lobby and Media Briefings: Journalists' AccessThis does smack of either a deliberate decision to make sure that the mainstream press is being discussed in this way in this House today, or just an almighty mistake. Will the…04 Feb 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: CapabilitiesWe have had as many defence reviews as you have had hot dinners, Mr Speaker, and I am beginning to think that I have got to the point where I have heard so many Defence Ministers…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Streatham IncidentIn response to my hon. Friend the Member for Streatham (Bell Ribeiro-Addy), the Minister said that he would look at further legislation, but she hit the nail on the head. This man…03 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ10. The shortage of GPs has reached crisis point. In his answer to the hon. Member for Warrington South (Andy Carter), the Prime Minister did nothing to allay the fears and…29 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere are real concerns in east London about the big delays in the breast cancer screening programme, meaning that many women are not getting their first screening until close to…28 Jan 2020HANSARDHomelessness and Rough SleepingOne of the real concerns in my constituency is the inability of people who want to rent to do so privately with the money that is available. Will the Secretary of State look at…27 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyI should declare that I am a leaseholder and all my cladding is being removed—happily, I am one of the fortunate few whose developer is paying for it. However, many of my…20 Jan 2020HANSARDLeasehold PropertyAs many of us heard at a meeting here on Thursday night and many of us know from our case load, so many people are caught in really difficult circumstances because of the issue of…13 Jan 2020HANSARDFrontline Health ServicesOne of the major crises is the recruitment of GPs, so it is not just money that needs to be thrown at the issues. What steps is the Treasury taking to ensure that when money is…07 Jan 2020