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HANSARDProperty Service ChargesI do not know the case the hon. Gentleman is talking about, but I agree that good communication is important. However, it was his Government, under Margaret Thatcher, who…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsKarim Ennarah is an internationally recognised human rights activist who has been subjected to a travel ban by Egypt and has been stuck there since 2020. What is the Foreign…28 Oct 2025HANSARDAccess to Work SchemeAccess to Work is vital. At the high end of the scale, it can sometimes be more expensive. I have in my constituency a very senior person in the world of theatre who runs Graeae…27 Oct 2025HANSARDNHS Trusts: PerformanceThe Secretary of State need look no further than Homerton university hospital in Hackney for good performance: it has managed to increase productivity by over 11%. What is he…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is great that we are transforming leasehold properties, but many leaseholders are now stuck in a gap with their freeholders when it comes to betterment. If they want to green…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Security Update: Official Secrets Act CaseFollowing on from the point made by the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee, it is vital that Parliament is able to examine what has happened here. The Government have made a…13 Oct 2025HANSARDDigital IDWell, here we go again, 15 years after the Conservatives abolished it. I say to the naysayers that our passport data and our driving licence data is on a database, so we need to…13 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Allin-Khan, and I congratulate the hon. Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) and other colleagues on setting out the case…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActI hope that the Intelligence and Security Committee will get a good chance to dig into what has happened in this place, because we are hampered in the Chamber by not being able to…15 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate the new team and welcome them to the Government Front Bench. A week is a long time, but I had a promise to meet the previous Minister to discuss the immigration…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Consumer AffairsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western) on securing this important debate. I extend my congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning Reform: Economic GrowthI welcome my right hon. Friend’s commitment to the hope of decent homes. In my constituency, children and families are leaving in droves and schools are closing because of a lack…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastThe Foreign Secretary said that diplomacy fails until it succeeds. We have talked often in this House about the tragedy unfolding. As we approach the second anniversary, and as he…01 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumI welcome the Home Secretary’s statement. There is a lot to unpick, and we need more detail on this new appeals system. One of my key concerns when I was in the Home Office many…01 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI commend my right hon. Friend for his work on reducing waiting lists, but at the Homerton in Hackney, because of a system-wide funding failure, deficit reduction money was…22 Jul 2025HANSARDFinancial Services ReformI thank the Minister for the statement and look forward to the Treasury Committee talking to—or interrogating—her, and indeed the Chancellor, about the detail as it emerges. Since…16 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanI welcome the Secretary of State’s support for parliamentary transparency and for the work of the Committee corridor in this House. I have no doubt that my excellent colleagues…15 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillI draw the House’s attention to the fact that I am a trustee of the parliamentary contributory pension fund. Consolidation is absolutely the right direction of travel so that…07 Jul 2025HANSARDGovernment Performance against Fiscal RulesWe all know why the Government want to keep their fiscal rules tight, because we know what happens when the markets go wrong, but a lot of things have rocked the country since the…07 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillI share some of my hon. Friend’s concerns about mandation. I am happy that the Minister seems to be listening, and I hope that we will get some answers. I am interested in my hon.…07 Jul 2025