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HANSARD Support for Children Entitled to Free School MealsThank you for your indulgence, Dr Huq. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Catherine West) on securing the debate. At the heart of this issue,…26 May 2021HANSARD Support for Children Entitled to Free School MealsI thank my hon. Friend. So many people got involved in providing devices, such as football clubs like my own AFC Wimbledon, which has now donated more than 2,000 refurbished…26 May 2021HANSARDSafe Streets for AllI would like to raise the issue of the planning Bill. I do so not to exacerbate the problems with the Bill on the Government Benches, but to merely point out that it will not…17 May 2021HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangI begin by congratulating the hon. Member for Wealden (Ms Ghani) on her tireless and unwavering support of the Uyghur and her courageous refusal to be silenced, a sentiment that…22 Apr 2021HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillWith this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Clauses 87 to 89 stand part. That schedules 16 and 17 be the Sixteenth and Seventeenth schedules to the Bill. Clauses 90…20 Apr 2021HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillWith this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Clause 6 stand part. Clause 7 stand part. Clause 8 stand part. Amendment 11, in clause 9, page 3, line 35, leave out…19 Apr 2021HANSARDImmigration and Nationality Application FeesI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Meg Hillier) for securing this debate. I know that she shares my sincere admiration for the tireless dedication…25 Mar 2021HANSARD Education After Covid-19One year on from the first lockdown marks an entire year since schools first closed, so perhaps it is time for the Department for Education’s performance review. We could reflect…23 Mar 2021HANSARD Education After Covid-19The Minister will know that 1 million of those laptops have been distributed. Where is the balance of the 300,000? Where are they right now? How does he address the matter of the…23 Mar 2021HANSARDSri LankaI beg to move, That this House notes with concern the reports of a systematic attack in Sri Lanka on democratic governance, the rule of law and human rights including renewed…18 Mar 2021HANSARDSri LankaI thank all the hon. and right hon. Members from across the House who have taken part in this debate. Their commitment to the minority community of a small island is very much…18 Mar 2021HANSARD Household Overcrowding: Covid-19Chair, am I allowed to intervene, if the Minister is willing to give way?10 Mar 2021HANSARD Household Overcrowding: Covid-19I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms). The voice of those in cramped, uninhabitable or overcrowded housing is louder in this place thanks in…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Household Overcrowding: Covid-19I am sure that the Minister would not wish to take credit for a piece of legislation that was introduced by our great colleague, my hon. Friend the Member for Westminster North…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Household Overcrowding: Covid-19I appreciate that we are unrelentingly miserable in our stories about our constituents’ terrible housing circumstances, but will the Minister join me in thanking Channel 4 and…10 Mar 2021HANSARDHong Kong: Electoral ReformsDoes the Minister share my assessment that it is inappropriate for UK-based financial institutions, such as HSBC, to have corporate sponsorship in the UK, given their public…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine: Take-up Rates in LondonMay I begin by making it clear that I am not here to raise criticism for criticism’s sake? I am here because I understand how imperative it is that the vaccine programme is…09 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Cultural and Entertainment SectorsOn St Patrick’s Day 2020, the Chancellor stood at the Dispatch Box and made it clear that events companies with rateable properties would not have to pay business rates. However,…02 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the reopening of schools and the long- awaited introduction of school testing, but, with parental consent required, some schools cannot test up to half of their pupils,…01 Mar 2021HANSARDEducation Route Map: Covid-19The pandemic has laid bare the inequalities across our society, but these have been exacerbated by the Government’s utterly inadequate support for our schools, and I fear that the…25 Feb 2021