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HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogsI want to put on the record my thanks to staff in our passport offices up and down the country, who are facing enormous pressures—I wonder whether the Minister has met the trade…27 Apr 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceMay I say well done to the hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch)? My hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Ian Byrne) would have liked to be here—he…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI am grateful. The Secretary of State talked about getting the tech giants to follow their own rules, but we know from Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower, that companies…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillWill my hon. Friend give way?19 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Security StrategySome 12,000 households in my constituency rely on prepayment meters. The chief executive of ScottishPower rightly raised that issue with the Business, Energy and Industrial…19 Apr 2022HANSARD P&O FerriesI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement and his action plan, but if the only legislative changes are to give new statutory powers to ports, the issue of fire and rehire will…30 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O FerriesThe problem we have here is that we have had fire and rehire with British Gas and British Airways, and I remember warm words from Ministers just a few months ago but no changes to…28 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ14. It is welcome that Ukrainians seeking asylum in Britain will have the right to work and access to public services; we should always offer sanctuary to those fleeing…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Private Rented Sector HousingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Ian Byrne), who campaigns tirelessly to try to find ways…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Private Rented Sector HousingI am grateful to my hon. Friend. She is absolutely right, and that problem is found not just in leaseholds, but in supported housing and housing association homes. In every sector…15 Mar 2022HANSARDChildren with SEND: Specialist SupportIn conjunction with the University of Liverpool law clinic, I am able to put on a weekly advice surgery for parents with children with special educational needs, and that service…14 Mar 2022HANSARDChildren with SEND: Specialist Support9. What recent assessment he has made of the availability of specialist support for children with special educational needs and disabilities. [R]14 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillAre not the Government and the Home Secretary absolutely out of step with the British public on this? When bombs are raining down on families across Ukraine, the public want us to…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Prison-based Addiction Treatment PathwaysI beg to move, That this House has considered prison-based addiction treatment pathways. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. Too many people with drug…02 Mar 2022HANSARD Prison-based Addiction Treatment PathwaysThe hon. Gentleman is spot on. I will come on to the function of prisons. Modern, progressive society should aspire to something more than having prisons there for punishment. The…02 Mar 2022HANSARD Non-commissioned Exempt AccommodationBut this is bigger than just the regulation. What we have in the most deprived communities, such as Walton and Anfield, is property management companies in London, Milton Keynes…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Non-commissioned Exempt AccommodationIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr (Mr Mahmood). I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Ladywood (Shabana…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Non-commissioned Exempt Accommodationindicated dissent .23 Feb 2022HANSARD Legal Aid: North-WestIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Salford and Eccles (Rebecca Long Bailey) on securing this important…22 Feb 2022HANSARD Legal Aid: North-WestThe Minister has put a lot of information on the record. I know that the law centres will be following the debate closely. Will he go back to the civil legal aid fees that are…22 Feb 2022