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HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillDoes my right hon. Friend recall that, following the 2003 Hillingdon judgment that clarified the responsibilities of local authorities in respect of refugee children, Bev Hughes,…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseCan I ask my right hon. Friend what business he has in mind to help the House ensure that the process of the restoration and renewal of Parliament is undertaken for the benefit…17 Mar 2022HANSARDAirports National Policy Statement 2018 and Jet Zero Strategy12. If he will review the airports national policy statement 2018 following the development of his Department’s jet zero strategy.17 Mar 2022HANSARDAirports National Policy Statement 2018 and Jet Zero StrategyAs chair of the all-party parliamentary group on airport communities, I know that many colleagues would like to know whether, in the light of the jet zero strategy, we now have…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]That is no doubt a valid concern in the context of the Lisbon treaty, but when it comes to protecting events that are part of our heritage, those events need to be already taking…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]We heard again, in the opening remarks of the hon. Member for Oldham West and Royton (Jim McMahon), that ours is a nation of animal-lovers, and that view has been reflected in…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillLike many colleagues, I welcome enormously the steps that the Government are taking in respect of the Vagrancy Act. I will say no more about that and seek to concentrate on two of…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Kinship Care for BabiesMy hon. Friend makes an important point, which I was going to develop next. We need to look at the practicalities and logistics of making kinship care a much more effective system…22 Feb 2022HANSARD Kinship Care for BabiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom) on securing this…22 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. I have heard a great deal from the local authorities that serve my constituency about the benefits of early intervention, especially when it comes to tackling poverty and…01 Feb 2022HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I want to put on the record my interest in the matter before us: I am a member in scope of one of the pension schemes, I am married to a member in scope of one of the others, and…27 Jan 2022HANSARD Early Years EducatorsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I would like to add my congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Winchester (Steve Brine) for securing today’s…25 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingLike many of my constituents who are also the parents of young children, I have a daily battle to guide my children away from some of the content on some channels and towards the…17 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.13 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI very much welcome what has just been said. Colleagues at the London Borough of Hillingdon have told me of the benefits to the procurement process that they see from the Public…13 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Monday I visited Harefield United football club in my constituency, which told me, as many other grassroots football clubs do, of its frustration at being unable to access…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI very much welcome today’s announcement, and in particular, the statement at the Dispatch Box in respect of resettling well. A key part of that for local authorities is ensuring…06 Jan 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillThe UK has a long-standing reputation as a beacon of human rights, but we in the House must recognise that we have enormous discretion under international law, and indeed under…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillDoes the hon. Member recognise that since 2015, the number of unaccompanied children arriving in the UK and going into the care of local authorities has doubled from an average…07 Dec 2021HANSARDDisadvantaged Pupils: Support in 2022-237. What steps his Department is taking to support disadvantaged pupils during the 2022-23 academic year.06 Dec 2021