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HANSARD Business of the HouseIn Brent, the support staff at Woodfield school face a cut in hours that equates to a cut of about £4,000 in their wages. The school is suggesting that it will fire and rehire…25 Jun 2026HANSARDWindrush DayIt is an absolute and wonderful pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes) and her beautiful tribute to the Windrush generation and…25 Jun 2026HANSARDWindrush DayMy hon. Friend and I co-chair the all-party parliamentary group on women in Parliament. There are many times when we agree on things, believe it or not—people think we do not…25 Jun 2026HANSARD Legacy of Jo CoxThat is incredible. These are sometimes signs and messages as opposed to coincidences, but what is not a coincidence is your kindness and the person you have been in this House.…11 Jun 2026HANSARD Legacy of Jo CoxI agree 100%: we have to hit them where it hurts. There have to be consequences. We have laws on inciting hatred in our country, and yet these companies seem to openly and…11 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI have been working with the Met police on stolen mobile phones. We are making some progress, but the mobile phone companies need to be held to account. The Met commissioner is…11 Jun 2026HANSARD Legacy of Jo CoxIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Bethnal Green and Stepney (Rushanara Ali) and to have heard all the incredible speeches today. I thank my wonderful hon.…11 Jun 2026HANSARD Legacy of Jo CoxIn fact, we are already paying the consequences. If we do not take this issue as seriously as we should now, we cannot foresee the additional harms that will happen. The growth of…11 Jun 2026HANSARD Grenfell Tower Fire: Ninth AnniversaryJustice delayed is justice denied. It is great that the Met has now come to this position. Does my hon. Friend agree that we should try to ensure that the cases are fast-tracked…11 Jun 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthIn the time that I have, I would like to touch on two important areas with regards to backing business and creating economic growth. The first is the tourist levy. London is the…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthI used to work in the employment service, and Thatcher encouraged us not to sign people on, and to instead put them on the sick. The Conservatives created a whole generation of…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthDoes my hon. Friend remember when a former Tory Prime Minister gave a guarantee to small businesses that there would be no paperwork to trade with the EU, because they recognised…18 May 2026HANSARDNeuroscience and Digital ChildhoodsWe begin with the Select Committee statement. Dame Chi Onwurah will speak on the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s inquiry into neuroscience and digital childhoods…16 Apr 2026HANSARDHousing Needs: Young PeopleOrder. I remind Members to bob if they wish to partake in the debate.16 Apr 2026HANSARDHousing Needs: Young PeopleOrder. I ask that Members please speak for roughly six minutes so that we can fit everybody in.16 Apr 2026HANSARD NHS Federated Data PlatformIt is wonderful to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain. The reality is that the Government have inherited a mess. We must not take responsibility for that mess. I…16 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ6. At the international conference last week, it was clear that mobile phone theft is international organised crime. It drags in people as young as 14 years old. The Mayor of…18 Mar 2026HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. You are also not responsible for the questions asked. The Leader of the Opposition said that it was following British values to attack Muslims…18 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceI hope that the shadow Minister will get to her feet and correct the record, because there is a far greater threat from the far right than there is from Islam. In this holy month…12 Mar 2026HANSARD International Women’s DayWe should also recognise that some people have also been transphobic. We must be mindful that a lot of trans people feel very vulnerable at this time; some have committed suicide.…12 Mar 2026