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HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationToday, I want to ask a simple question: exactly who does our economy work for? If the past 13 years are anything to go by, it is certainly not ordinary working people. We are…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseFour years ago, my constituent was made homeless following a no-fault eviction. She was placed in temporary accommodation—just one room in a dilapidated hostel—with her two…16 Mar 2023HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsTwo years on from the Government’s end-to-end rape review, rape allegations leading to a charge or summons stand at 1.6%, rape victims are waiting 1,113 days for their case to get…21 Feb 2023HANSARDLevels of ReoffendingAn effective probation service is key to reducing reoffending, but ever since the disastrous Tory privatisation the probation service has been in crisis. Six serious further…21 Feb 2023HANSARDTax System: FairnessWhile UK households face the heaviest tax burden since the 1940s, the Tories refuse to scrap non-dom status or end tax breaks for private equity bosses and private schools. Labour…07 Feb 2023HANSARDTax System: Fairness23. What recent steps he has taken to ensure fairness in the application of the tax system.07 Feb 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Serial Perpetrators5. What steps her Department is taking ensure effective (a) management and (b) monitoring of serial perpetrators of domestic abuse.06 Feb 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Serial PerpetratorsIn response to a recent parliamentary question, the Minister admitted that the Home Office does not routinely collect data on the number of domestic abuse victims killed by a…06 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: SentencingI absolutely agree. These terrible crimes need to be taken with the utmost seriousness by the police. They need to be properly investigated, with all the evidence gathered, and…01 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: SentencingWe seek tougher sentences that act as a deterrent. There are horrific stories of spiking both by injection and by a drink. The rise in spiking by injection is deeply concerning,…01 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: SentencingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I thank the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Cherilyn Mackrory) for securing this incredibly important debate.…01 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsDuring Colombia’s national strike and protests of 2021, gender-based violence was used as a tool of repression by the national police to punish those who dared to speak out. This…31 Jan 2023HANSARDIMF Economic OutlookThe IMF chief economist highlighted rising mortgage costs as a central issue facing the UK economy. I have heard from countless constituents who are fearful of losing their homes…31 Jan 2023HANSARD Building SafetyDane House in Sydenham is a four-storey block of 26 flats with cladding on the third floor. Due to fire safety concerns, the building insurance is more than £23,000. Given today’s…30 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillUnder this legislation, workers can be sacked for taking strike action that has been agreed in a democratic ballot, which is a gross infringement of working rights and goes…30 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWater companies are dumping sewage into our rivers. They have failed to fix leaks in the summer, when we had a hosepipe ban, and the winter, when the water is turning into…26 Jan 2023HANSARDGender Pay Gap15. What steps she is taking to help close the gender pay gap.25 Jan 2023HANSARDGender Pay GapClosing the gender pay gap would add £600 million to the UK’s economy by 2025. Labour has a plan to do this by requiring large firms to publish gender pay gap plans, permitting…25 Jan 2023HANSARDWomen’s Health Strategy for England3. What recent steps he has taken to implement the women’s health strategy for England.24 Jan 2023HANSARDWomen’s Health Strategy for EnglandAfter 13 years of Conservative Government, more than half of maternity units now consistently fail to meet safety standards. Almost 40,000 women now wait over a year for…24 Jan 2023