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HANSARDCommunity PaybackI thank the right hon. Member for the points she makes. She illustrates the fall in community sentences because of the issues with them, and the point that she raises about people…28 Jun 2022HANSARDCommunity PaybackI beg to move, That this House notes that the number of community sentences handed down fell by one quarter in the last three years; further notes that completed hours of unpaid…28 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsI am sure that the whole House will join me in sending our deepest condolences to my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon North (Steve Reed), who, following the death of his father…22 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsLast week’s scorecard showed pitiful progress on the record low rate of convictions under this Government. The typical wait for cases to complete in court has reached three years,…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSupport for People Fleeing War in UkraineOn Friday, when I visited my local food bank, I met a young woman who had fled Ukraine with her two-year-old son. While she is waiting for her universal credit payments to come…20 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseA year on from the Government’s rape review, in which they admitted that they had failed victims, the Secretary of State for Justice has announced today that a new pilot will be…16 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseFailures in the Passport Office are having a huge impact on my constituents and those of Members across the House. Many cannot get through on the phone or get cut off when they…09 Jun 2022HANSARDDefendants on Remand: Sentencing HearingsWhen Sabina Nessa’s killer did not turn up to court to hear his sentence, his cowardice caused further unimaginable hurt to her family. Anisha Vidal-Garner was killed by a…24 May 2022HANSARDOffenders: Giving Back to CommunitiesUnpaid work gives offenders a chance to give back to their communities, but huge workloads and staff shortages in the probation service mean that in some areas there is a backlog…24 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthAs well as struggling with rising fuel bills and food prices, many of my constituents are worried about their precarious work, about not knowing from one week to the next what…18 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic Growthrose —18 May 2022HANSARDTackling Short-term and Long-term Cost of Living IncreasesAfter 12 years of a Conservative Government, taxes are at their highest level in 70 years and we are seeing the biggest drop in living standards since the 1950s, with food prices…17 May 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMariana and her three-year-old son Nestor fled the war in Ukraine to Poland. My constituent is sponsoring them under the Homes for Ukraine scheme. They completed their application…21 Apr 2022HANSARDHuman Rights: ColombiaMy hon. Friend is talking about the work of Justice for Colombia. I was privileged to go on delegations to Colombia with that organisation in 2007 and 2012, and I learned about…20 Apr 2022HANSARD P&O FerriesAwards for compensation in employment tribunals are notoriously low, with average awards for unfair dismissal at just £10,800. The Secretary of State has announced an uplift of…30 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O FerriesBefore I entered Parliament, I was an employment rights lawyer for more than a decade, and in all that time I do not think I ever saw such blatant disregard for the law or…28 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn June last year, one of my constituents, a British-Afghan dual national, travelled to Afghanistan to visit his wife and three children aged under 10. During the evacuation, they…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Daniel Morgan Independent Panel ReportI was six years old when Daniel Morgan was murdered in my constituency just round the corner from where I lived. His brutal murder shocked our community, and it was made worse by…23 Mar 2022HANSARDFinancial StatementMany of my constituents are having to choose between putting food on the table or heating their homes. At my local food bank last week, staff told me that they were facing levels…23 Mar 2022HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsThat is precisely what Labour’s proposals would have achieved. The Government are not just letting victims down on sentences for rape; the Government have failed to act despite…22 Mar 2022