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HANSARDPrison Officer Retirement AgeOur prison officers do fantastic work keeping prisons and communities safe, and they have gone above and beyond throughout the pandemic. However, the Ministry of Justice’s own…14 Sept 2021HANSARDChildcareIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, Sir Roger, on a topic very close to my heart. I thank the Petitions Committee and all the petitioners for securing the debate. I want to…13 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO UpdateThe Government say that the number of British nationals left in Afghanistan is in the low hundreds, but in my constituency alone, I have 11 constituents stuck, including an…06 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Over the past decade, there has been a 47% decrease in drama participation and a 36% drop in music participation in schools. A broad curriculum is vital to young people’s life…06 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseForest Hill in my constituency is one of the highest points in London yet there are multiple flight paths over the area, meaning my constituents are subject to incredibly…22 Jul 2021HANSARDHuman Rights: Trade DealsWhat recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on inserting clauses on human rights in future trade deals.20 Jul 2021HANSARDHuman Rights: Trade DealsThe UK has a free trade agreement with Colombia that contains a human rights clause, but we have just heard that in recent months protesters in Colombia have faced brutal violence…20 Jul 2021HANSARDKnife Crime: Summer 2021Michael Jonas, Ayodeji Habeeb Azeez, Jay Hughes, Levi Ernest-Morrison and Tashawn Watt are all young children and young people who have been stabbed to death in my constituency…12 Jul 2021HANSARDKnife Crime: Summer 2021What steps she is taking to help prevent knife crime during summer 2021.12 Jul 2021HANSARDCivil Contingency Plans: Preparedness for a Future PandemicWhat assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of the Government’s civil contingency plans and (b) preparedness for a potential future pandemic.08 Jul 2021HANSARDCivil Contingency Plans: Preparedness for a Future PandemicExercise Cygnus, carried out in 2016, found: “The UK’s preparedness and response, in terms of its plans, policies and capability, is currently not sufficient to cope with the…08 Jul 2021HANSARDEnd-to-End Rape ReviewThe Government’s end-to-end rape review has been a missed opportunity to address the systemic failures in our criminal justice system. In the Attorney General’s own words, rape…01 Jul 2021HANSARDCriminal Justice System Recovery: Covid-19As we come out of the pandemic, to restore confidence in the criminal justice system, the public need to know that the law will apply equally to everyone, irrespective of rank,…01 Jul 2021HANSARDOutcomes for Rape VictimsThe Crown court backlog currently stands at a record high of almost 60,000 cases, and figures show that there has been a 67% rise in the number of sexual offences cases awaiting…29 Jun 2021HANSARDZero Emission VehiclesThe 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles is a necessary step to reach our net zero targets, but to enable mass adoption of electric vehicles, we need to fix the…24 Jun 2021HANSARDZero Emission VehiclesWhat recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on incentivising the purchase of zero emission vehicles ahead of the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel…24 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseToday is Clean Air Day, yet independent analysis has found that almost a quarter of schools across the country are located in areas with high levels of small particle pollution,…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Children and Young People’s Mental HealthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary, and I thank the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) for having secured this incredibly important debate. We…16 Jun 2021HANSARDDaniel Morgan Independent Panel ReportI was six years old, and remember it well, when Daniel Morgan was murdered round the corner from where I lived in Sydenham—the area that I now represent in Parliament. His brutal…15 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsI am glad to see so many Members across the House here today to speak about the importance of ending violence against women and girls and what the Government need to do to ensure…09 Jun 2021