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HANSARD Business of the HouseFollowing the Windrush scandal, my constituent was plunged into financial difficulties. He was unable to see his father before he died because he could not afford the return…25 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool FundingI will not give way, because of time constraints. As the motion notes, “schools are having to provide more and more services, including those previously provided by other public…25 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool FundingIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. As the daughter of two teachers, I remember the 1980s and ’90s as a time of chronic underfunding in our schools. There were not enough…25 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingLewisham Council has had to propose a 2% precept to fund the widening gap in adult social care, yet Lewisham is among the 20% most deprived boroughs. Does my hon. Friend agree…24 Apr 2019HANSARDImprisonment for Public ProtectionThe latest figures show that there are still nearly 2,500 prisoners serving IPP sentences. These sentences often have punitive recall conditions, which means that people might be…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI have recently been contacted by a constituent—an EU citizen—who worked here for many years before suffering ill health. She was previously entitled to housing benefit and…28 Mar 2019HANSARDHouseholds Below Average Income StatisticsSums of £23 a week, £25 a week and £20 a week are all amounts that the Government have told my Lewisham West and Penge constituents on universal credit they should be able to live…28 Mar 2019HANSARDDisclosure of Youth Criminal RecordsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Walker. As a fellow member of the Justice Committee, I congratulate the Chair of the Committee, the hon. Member for Bromley…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseDemelza House children’s hospice provides outstanding end-of-life care to children in south-east London, yet only 20% of funds for children’s hospices come from central…14 Mar 2019HANSARDProbation Services2. If he will make it his policy to return probation services to the public sector.12 Mar 2019HANSARDProbation ServicesThe recently published National Audit Office report on probation services highlighted not only the staggering additional costs of privatisation but the fact that CRCs are failing…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseOn the day before International Women’s Day will the Leader of the House join me in recognising that there are currently almost 4,000 women in prison in this country, many of whom…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeOn behalf of my hon. Friend the Member for Leyton and Wanstead (John Cryer), I am sure the House will want to send condolences for the young man who was murdered in Leyton…07 Mar 2019HANSARDShort Prison SentencesI beg to move, That this House has considered the cost and effectiveness of sentences under 12 months and consequences for the prison population. It is a pleasure to serve under…07 Mar 2019HANSARDShort Prison SentencesI thank my hon. Friend for that important intervention. She is absolutely right that handing out short sentences is a false economy. I will say more about that later, but as she…07 Mar 2019HANSARDShort Prison SentencesMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point about escalation to prison sentences instead of increased use of community sentences. Community sentences have halved in the past decade.…07 Mar 2019HANSARDShort Prison SentencesI absolutely agree. We know that parental imprisonment is considered an adverse childhood experience, which we hear so much about at the moment. That inquiry is really timely. It…07 Mar 2019HANSARDShort Prison SentencesI thank all right hon. and hon. Members for taking part in this important debate, particularly the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Robert Neill), the Chair of the Justice…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeA primary school in my constituency recently told me that the three and four-year-olds who are likely to be vulnerable to gangs can be identified in the nursery, often because…04 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLike many MPs, through my casework I have heard numerous stories of aggressive and inappropriate behaviour by bailiffs, often towards some of the most vulnerable. The Ministry of…28 Feb 2019