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HANSARDSocial Housing: Accountability to TenantsI welcome the steps the Government are taking to support people living in social housing, but many people in Carshalton and Wallington who live in social housing are still…16 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Energy from waste requires burning waste and it is therefore not conducive to net zero. The expansion of the Beddington incinerator in my constituency is not needed to meet…19 Sept 2023HANSARDHeat NetworksResidents living in New Mill Quarter in Hackbridge in my constituency have been plagued by a litany of problems since they were connected to the Sutton decentralised energy…19 Sept 2023HANSARDHeat Networks15. What steps she is taking to support heat network customers with energy bills.19 Sept 2023HANSARD Import of DogsI beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit the import of puppies aged under six months; to prohibit the import of pregnant dogs in specified circumstances;…19 Sept 2023HANSARD Ahmadi Muslims: PakistanI beg to move, That this House has considered the treatment of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I thank the House for…06 Sept 2023HANSARD Ahmadi Muslims: PakistanI am grateful to the right hon. Member for that intervention, and I absolutely agree with him. I look forward to hearing more about that later in the debate. He makes the point…06 Sept 2023HANSARD Ahmadi Muslims: PakistanI absolutely concur with my hon. Friend. I had the pleasure of attending the UK’s annual convention, Jalsa Salana, over the summer recess. I know that many colleagues have…06 Sept 2023HANSARD Ahmadi Muslims: PakistanI thank the Minister and the noble Lord Ahmad for that reply. I thank colleagues for turning out in such good numbers today. I thank the community for appearing to support us…06 Sept 2023HANSARD Ahmadi Muslims: PakistanMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right that this issue has real implications in the UK through the importation of that hatred and rhetoric on to our shores. I will come on to…06 Sept 2023HANSARD Ahmadi Muslims: PakistanI absolutely agree with the hon. Member, and, extending her praise to civil society groups, I would like to break with convention and thank those who are in the Public Gallery. I…06 Sept 2023HANSARD Ahmadi Muslims: PakistanI absolutely agree with the hon. Member. In fact, later in my speech I will speak about just that subject. I am grateful to him for his intervention. In 2017, just two years after…06 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsStaying on the subject of pubs, Carshalton and Wallington is also lucky to be home to some excellent pubs, including the Hope, which is this year’s Campaign for Real Ale Greater…05 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.05 Sept 2023HANSARDDisability Benefits: AssessmentsI am grateful to the hon. Lady; she makes a good point. She has glimpsed a bit further into my speech, but if she is happy to bear with me I will certainly cover that point.…04 Sept 2023HANSARDDisability Benefits: AssessmentsI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petitions 593296, 619481 and 620962 relating to assessments for disability benefits. It is a pleasure to serve under your…04 Sept 2023HANSARDDisability Benefits: AssessmentsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for that intervention. Her point about her constituent is well made and chimes with what we have heard from the creators of the petitions. To return…04 Sept 2023HANSARDDisability Benefits: AssessmentsIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair at the end of this debate, Sir Gary. I also thank the Minister for his extensive response to today’s debate. I thank the petition…04 Sept 2023HANSARDDisability Benefits: AssessmentsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for that intervention. I received a lot of information from my colleague and former Minister in this space, my hon. Friend the Member for North…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI join colleagues in paying tribute to our late friend Sir David Amess. I was lucky enough to be put by the accommodation Whip on the same corridor as Sir David when I first…20 Jul 2023