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HANSARD Veterans UpdateI, too, thank my right hon. Friend for the candour he has displayed in bringing forward this important report, which has been warmly welcomed by LGBT+ veterans in Carshalton and…19 Jul 2023HANSARDApproved Mileage Allowance Payment RateI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 600966, relating to the Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rate. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…03 Jul 2023HANSARDApproved Mileage Allowance Payment RateThe hon. Lady has basically nicked the crux of my speech, but I thank her for making my point so succinctly. The petition received over 41,500 signatures, including 25 from…03 Jul 2023HANSARDApproved Mileage Allowance Payment RateI absolutely agree with the hon. Lady. The mileage allowance payment rate currently allows volunteers to claim up to 45p a mile for the first 10,000 miles and 25p for each mile…03 Jul 2023HANSARDApproved Mileage Allowance Payment RateMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I know that the rate affects businesses and employees too, but the core principle is that volunteers, in particular, should not be penalised…03 Jul 2023HANSARDApproved Mileage Allowance Payment RateThe hon. Lady is absolutely right, too; public sector workers, particularly those working in our national health service, are also impacted by the reduced rate. That only enhances…03 Jul 2023HANSARDApproved Mileage Allowance Payment RateI promise not to detain the House until 7 pm. I thank all hon Members for attending today’s debate and, again, the petitioners for bringing us here to discuss this important…03 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Seventh sitting)The hon. Lady is making an excellent speech on an incredibly serious matter, which other hon. Members have raised. She supported the ten-minute rule Bill introduced by my hon.…29 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I will resume by telling the story of Ray and Vi Donovan, a couple who live in the London Borough of Sutton. They went through the tragedy of losing their son, who was murdered…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)The APPG that I chair produced a report into the state of restorative justice in the UK, and looking at resourcing RJ was one of our nine recommendations. I ask the Minister to…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful to my hon. Friend. I would certainly not agree with a blanket ban for children, but I appreciate that additional safeguarding concerns would need to be considered…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister. That is incredibly reassuring and I look forward to reading his response when it lands. On the basis of those reassurances, I beg to ask leave to…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 26, in clause 2, page 2, line 25, at end insert— “(e) should be able to access and, where appropriate, be referred to restorative justice services; (f)…27 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesDoes the Minister share my confusion that Labour’s argument for ULEZ, advanced in this place and in our local areas, is that local authorities have been forced to do this, and…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesThank you, Mr Stringer. I will quickly move on then, and just say that the Minister is absolutely right. Like other colleagues, I have seen at first hand in my postbag the local,…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesI am grateful to my hon. Friend. Characteristically, and as a former member of the London Assembly, he is absolutely right. Indeed, I imagine that our hon. Friend the Member for…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesI am very happy to help the hon. Lady figure out what London looks like. Its geography comes from the two cities. The Conservative party did support the inner London low emission…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does he share my surprise that, when challenged in the London Assembly on the issue, a Labour member responded to those worried about…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I, too, thank my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) for the way he presented the petitions. I…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesI have long been opposed to ULEZ.26 Jun 2023