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HANSARDIntegrated Education: Northern IrelandI also recently visited the Forge Integrated Primary School in Belfast. I saw their much-needed and developed plans to replace their portacabins with buildings, answering their…24 Apr 2024HANSARDSudan: Government ResponseThe Opposition welcome the Government’s atrocity monitoring and prevention work in Sudan, even though it is belated. It is important to join up that work with our diplomatic…22 Apr 2024HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector1. What steps he is taking to reform the private rented sector.22 Apr 2024HANSARDPrivate Rented SectorMinisters first promised to end no-fault evictions five years ago. Since then, 85,000 households have been threatened with no-fault evictions, including a constant stream of…22 Apr 2024HANSARDBritish Citizenship (Northern Ireland) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Belfast East on his success in the ballot and on bringing the Bill as far as…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillI am grateful for the opportunity to speak on an issue that is of the utmost importance for my constituents. I draw all Members’ attention to Bill No. 12 on the Order Paper, which…22 Mar 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillI thank the Minister for raising that, but that is not equivalent to the amount actually raised by Londoners and that goes to the rest of the country, which we understand, but…22 Mar 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillI absolutely agree. My hon. Friend is right that a fair amount of the vehicle excise duty is not being spent in London. Despite being hamstrung in many ways, the Mayor of London…22 Mar 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillI thank my hon. Friend for her excellent speech in support of clean air, which is what this debate is all about. What would she say to the many parents I meet in my constituency…22 Mar 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillAir pollution is like a ticking timebomb for our children. It has been shown that children who live on polluted roads in inner London have smaller lungs, and that their lungs will…22 Mar 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillI am glad that my hon. Friend has raised that point. The Government have asked councils in Bristol and Birmingham, for example, to bring in clean air zones, and have asked for one…22 Mar 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend. There are many better things we could be discussing here than trying to turn back the clock on a progressive and life-changing policy…22 Mar 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillAbsolutely. We want more people cycling and walking, to take cars off the roads and make them less congested for those who have to drive. We want to see an impact on active…22 Mar 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillI absolutely agree. A Member asked earlier for data on the ULEZ scheme and the effect it has had. Data from the first month’s report shows a 10 percentage point increase in…22 Mar 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillI would point to others, such as the Superloop—the new buses that will go around London—and the Elizabeth line. The Mayor will be able to invest more in public services because of…22 Mar 2024HANSARDFaith-based Discrimination and HarassmentThere has been an appalling surge of antisemitism and Islamophobia in recent months, but the anti-Muslim hatred working group has been suspended since March 2020, and the hate…20 Mar 2024HANSARDAccess to GP AppointmentsI present a petition from hundreds of residents of Putney, Southfields, Roehampton and Wandsworth town asking for improved access to GP appointments. Many local residents feel…20 Mar 2024HANSARDFaith-based Discrimination and Harassment6. What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to help reduce faith-based discrimination and harassment.20 Mar 2024HANSARDSt Patrick’s Day: Irish Diaspora in the UKHow pleasurable it is to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain, and how apposite it is that you are the Chair for this wonderful celebration of the Irish diaspora in the…14 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government promised to ban plastic in wet wipes nearly a year ago, on 3 April last year, but there is still no ban in place. Will the Minister protect nature by banning…14 Mar 2024