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HANSARDEngagementsToday, the OECD said that the UK is on course to have a higher rate of inflation than almost all other G20 countries. It is families in Putney and up and down the country who will…07 Jun 2023HANSARDMental Health Treatment and SupportThe picture that the Minister is painting does not quite tally with the experience that I am seeing in families, many of whom are watching with a feeling of helplessness as their…07 Jun 2023HANSARD KosovoAs the Minister has acknowledged, the whole world will be watching the UK’s response for the impact it will have not only on Kosovo but in the wider Balkans region. The comments…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewI thank the Minister for an advance copy of his statement. This weekend I walked the length of the covid memorial wall on the banks of the Thames just opposite this building.…05 Jun 2023HANSARD Heathrow Airport ExpansionI thank my hon. Friend for his helpful intervention. An expanded Heathrow would see an additional 175,000 trips every day. That is more than the daily rail arrivals to the whole…24 May 2023HANSARD Heathrow Airport ExpansionI thank the hon. Member for that useful intervention. The need for investment in other areas instead of this expansion is the whole argument. If we are really going to meet the…24 May 2023HANSARD Heathrow Airport ExpansionI thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for outlining what residents across south-west London are saying together. This is an outdated plan, it needs to be updated and…24 May 2023HANSARD Heathrow Airport ExpansionI thank all Members who have taken part in this important debate; they all added a different perspective and added to the case, giving strong reasons for why this is a deeply…24 May 2023HANSARD Heathrow Airport ExpansionI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of Heathrow Airport expansion. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Elliott, and to speak in this important…24 May 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Financial Support for Disabled PeopleI would just like to add the needs of young carers to this conversation. There is an all-party parliamentary group on young carers and young adult carers, and we have heard…22 May 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Financial Support for Disabled PeopleIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate and serve under your chairship, Sir Robert. I thank my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Marsha De…22 May 2023HANSARDPlastic Pollution in the OceanI absolutely agree. The writing needs to be on the wall for the plastics industry. We need to say that creating more and more virgin plastic is just not acceptable, and there…18 May 2023HANSARDPlastic Pollution in the OceanIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) on securing this hugely important debate, which is…18 May 2023HANSARDCivil Service: External ConsultantsI agree with the Minister that there is a role for consultants, but the spending on consultants is spiralling out of control. After the scandal of spending waste on personal…11 May 2023HANSARDNational ResilienceThe National Infra- structure Commission and the Committee on Climate Change have made it clear that there is a significant resilience gap in Britain’s key infrastructure. As we…11 May 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillAs my hon. Friend the Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders) said, this Bill is a shambles and it is felt to be so by my constituents in Putney, for whom this is…11 May 2023HANSARD UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots SportI recently visited the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, which is in my constituency, with my hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda (Sir Chris Bryant). We heard about the shortage…02 May 2023HANSARD SudanThe Rapid Support Forces in Sudan were formed out of the Janjaweed, the militia responsible for many of the atrocities in the 2003 Darfur genocide. As the RSF has many of the same…02 May 2023HANSARDHunger: East Africa and the Horn of AfricaIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Gray. I thank the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady) for securing this important debate. I refer Members to my…25 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeI thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and Mr Speaker for granting this urgent question. Last week, the Prime Minister saw a third senior Minister resign in disgrace, jumping because…24 Apr 2023