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HANSARDUK’s Exit from the European UnionI thank the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) for introducing this hugely important debate, and Peter Packham for starting the petition and organising it…24 Apr 2023HANSARDUK’s Exit from the European UnionOn the subject of the confidence expressed in the business environment created by Brexit, it has been reported today that the number of UK chief executives quitting their jobs has…24 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateI thank the Paymaster General for providing an advance copy of his statement. I would like to begin by paying tribute to the brave victims and their families, who, while working…19 Apr 2023HANSARDChildren with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities21. What steps she is taking to help improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities and their families.17 Apr 2023HANSARDChildren with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesThe Children and Families Act 2014 sets out national standards in legislation for children with special educational needs and disabilities, but those legislative safeguards have…17 Apr 2023HANSARD International Child AbductionThank you, Mrs Cummins. To conclude, the main takeaway is clear: ending our participation in the Brussels regulation has left victims of child protections and our own courts worse…22 Mar 2023HANSARD International Child AbductionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Cummins. Thank you for allowing me to speak. I warmly congratulate my London colleague, the hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood…22 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewPutney constituents will find the report shocking but not surprising in many ways. Cuts have consequences. A major culture change is essential, but the Casey report lays out that…21 Mar 2023HANSARDNational ResilienceWe all know how distressing it was for the relatives of people who died from covid to read the former Health Secretary’s leaked WhatsApp messages. There were some dreadful…16 Mar 2023HANSARD BBC: Government Role in ImpartialityFor several months, many Putney journalist residents have been contacting me about the erosion of the BBC’s impartiality by of the merger of BBC World News and BBC News, which is…14 Mar 2023HANSARDUkraine: NATO AlliesAre the Government working with NATO allies to set up a full 2023 action plan for Ukraine specifically—for military, economic, diplomatic and humanitarian support to help to give…13 Mar 2023HANSARDUkraine: NATO Allies5. What steps the Government are taking to support NATO allies in responding to the invasion of Ukraine.13 Mar 2023HANSARDChildcare and Early YearsIt is an honour to be speaking in this debate on International Women’s Day. I cannot think of a place I would rather be, and I cannot think of an issue I would rather be speaking…08 Mar 2023HANSARD Ukrainian Holodomor and the War in UkraineI am grateful to the hon. Member for calling for this debate. I visited the Holodomor memorial with other MPs last year. As the hon. Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham) is…07 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWandsworth is proud to have welcomed refugees for hundreds of years and to be a borough of sanctuary. This Bill sounds like a charter for lawyers. This retread of failed policies…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) on securing this welcome debate, but I do not agree with many…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsThe hon. Member had plenty of time to speak; I have only two minutes. He has just made provocative statements completely detached from the facts as I have seen them at my local…01 Mar 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce ExpansionIt has been a long wait to speak—and it is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham)—but I tell you, Mr Deputy Speaker, that the longer…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolThis is certainly an entirely different definition of an “oven-ready” deal. Instead of being good to go, it has taken years, has to be eaten in instalments, and with an interim…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseFollowing years of campaigning by angry leaseholders and angry MPs such as myself, action on the national cladding scandal is just not going fast or far enough. The Government…23 Feb 2023