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HANSARDPlastic PollutionThere is huge support for banning plastic in wet wipes from hon. Members on both sides of the House, retailers, producers and water companies. The Government’s consultation on the…23 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 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperThe Prime Minister promised to implement all 10 of the fan-led review’s recommendations before the World cup, including having an independent regulator and giving fans a key role…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineI support all that has been said about the need for a long-term plan to defeat Putin and to see justice done. Does my right hon. Friend also agree that we should heed the calls of…20 Feb 2023HANSARDMinisterial CodeTrust in politics matters, and Ministers have a responsibility to uphold standards. The list of Ministers’ interests on the website is currently 247 days old and has not been…02 Feb 2023HANSARDMinisterial CodeI, like many others, was surprised to see that it took the head of the investigation into Richard Sharp’s appointment at the BBC a week to realise that there was a conflict of…02 Feb 2023HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I seek your advice on how my constituent, Mr Walker, can get a response to his pension credit application. He made his application on 13…01 Feb 2023HANSARD Building SafetyMy constituents will welcome this statement, but they will not break out in celebrations just yet. We want to see some action. Two big developments in my constituency, which had…30 Jan 2023HANSARD PIP Breast ImplantsI thank the Minister for her reassurance about what will happen now. I am thinking back to those women who have been affected; I take the point that it is hard to trace them.…30 Jan 2023HANSARD PIP Breast ImplantsI absolutely agree. Someone knowing that they potentially have a ticking time bomb inside their body that might be causing poison is extremely worrying and causes huge anxiety.…30 Jan 2023HANSARD PIP Breast ImplantsI know, Mr Deputy Speaker, that despite this late hour you will be very interested to hear the shocking story I am about to tell, in this first ever parliamentary debate on a…30 Jan 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge) and the right hon. Member for Bromsgrove (Sajid Javid) on securing this Backbench Business debate.…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Draft Mental Health Bill 2022I welcome this report, and in particular the section on racial inequalities, which have been highlighted in my constituency by organisations such as the Wandsworth Community…26 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) Order 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Mr Twigg. I am pleased to be speaking to this statutory instrument. Labour will be supporting the instrument; these…25 Jan 2023HANSARDPension CreditAccording to research from the Law Centres Network’s recent pension credit report, nearly 60% of respondents said that they waited between three and six months for claims to be…23 Jan 2023HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillI join the great queue of people congratulating the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald) on bringing this hugely important private…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Employment (Allocation of Tips) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Virginia Crosbie) and the hon. Member for Watford (Dean Russell) on all their work on this Bill. It will make such a difference to so…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Employment (Allocation of Tips) BillAn increase in the national minimum wage is very good news. I remain proud that it was the Labour Government who first brought that in and did not drag their feet for years and…20 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMany constituents have been in touch with me with their concerns about habitat protection, maternity leave protection and other issues. The National Archives says that 1,300…18 Jan 2023HANSARDIranI congratulate the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) on securing this debate. It has been a powerful debate that will send a strong message to the Iranian regime about…12 Jan 2023