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HANSARD Elections BillIt is a pleasure to close this debate on behalf of the Opposition, and I thank my hon. Friends the Members for Erith and Thamesmead (Abena Oppong-Asare), for Norwich South (Clive…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Summer AdjournmentThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in an important debate at the end of a very difficult and heartbreaking year. I send my condolences to anyone and everyone…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI have asked the Leader of the House this question before, but I will ask it again. Hammersmith bridge is still closed to vehicles, which is pouring between 500 and 4,000 extra…22 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAlmost 60% of people in England are living in areas where levels of toxic air pollution exceeded legal limits last year. Putney High Street and other local main streets are some…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Building Safety BillI rise on behalf of every leaseholder in Putney, Roehampton and Southfields who is living in an unsafe building, paying the price for the irresponsibility and incompetence of…21 Jul 2021HANSARDReducing Baby LossIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Gray, and to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham South (Lilian Greenwood). I congratulate and thank the hon. Member…20 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in this important debate. I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. The…13 Jul 2021HANSARDEU Settlement Scheme: Application DeadlineI am disappointed not to hear the exact number. In Wandsworth, there are an estimated 41,000 EU citizens, but the gap in applications to the EU settlement scheme is not known. Can…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEU Settlement Scheme: Application DeadlineWhat estimate she has made of the number of people who are eligible for the EU settlement scheme but missed the application deadline of 30 June 2021.12 Jul 2021HANSARD Election Campaign Finances: RegulationIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Paisley. It is a pleasure to respond to this debate on behalf of the Labour party, and to follow the hon. Member for Edinburgh…08 Jul 2021HANSARDPublic Bodies: Transparency in Service DeliveryIt would appear that my lack of donations to the Conservative party makes my chances of becoming a Government non-executive director rather slim, but my question to the Minister…08 Jul 2021HANSARDPublic Bodies: Transparency in Service DeliveryI think that made my point for me, thank you. Last month, an information tribunal said that there is “a profound lack of transparency about the operation” of the freedom of…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryI do not know how much further investigations will cost, but that does not preclude from needing to investigate this point. We cannot deflect by looking at other investigations;…07 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryInquiries need to happen in real time, as we are learning, because we are making decisions all the time that affect our lives. There also need to be major Government inquiries,…07 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryI agree with the hon. and learned Lady. This is not about the processes and whether they have been followed, but about what undue weight was given to the resulting contracts that…07 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryI apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker, for missing the first couple of minutes of the debate. I did, however, hear the excellent contribution by the leader of the SNP, the right hon.…07 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryOf course there are questions to be asked, and that is what we are doing—we are asking these questions. I hope that there is a real-time review going on right now, and I hope that…07 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.29 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn 17 June, I wrote to the Justice Secretary about probation services, raising a deeply concerning whistleblower case in the probation service. When my constituent first joined…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon), who chairs the Education Committee, of which I am a member. This is an important debate. I thank all…29 Jun 2021