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HANSARDIn-work PovertyWandsworth food bank does an excellent job of helping people in need, but it would like not to exist. Some 56% of the current food bank referrals from my constituents are due to…28 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, I had the pleasure of visiting the Little Village baby bank in Roehampton in my constituency, whose staff do fantastic work helping struggling families. I asked them…28 Jun 2021HANSARDIn-work PovertyWhat recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of people in in-work poverty.28 Jun 2021HANSARD Armed Forces BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bury South (Christian Wakeford) and an honour to speak in this debate in Armed Forces Week and on Reserves Day, especially because I…23 Jun 2021HANSARD Armed Forces BillI agree with my hon. Friend: this Bill could have gone further both in putting all aspects of the covenant fully into law, and in its scope. The Bill does not fully enshrine the…23 Jun 2021HANSARD Government Contracts: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Fovargue. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) for leading this debate on behalf of the…21 Jun 2021HANSARD Government Contracts: Covid-19The hon. Member has made my case for me. If there is nothing to see here, let us have an inquiry. Members of the public have signed this petition in their thousands because they…21 Jun 2021HANSARD Government Contracts: Covid-19I say in response to the hon. Member that there is too much here to be answered. It is not just the odd small company here and there; there has been a real pattern of corruption.21 Jun 2021HANSARDDraft Public Procurement (international trade agreements) (amendment) regulations 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. I am grateful to the Minister for her opening remarks on why we are using this measure to ensure continuity of…16 Jun 2021HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I seek your advice on what parliamentary mechanisms are available to help to secure an expedited response from the Home Secretary and the…07 Jun 2021HANSARDOnline HarmsThe ease with which even primary school-aged children can access extreme but legal pornography is frightening, and it is warping a whole generation’s view of healthy sexual…07 Jun 2021HANSARDOnline HarmsWhat recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on tackling online harms.07 Jun 2021HANSARDGreen Homes Grant Voucher SchemeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Robertson; I think that I do so for the first time. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Ludlow (Philip Dunne) on securing…27 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government ContractsThe Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster said in the last Cabinet Office questions: “Transparency drives everything that the Government do”. —[ Official Report , 25 March 2021;…27 May 2021HANSARD Environment BillAlmost two years ago to the day, Parliament declared a climate emergency. Two years ago! The last four years were the hottest on record, one in seven native British species are…26 May 2021HANSARD Environment BillHon. Members will be pleased to know that the children of Our Lady of Victories Primary School in Putney have been writing to me about the issue under debate this afternoon.…26 May 2021HANSARDOral Health and Dentistry: EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Bardell, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bedford (Mohammad Yasin) on securing this hugely important and timely…25 May 2021HANSARDA Plan for the NHS and Social CareOnce again, despite big promises, we have a Queen’s Speech that just tinkers around the edges. It falls short of what we need for the country and what is needed for my…19 May 2021HANSARD Air Pollution: LondonIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Murray. I congratulate the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) on securing this hugely important debate. It is a…27 Apr 2021HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangI congratulate the hon. Member for Wealden (Ms Ghani) on securing this very important debate, which could not come soon enough. As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on…22 Apr 2021