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HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Tenth sitting)I echo the remarks made by the shadow Minister, my hon Friend the Member for Southampton, Test, about sending our best wishes to the Minister, the hon. Member for Taunton Deane. I…05 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Tenth sitting)I also want to speak about the independence of the Office for Environmental Protection. The former Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove),…05 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Tenth sitting)It is a fact that environmental protection and action that breaches air pollution limits, for example, will happen slowly and incrementally. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is…05 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Ninth sitting)Clause 18 makes the armed forces, defence or national security exempt from due regard to the policy statement on environmental principles. It is detrimental to leave this whole…03 Nov 2020HANSARDRestoration of Hammersmith BridgeI rise to present a petition on behalf of the residents of Putney regarding the restoration of Hammersmith bridge, alongside an online petition on the same topic, which has been…03 Nov 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthI do agree and what an excellent advertisement for an event. I would add to that the work of Putney High School and of Chestnut Grove Academy. They have taken up the challenge to…20 Oct 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthI echo other Members’ congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Abena Oppong-Asare) on securing this important debate, which I am sure will be…20 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI am honoured to speak in this important debate in support of the Lords amendments, particularly Lords amendments 4 and 5, which are reasonable amendments that were supported by…19 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe future of the Putney boat race is at stake. Not only that, but the closure of Hammersmith bridge is causing misery to thousands of people across south-west London. Does the…15 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingI am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the issue of track and trace. I and other Opposition Members are rightly furious at the amount of money being spent on private…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Queen Mary’s Hospital: Urgent Care ServicesI am grateful that Mr Speaker has granted this debate, and to the Minister for Health, the hon. Member for Charnwood (Edward Argar), for taking time out of his schedule to respond…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Queen Mary’s Hospital: Urgent Care ServicesMany cancers will be missed if people cannot go to the urgent care centre and are redirected to other facilities, because there is a real concern that they are not making that…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Online HarmsIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate and thank my hon. Friend the Member for Halifax (Holly Lynch) for securing this important and, I hope,…07 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Financial Implications for SchoolsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie, and I will be brief, as I want to hear from the Minister. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow West…07 Oct 2020HANSARDCross-Government Communications: Covid-19Government communications this week have been quite shambolic. My constituents have been writing to me to ask for more clear messaging. The Cabinet Office has spent more than £50…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCross-Government Communications: Covid-19What assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of cross-Government communications during the covid-19 outbreak.01 Oct 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThe Irish Foreign Minister said recently that this Bill undermines the EU withdrawal legislation, has damaged trust between the Irish and UK negotiating teams, and is damaging…29 Sept 2020HANSARDYemenMay I start by saying how glad I am that we are having this debate at long last, and by congratulating the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) on securing…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEnd of Eviction MoratoriumIn my constituency, the number of universal credit and jobseekers allowance claimants has more than doubled since the lockdown. Almost a third of employees have been furloughed…23 Sept 2020HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Bill (First sitting)Would it be possible for the tendering process to have to be reported to the school governors? Many parents do not feel that they can make an internal complaint, because they feel…16 Sept 2020