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HANSARDTrade Deals and Fair TradeI thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. Do you agree with me—I think you do, from what you said earlier about dumping and the issues faced by developing countries—that…11 Mar 2020HANSARDTrade Deals and Fair TradeDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is hugely worrying that investor-state dispute settlements were not ruled out in the Government’s objectives for the US and EU trade agreements?…11 Mar 2020HANSARD East Putney Station: Step-free AccessThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to introduce my first Adjournment debate. I also thank the Minister for being here to hear me put my case for step-free access at…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Commonwealth in 2020May I present another offer of hope, and a glimmer of light from the Commonwealth? Will the hon. Gentleman join me in congratulating Rwanda, where the Commonwealth Heads of…09 Mar 2020HANSARDClimate Change: Water Projects5. What recent assessment her Department has made of the effect of water projects in tackling climate change.04 Mar 2020HANSARD Health InequalitiesHealth inequality is explicitly linked to the wider inequality caused by 10 years of austerity policies. Labour’s record shows that health inequality and child poverty—they are…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Asylum Decisions (Support for Refugees)I want to mention courses in English for speakers of other languages coming with a crèche. That is increasingly crucial the more those courses are provided by colleges and similar…04 Mar 2020HANSARDClimate Change: Water ProjectsSome 800 million people across the world still do not have access to clean water, and clean water is the first line of defence in coping with climate change. We are currently…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Asylum Decisions (Support for Refugees)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir David. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol West (Thangam Debbonaire) on securing this important debate. I am…04 Mar 2020HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and DisabilityI am glad to hear that the system is being reviewed. Cuts to council funding for special educational needs and disability services mean that children in Wandsworth are waiting too…02 Mar 2020HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disability9. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the support provided to children and young people with special educational needs and disability.02 Mar 2020HANSARD Environment BillI am pleased to speak in this very important debate, and I congratulate everyone who has made their maiden speech. After years of Government inaction on the environment and of…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillI absolutely agree with cycling campaigners across the country who are asking for this. I know this Bill has an annual reporting mechanism on air quality, but I would like it to…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Social CareI speak from the experience of having run adult social care services in a community centre for the last three years in Battersea and of being a serving councillor in Wandsworth…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) and all those from across the country…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingI absolutely agree. There has to be a way to make the fund easy to use and urgently accessible, so that it is not held up for a long time in red tape, and the right people have to…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseHammersmith suspension bridge is a national treasure, built in 1824. Its necessary closure for repair works has caused chaos across south-west London. There are additional…06 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Putney High Street is one of the most polluted streets in London and the country, although electric buses have helped a lot. Ammonia emissions, predominantly from farming, are…06 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportThank you, Mr Speaker, for calling me to speak on this very important issue for residents of Putney, Roehampton and Southfields. As hon. Members have rightly pointed out,…05 Feb 2020HANSARD Global BritainI wholeheartedly agree with my hon. Friend. I have spoken to women in Bangladesh about ways in which trading policies can be fair. Even those with very small incomes can engage in…30 Jan 2020