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HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]Does the hon. Lady agree that this regulation is not just about ensuring a fair and transparent fare model, because TfL will have the option to ensure that those drivers undergo…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Lady for making such a powerful speech on why we need regulation. Is she aware of the BBC Democracy report on its undercover work looking at the fee charges? One…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]The hon. Lady may know that a number of pedicabs congregate outside St Thomas’s Hospital in my constituency, where patients are recovering from lifesaving treatment. Does she…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]It is an honour to follow my constituency neighbour, the hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Nickie Aiken). I thank her for her work in bringing the Bill to this…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]I continually raise that issue with the Lambeth North safer neighbourhood policing team, with Lambeth Council and, rightly, with the Met Police Commissioner. I have said to the…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]Let us go back to the history of the Bill, and the proposals from many different politicians from across parties, organisations and business improvement districts right across…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]The hon. Member keeps citing the 2005 report. Does he appreciate that, 20 years on, the transport system in London has moved on, is more diverse and is more accessible? Does he…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]Does the hon. Gentleman agree with me, a lifelong Londoner, that some of the measures he has outlined, such as 20 mph limits, ULEZ and the congestion charge, are all benefits to…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]I agree on the safety of e-bikes. Tragically, a three-year-old was hit by an e-scooter on 19 July 2021 in Myatt’s Field park in my constituency. Thankfully, she did not die, but…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]What the hon. Gentleman is referring to, as the Minister knows, is the trial of a low-traffic neighbourhood in the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Streatham (Bell…28 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaWe are less than two weeks from the start of Ramadan, and the general consensus is that the ground offensive in Rafah would add to an already catastrophic situation, as well as…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Governance and Horizon Compensation SchemesI thank the Secretary of State for her statement. She will be aware that many post office branches have closed in recent years, including the Clapham Common post office in my…19 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. She mentioned the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill). His support shows the cross-party support for looking at…02 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) BillI thank my hon. Friend for high-lighting some of those cases. One of the other issues with joint enterprise is that we have seen young women and girls criminalised for the actions…02 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) BillMy hon. Friend will be aware that the Crown Prosecution Service conducted a six-month trial that looked at the racial bias, after legal challenge from campaigners, and the results…02 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) BillA few weeks ago, I spoke in a debate on knife crime. Getting prosecutions before the courts is an issue that we have all raised in this House and that our constituents have gone…02 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseHappy birthday, Madam Deputy Speaker. Yesterday, the Post Office confirmed that the Clapham Common branch in my constituency will be closed permanently next month, despite the…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Political Parties, Elections and ReferendumsThank you for highlighting that, Madam Deputy Speaker. I totally agree with you; I will refer to “the Minister”. It not only me saying that there are issues with the statement;…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Political Parties, Elections and ReferendumsI thank the Minister for his introduction. I have a lot of respect for the Minister, but I struggled to listen to him. Through gritted teeth, he tried but failed desperately to…31 Jan 2024HANSARDFalling Pupil RollsI thank the Minister for that reply. Declining school rolls in London is a big issue that I have raised in the House on a number of occasions. We are seeing families with young…29 Jan 2024