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HANSARDDraft Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. As the Minister outlined, this statutory instrument has been introduced…12 Dec 2022HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillThat is a really important statistic. Has the hon. Gentleman heard the term “adultification”, which sadly a number of young black girls suffer from? They are perceived as being…09 Dec 2022HANSARD Independent Cultural Review of London Fire BrigadeConfidence in our emergency services is built on trust—trust that they will be there for people in their moment of need and do everything possible to help them, and trust that no…28 Nov 2022HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry and Compensation FrameworkI hope the Minister will appreciate that a number of people who have come today to listen to the proceedings, the people who are watching and those who will watch on playback may…24 Nov 2022HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry and Compensation FrameworkI too pay tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson) and the Father of the House, the hon. Member for Worthing West (Sir Peter…24 Nov 2022HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry and Compensation FrameworkI totally agree with the Father of the House; that is so important. As I say, every so often, we get the ping from NHS Blood. At that NHS blood donation event, we called for a bus…24 Nov 2022HANSARDSupporting UK Artists and CultureApologies that I did not notify your office that I wanted to speak, Mr Hollobone. It is a pleasure to follow my constituency neighbour and to praise the hon. Member for Gosport…22 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsAccording to the English housing survey, 839,000 homes across the country have damp problems, including 409,000 private rented properties and 198,000 social housing properties.…16 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27I am proud that my Vauxhall constituency is leading the way with so many of my constituents concerned about global warming. My local council, Lambeth Council, was the first local…09 Nov 2022HANSARDHIV/AIDsI welcome the Minister back to his place. Globally, the number of new infections dropped by only 3.6% between 2020 and 2021, which is the smallest decline since 2016. The data…08 Nov 2022HANSARDHIV/AIDs6. What recent progress he has made on ending the HIV/AIDs pandemic by 2030.08 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]The issue that we are discussing is quite personal for me. I think back to when we lived in temporary accommodation. We were placed, from Brixton, in a B&B in King’s Cross. My…07 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodation and SafeguardingLike many other Members, I have hotels in my constituency where a number of families are living in really bad conditions. The Minister outlined that he wants to look at moving…07 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]I welcome the Secretary of State back to his position. I say that because I think he did make some progress on the cladding issue when he was Secretary of State previously. He…07 Nov 2022HANSARD Private Rented Sector White PaperThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. “Being a new and first time mum is hard and challenging without having your foundations stripped from you, evicted with no warning, in the middle…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Private Rented Sector White PaperOn urgency, figures from the Local Government Association show that the ending of a private rented tenancy is the most common reason for homelessness, with this being responsible…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Fertility Treatment and Employment RightsI thank the hon. Lady for making a passionate speech on such an important issue. Given that 3.5 million people in the UK face fertility issues, should not employers look at how…01 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyThank you, Mr Speaker. My hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) highlighted the fact that, during the pandemic, we saw the Government ignore qualified companies and use its…27 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentI have listened to the Minister this morning outline that the Home Secretary has apologised and been reappointed. We have a situation where six police authorities are in special…26 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Friday, I received an email from the acting headteacher of Reay Primary School in my constituency. She said that “many of our children are hungry. Our cook is providing as much…24 Oct 2022