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HANSARDIsrael and GazaI pay tribute to the statesmanlike actions of my right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary on this terrible issue. At the weekend, shocking footage travelled…23 Oct 2023HANSARDLocal Authority Funding13. What recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of local authority funding.10 Jul 2023HANSARDLocal Authority FundingDoes my hon. Friend share my view that one way to support local government finance and to reward well-performing local authorities such as Bromley Council would be to introduce…10 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Commonwealth Development Corporation (Limit on Government Assistance) Regulations 2023Stop showboating.05 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Commonwealth Development Corporation (Limit on Government Assistance) Regulations 2023Get on with it.05 Jul 2023HANSARD Asylum Applicants: Mental Health and WellbeingI do agree with the hon. Gentleman, and the point of my bringing this case to the House is to highlight the fact that Home Office officials simply are not approaching the issue…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Asylum Applicants: Mental Health and WellbeingI beg to move, That this House has considered asylum applications and asylum seekers’ mental health and wellbeing. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Maria. I…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Asylum Applicants: Mental Health and WellbeingI have a lot of sympathy with that point. It is critical that we process asylum claims much more quickly because while those claims are in abeyance, the asylum seekers are living…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Asylum Applicants: Mental Health and WellbeingI agree with my hon. Friend. For Mr A, two and a half more years of loneliness, worry and fears for his family, as well as fear of deportation back to a country where his life is…27 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesWill my right hon. Friend give way?26 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesI would like to say that I am surprised by that answer, but I am afraid that I am not. It comprehensively shows the lack of grip from some of the people making the decisions that…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesAt recent public meetings, the Mayor of London equated the expansion of the ultra low emission zone to the banning of smoking in pubs. Would my hon. Friend agree that the banning…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesDoes my hon. Friend acknowledge that the inner London ultra low emission zone is contained in the congestion charging zone, which has a massive surplus of public transport…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesThe GLA Act gives the London Assembly the power to accept or veto mayoral strategies, including the transport strategy, but only on the proviso that two thirds of elected members…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I would like to thank my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) for leading the debate. At the…26 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsSome on the political left have made much noise about the third-party universal basic income pilots that have been launched in recent days. Does my right hon. Friend agree that…19 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.19 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. I welcome the relationships, sex and health education curriculum review. The Secretary of State herself has said that she shares concerns about inappropriate lessons being…12 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ13. The Government do not have any money of their own—every penny that they spend is taxpayers’ money, including money spent supporting the economy during the pandemic. In that…07 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI rise to speak about this critically important Bill and the merits of the Government amendments, supported by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, to Lords amendments 1…24 May 2023