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HANSARD Local Government FundingOn the council tax freeze, does my hon. Friend agree that if local councils are to be accountable to the people who elect them, it is essential to protect the autonomy of local…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ15. More than 50 years since the closure of the J & J White chemical factory in my constituency, the local area is still blighted by carcinogenic hexavalent chromium…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Children Act 1989: Local Authority ResponsibilitiesI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. As well as children, other people in vulnerable situations are being missed in this system. My constituent fled…19 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseCan we have a debate in Government time on the Department for Work and Pensions policy of treating tax rebates as income for the purposes of universal credit? I have a constituent…28 Feb 2019HANSARDArticle 50: ExtensionIf there is a vote on 14 March, will the Secretary of State vote to extend article 50?28 Feb 2019HANSARDArticle 50: Extension7. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on extending article 50.28 Feb 2019HANSARDEmployment and Support Allowance: UnderpaymentsI am dealing with a very difficult case at the moment of a man who is in recovery from drug addiction. He had to apply for universal credit to get himself off the streets and into…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Relationships and Sex EducationI welcome what the Secretary of State has said about LGBT education, but does he think there are any circumstances in which a school should be allowed not to teach that element of…25 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesThe hon. Lady makes a powerful point about the things that people need to do in a bank branch. I recently met Bank of Scotland representatives in my constituency and they spoke at…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesI thank the hon. Gentleman for being so generous in giving way. On the point he made about abandoning communities, there are two former bank branches currently lying empty in my…14 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Restoring DevolutionWhat consideration has the Secretary of State given to the suggestion made by the Northern Ireland Local Government Association to look at the role and powers of local councillors…13 Feb 2019HANSARD World Cancer DayI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. He talks about access to existing treatments, but does he agree that more work has to be done on conditions for which…30 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy office was recently contacted by a young woman who had fled domestic violence elsewhere in the UK. She was preparing to sleep rough on the streets of Glasgow that night, having…24 Jan 2019HANSARD Mental Health: AssessmentI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this debate. She will have seen, as I have, the number of people who visit constituency surgeries after having had an initial assessment…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionI welcome the decision to waive the fee for the EU settlement scheme, even if it should never have been implemented in the first place. I have spoken to several EU citizens who…21 Jan 2019HANSARD Universal Credit: Managed MigrationNearly 30% of eligible households in my constituency are already on UC, but many cases that I deal with involve people whose legacy benefit was incorrectly withdrawn and who are…08 Jan 2019