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HANSARD Lobular Breast CancerI beg to move, That this House has considered the treatment of lobular breast cancer. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Vaz. I secured this debate in memory of my…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Lobular Breast CancerI thank the hon. Lady very much for that intervention and for sharing her personal story. I pay tribute to Dr Michaelis for her research and campaigning on lobular cancer. I hope…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Lobular Breast CancerI thank the hon. Gentleman—who is my hon. Friend—very much indeed for that intervention. Heather died in St Christopher’s hospice near her home on 30 August. She was 48 years old.…10 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe know that good quality early years education can play a significant role in closing the disadvantage gap, yet the Government have inherited a situation in which families who…09 Dec 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourI welcome the measures that the Minister has set out today and the Government’s commitment to tackling antisocial behaviour, which is an urgent issue in my constituency,…27 Nov 2024HANSARDChildren’s Social CareI welcome the action that the Government have announced today to improve children’s social care. The Secretary of State will know that families from the poorest neighbourhoods are…18 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI congratulate all hon. Members who have made their maiden speeches today. The economic inheritance from the last 14 years could hardly have been any worse. Conservative…06 Nov 2024HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and DisabilitiesThe additional £1 billion in the Budget for SEND support is very welcome, but the Minister will know that local authorities remain anxious about the forthcoming end to the…04 Nov 2024HANSARD Higher Education ReformFirst, let me put it on the record that I am the parent of a young person in her first year at university. The Secretary of State has set out very clearly the case for our…04 Nov 2024HANSARD Middle EastThe situation in northern Gaza is beyond desperate, with many reports of actions that have every appearance of aiming to empty the territory of its entire population. The UN…28 Oct 2024HANSARDBlack History MonthI congratulate my hon. Friend on leading this important debate in Government time. The Black Cultural Archives, which I am hugely proud to say is based in my constituency on…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesThe National Audit Office report could not be clearer: children and young people and their families are being failed by a SEND system that cannot meet their needs, and local…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI support this long-overdue Bill. Almost a quarter of households in Dulwich and West Norwood are renting privately, and many of them live with the instability caused by an…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillMy hon. Friend makes a good point. This crisis in private renting is taking an unbearable toll on the health and wellbeing, the financial security and the stability of families…09 Oct 2024HANSARDChildren in Care: Educational Outcomes14. What steps she is taking to help improve educational outcomes for (a) children in social care and (b) other care-experienced young people.09 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. The early years sector faces significant challenges in delivering the roll-out of the expanded childcare offer promised by the last Government. The sector consistently cites…09 Sept 2024HANSARDChildren in Care: Educational OutcomesThe drop-out rate from university for care-experienced students is 38%, compared with just 6% for non-care-experienced young people. As thousands of students are arriving at…09 Sept 2024HANSARDUK-EU TradeGoods exports to the European Union are still 11% lower than in 2019, before the Brexit agreement took effect. Can the Minister confirm that, in seeking to grow the UK economy,…05 Sept 2024HANSARDUK-EU Trade6. What steps his Department is taking to improve the UK’s trading relationship with the EU.05 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsFor the communities in my constituency mourning the loss of a young person to knife crime, the Government’s commitment to ban zombie knives, machetes and ninja swords cannot come…29 Jul 2024