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HANSARDCost of Living: Food BanksThe staff and volunteers at the Norwood and Brixton food bank in my constituency work tirelessly all year round to support local people who simply cannot make ends meet. They are…05 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsLambeth Council and Southwark Council have worked hard over the past few years to deliver targeted cost of living support through the household support fund. Many local people…05 Feb 2024HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe ICJ’s ruling is clear and specific, and respect for the international Court is of the utmost importance, yet in response the Minister seems to be saying simply that it is…29 Jan 2024HANSARDEarly Years EducationWith just over two months to go until the start of the expanded offer for two-year-olds, the Government’s plans for early years education and childcare are in complete chaos, with…29 Jan 2024HANSARD School AttendanceI am going to make some progress, I am afraid. I will not give way again. We need a comprehensive strategy for addressing the complex issue of persistent absence. Labour will…23 Jan 2024HANSARD School AttendanceWe agree that there should be a register of home-educated children and that there should be measures to tackle persistent absence. It is bizarre that Government Members chose to…23 Jan 2024HANSARD School AttendanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford) on bringing this important debate and on her work in…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Offensive WeaponsI beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the weapons to which section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 applies; and for connected…23 Jan 2024HANSARD School AttendanceI will not give way again. The right hon. Lady will also know that private Members’ Bills progress if the Government give them time. It is not the Opposition who are holding up…23 Jan 2024HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry10. What recent discussions he has had with the chair of the Grenfell Tower inquiry on the timetable for publication of the phase 2 report.18 Jan 2024HANSARDGrenfell Tower InquiryThe Prime Minister assured the public that the Grenfell tragedy would not be forgotten, yet across many different areas of concern—the lack of resolution on the future of the…18 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. This week, the head of the National Audit Office told Parliament that between £4 billion and £8 billion of annual efficiencies could be achieved by better use of competition.…18 Jan 2024HANSARDSEND Provision and FundingI congratulate the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Sir David Davis) on securing this important debate, and I thank the Backbench Business Committee for allocating…11 Jan 2024HANSARDSEND Provision and FundingI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for her intervention. She will know that it is not the protocol for Front Benchers, on either side of the House, to support private Members’…11 Jan 2024HANSARDSEND Provision and FundingI will not. It has been a long debate and the Minister needs to come in shortly. We will build an early education and childcare system that works for children and families, from…11 Jan 2024HANSARD Free School Meals: Children with SENDOf course. It would not be a Westminster Hall debate if we had not heard from the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), and I apologise profusely for that omission. We have…10 Jan 2024HANSARD Free School Meals: Children with SENDI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. I am simply making the point that the absence of any reference in the guidance to the legislation results in a situation of conflict—10 Jan 2024HANSARD Free School Meals: Children with SENDIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Dr Huq. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Ian Byrne) on securing this important debate on an issue that…10 Jan 2024HANSARDAuditory Verbal TherapyThank you for stepping into the breach this morning, Dame Maria. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann…12 Dec 2023HANSARDPupils with SEN and DisabilitiesWould-be educational psychology trainees for September 2024 have been left in limbo because of delays in the Department confirming the available funding. The number of educational…11 Dec 2023