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HANSARD LGBT+ People and Spouses: Social CareI beg to move, That this House has considered the treatment of LGBT+ people and their spouses in social care settings. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir…12 Sept 2023HANSARD LGBT+ People and Spouses: Social CareLet me put on record a matter that I should have done at the beginning of my opening speech: I co-chair the all-party parliamentary group on adult social care—apologies for not…12 Sept 2023HANSARD LGBT+ People and Spouses: Social CareI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention and for raising that shocking case, which I remember from media reports at the time. We cannot ever take progress on equality for…12 Sept 2023HANSARD Electronic Cigarettes (Branding, Promotion and Advertising)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the branding, promotion and advertising of electronic cigarettes, for the purpose of preventing…05 Sept 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian Territories15. What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent violence in Israel and Palestine.18 Jul 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesEarlier this year, I was privileged to visit healthcare facilities supported by Medical Aid for Palestinians in the west bank. This week, it has taken the unprecedented step of…18 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Last month the UN’s world food programme announced the cessation of food aid in Ethiopia following the large-scale diversion of supplies. The UN has this week estimated that…18 Jul 2023HANSARDChildcareAcross the early years sector, nurseries and childminders are raising concerns that the Government have no coherent plan for the expansion of the early years workforce to meet the…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Under-age VapingI am grateful to all right hon. and hon. Members who have taken part in what has been a largely consensual debate. We have heard from colleagues across the House about the growth…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Under-age VapingThe current law prohibits the sale of vapes to under-18-year-olds. We are not proposing a change in the law on the prohibition of sale. I was simply highlighting that young people…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Under-age VapingI am sure Members across the House do not need much help from me to identify the definition of a child in law as being a person under the age of 18. I will simply move on from…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Under-age VapingThe hon. Member speaks from her experience on this issue. We have set out a motion containing some immediate actions that the Government can take, which are well-evidenced,…12 Jul 2023HANSARDLocal Authorities: Long-term Funding6. What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on long-term funding for local authorities.10 Jul 2023HANSARDLocal Authorities: Long-term FundingLocal authorities have lost £15 billion of funding since 2010, as the Government have sought to outsource both the pain and the blame for their punishing approach to the public…10 Jul 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ11. One of my constituents, who was a first-year university student, tragically took his own life in May. He had signed a private sector tenancy for his next year’s…05 Jul 2023HANSARD Migration and Economic Development PartnershipOne of my constituents has applied for his wife and daughter to come to the UK from Afghanistan, where their human rights as a woman and a girl are being denied by the Taliban on…29 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage and Rental CostsEver since I was first elected in 2015 I have seen the pressures of the cost of living increase in my constituency. I meet regularly with the manager of our local food bank, and…27 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. A constituent who is a victim of domestic abuse recently attended court for the trial of her abuser. An officer from the Crown Prosecution Service told her that they did not…27 Jun 2023HANSARDWeekly Childcare CostsThe early years sector has had three months to absorb the Government’s Budget announcement on childcare. Wherever I go in the country, early years professionals tell me that…12 Jun 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. It is unfathomable that the Government, when faced with the urgency and magnitude of this crisis—affecting not just a few people but…23 May 2023