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HANSARDEarly Years Services and ChildcareFor families with young children, soaring childcare costs are a huge pressure on the cost of living. A quarter of households earning between £20,000 and £30,000 a year are paying…23 May 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareI thank the Minister for giving me advance sight of his statement today. Labour welcomes the report of the independent review of children’s social care. I would like to add my…23 May 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseLess than a month from today, communities across the country, including in my constituency, will celebrate Windrush Day and the immense contribution that the Windrush generation…19 May 2022HANSARDMaking Britain the Best Place to Grow Up and Grow OldThis Gracious Speech should have been an opportunity for the Government to rise to the unprecedented challenges facing our country and, in doing so, to make Britain the best place…16 May 2022HANSARDChildhood Cancer OutcomesThe hon. Member speaks about the rarity of these diseases. Will he join me in recognising, as other hon. Members have done today, the work on brain cancer that is being done in…26 Apr 2022HANSARDChildhood Cancer OutcomesI congratulate the hon. Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage) on securing this very important debate. My constituent, Emma, contacted me about the experience of her family,…26 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraineI thank your predecessor in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me permission to be absent from the Chamber for a short period to attend a long-standing constituency…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Foster CarersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) for securing this important and timely debate, and for…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Covid-19 Pandemic: Royal Mail ServicesI thank all hon. Members who have contributed to the debate. Two themes have run consistently through many of the contributions. The first is gratitude and appreciation for…19 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. A survey by the charity stem4 has found that 95% of GPs believe that children and adolescent mental health services are in crisis, with children and young people waiting up…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Covid-19 Pandemic: Royal Mail ServicesI beg to move, That this House has considered Royal Mail services and the covid-19 pandemic. It is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair today, Ms Ali. This is the third debate…19 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe degrading strip-search of Child Q two years ago, in a school that should have been a safe place, at the hands of police officers she should have been able to trust, has caused…23 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 23 March.23 Mar 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Strip-search of SchoolgirlThe disgraceful, abhorrent, sickening strip-search of child Q took place two years ago, yet the Minister stands at the Dispatch Box today and speaks about the processes around the…21 Mar 2022HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesI am really astonished that there is so little reference to policing in the Minister’s statement today. It was the actions of police in the US that sparked the protests here and…17 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeBoth my local boroughs, Lambeth and Southwark, stand ready and willing to welcome refugees from Ukraine, as they have welcomed refugees from many other parts of the world in the…14 Mar 2022HANSARDChildren with SEND: Specialist SupportThe Government’s own figures show that almost 50% of children with additional needs are waiting longer than five months for an education, health and care plan. One in five…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Rape and Sexual ViolenceI rise to speak in this important debate on behalf of women and girls in Dulwich and West Norwood who have little confidence that the Government, the police and the courts are…08 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Urgent Refugee ApplicationsThe Minister may be interested to know—I am very surprised he has not already mentioned this—that Citizens UK has set up a registration link for communities and individuals who…08 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI note the very strong emphasis on community sponsorship in the Home Secretary’s statement. I am a supporter of community sponsorship, which provides a fantastic welcome for…01 Mar 2022