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HANSARDCoronavirusKing’s College Hospital in my constituency has the highest level of debt of any hospital trust in the country. It also has a new 60-bed intensive care unit, which has been much…09 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe gap between local housing allowance rates and average rents for a two-bed property in Southwark is now over £1,000 a month, and raising the local housing allowance in line…09 Mar 2020HANSARD Housing and PlanningI thank the hon. Member for Harborough (Neil O'Brien) for securing the debate and for raising a series of important issues about the planning system. I agree with him that the…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Housing and PlanningMy hon. Friend raises an important point. That is certainly true of some key public services, such as King’s College Hospital in my constituency, where staff are moving further…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Environment BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. It is a fundamental flaw of the approach that this Government have taken over the past five years that they have again and again…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillSince before the EU referendum in 2016, my constituents have been raising concerns that Brexit would mean a watering down of the most important protections we have derived as a…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Social CareI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I agree that in many parts of the country, including Scotland, there are examples of good practice from which the Government can…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Social CareIn June this year, it will be 10 years since the Dilnot commission began its work to look at long-term funding of the care system. That anniversary also marks 10 years of Tory…25 Feb 2020HANSARDNew Homes: Carbon Emissions and Energy EfficiencyThe Government’s future homes standard would prevent councils from setting higher energy efficiency standards than national building regulations demand, while also watering down…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday, the Equality and Human Rights Commission announced that it is progressing legal action against the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care over the failure to…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillMy constituency has a strong, direct and proud connection with the Windrush generation. In 1948, about 200 passengers on the Empire Windrush found temporary accommodation in the…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillThe Minister is right to say that many of the Windrush citizens are fearful of approaching the Home Office because of what it might mean for their immigration status now, but it…10 Feb 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillKing’s College Hospital in my constituency has the largest level of debt of any hospital trust in the country. That debt has come about because of the policies of the coalition…27 Jan 2020HANSARDGender Pay GapSamira Ahmed’s successful pay discrimination claim against the BBC will have far-reaching implications for other women working at the BBC who will now see their gender pay gap…23 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service inspectorate recently linked a steep and alarming decline in rape convictions with cuts to the criminal justice system, which have left…23 Jan 2020HANSARDGender Pay Gap13. What steps she is taking to close the gender pay gap.23 Jan 2020HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 ReportI speak in this important debate as someone who has been a member of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee for the last five years. As a Committee, we have had…21 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I congratulate all the Members who have made their excellent maiden speeches in the House today? Across the country there is a clear and…16 Jan 2020HANSARDCarbon Emissions19. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of funding allocated to programmes to reduce carbon emissions.07 Jan 2020HANSARDCarbon EmissionsThe UK Government currently offer more financial support than any other European state for fossil fuel industries. The oil giant Shell paid no corporate income tax last year due…07 Jan 2020