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HANSARDSecure Youth Estate: ViolenceIt is a shame that the Minister did not address the violence specifically. Violence is a challenge across the youth estate, not just at Cookham Wood. Recently, a girl with…26 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThis week, I was astonished and appalled to find that Moat housing association, in my constituency, is increasing rent and maintenance service charges in affordable accommodation…21 Mar 2024HANSARD Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) BillI thank my hon. Friend for making such significant and poignant points, and I am sure she has given much thought to this. Why does she think the Government have allowed so many…15 Mar 2024HANSARD Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) BillI rise to support the aim of this private Member’s Bill, which is more commonly known as the “Buy British Bill”, introduced by my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham (Sarah…15 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ2. Children deserve the right to breathe clean air, but many schools are in areas with high levels of air pollution. Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has announced a pilot for…13 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThis Budget has been delivered as we mark nearly 14 years of Conservative economic failure. The Institute for Fiscal Studies’ headline is: “This will be the biggest tax-raising…12 Mar 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI can see that, across the Chamber, there is strong concern for leaseholders who are caught up in very difficult situations. I will first speak to new clause 67, which I tabled…27 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recently visited Cookham Wood young offenders institution. There, officers told me about the challenges they face, including a staffing shortage and shocking recruitment issues,…20 Feb 2024HANSARDUK EconomyThe Government are failing. An 81-year-old constituent told me that he cannot remember the economy and living standards ever being this bad. Can the Minister not see that, under…19 Feb 2024HANSARDWindrush Compensation Scheme14. What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the time taken to process claims to the Windrush compensation scheme.07 Feb 2024HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeVictims of the Windrush scandal have experienced huge injustices of destitution, humiliation and varied health issues, as well as delays in receiving compensation. To make matters…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ5. Data revealed by the Centre for Cities showed that, after 14 years of Tory rule, towns and cities in every corner of our country have been levelled down, left behind, and left…07 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Riverside (Kim Johnson) on her success in the private Members’ Bills ballot, and I am pleased to be responding to the…02 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) BillI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend on that; she makes a very meaningful point. There are lots of words in lots of different types of music, and we should not be judged by…02 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) BillThat is an interesting intervention. I find it concerning and alarming that hon. Members in this place do not appear to be aware of how racism and discrimination acts. So much…02 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. I am sure that the Minister was as shocked as I was by Venezuela’s actions towards Guyana last year. Will he update the House, and me—I have Guyanese heritage —on what steps…30 Jan 2024HANSARDSickle Cell Disease12. What steps she is taking to improve healthcare outcomes for patients with sickle cell disease.23 Jan 2024HANSARDSickle Cell DiseaseI congratulate NHS England on the launch of the new blood-matching genetic test for sickle cell patients, but it has been more than two years since the “No One’s Listening”…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Human Rights in Hong KongI thank the hon. Member for his introduction and for securing such an important debate. He mentioned Jimmy Lai; the trial began last December, and China is treating him as a…23 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Secretary of State think it is acceptable that leaseholders of Lee Court in my constituency should be without heating and hot water, as well as experiencing multiple…22 Jan 2024