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HANSARD Business of the HouseIn the last few days, several primary school headteachers have written to me about the serious issue of Government funding for free school meals. Currently, schools pay £2.30 per…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Misuse of Nitrous OxideI thank the hon. Member for securing this really important debate and for making such a significant and poignant speech. I find it very distressing to know that young people are…23 Nov 2022HANSARD Misuse of Nitrous OxideThat is absolutely the right suggestion. With the public health campaign, could the Minister also speak to his counterparts in the Department for Education to make sure there is…23 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyThe autumn statement last week failed to put forward a serious plan for growth. Instead, the Government have put the cost of their economic mismanagement on to families, and those…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyThe Government really need to take responsibility for cutting budgets. Local budgets have been decimated since 2010, austerity has increased and my own local authority’s budget…22 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementDoes the Chancellor not have a responsibility to set out all major tax cuts? He seems to have slipped out a tax cut for the banks. Will he confirm that he is cutting the bank…17 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsLast month, a 52-year-old gentleman contacted me, crying down the phone. He said that, in his previous accommodation, he had developed breathing problems due to the damp, rot and…16 Nov 2022HANSARD UkraineI thank the Minister for giving way so early in his speech. My constituent offered to host a Ukrainian family under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, so it is unacceptable that, three…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Abuse and Deaths in Secure Mental Health UnitsMental health services often feel like the poor relative of the NHS, and financial investment is just not there in the same way. Mental health nurses and support staff work long…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseOur brave NHS staff never fail to sacrifice so much, especially during the pandemic, yet many health professionals across our country are suffering from work-related issues of…03 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresFive separate sources told The Sunday Times that the Home Secretary was advised that “the legal breach” at Manston “needed to be resolved urgently by rehousing the asylum seekers…31 Oct 2022HANSARDRoyal Navy: Conduct towards WomenIt is highly disturbing to hear of a woman in the armed forces being sexually assaulted and violently abused. Last year the Defence Committee’s report “Women in the Armed Forces”…31 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ2. This is certainly a topsy-turvy Tory Government. A few days ago, I was going to put my question to the right hon. Member for South West Norfolk (Elizabeth Truss), the now…26 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthDoes my hon. Friend agree that the then Chancellor was carrying out what the Prime Minister had said she would do? She made sure that he lost his job, but she should be the one…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthWe have had more than 12 years of a failing Conservative Government, and I will outline some of those failures. There has been a drastic rise in food bank dependency, and the…19 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Support for Young PeopleI thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate. He is talking about the point that I want to mention: the Government really should be increasing universal credit in line with…18 Oct 2022HANSARDPrivate Renter SecurityIs the Secretary of State aware that rents have risen by 15% in London and that the same has happened in my constituency? My constituent was forced to leave an abusive marriage.…17 Oct 2022HANSARDPrivate Renter Security19. What steps he is taking to enhance private renter security in the context of the cost of living crisis.17 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of LivingAccording to Citizens Advice Scotland, the cost of living crisis is the “perfect storm” that risks sweeping tens of thousands of households across Scotland into poverty, problem…12 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic SituationI thank the Minister for his attempts to reassure the UK economy, even though they are simply not working. Does the Minister agree with the former chief adviser to the Bank of…12 Oct 2022