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HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Would you like to respond, Dr Tomlinson? Dr Tomlinson: I have spent quite a lot of time looking at the online proceedings question in England and Wales, and there are lots of…02 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (First sitting)Q Returning to quashing orders, the Bill proposes the introduction of suspended quashing orders. They would allow the courts to give public bodies a certain amount of time to…02 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI heard nothing whatever in the Budget about the increase in the use of food banks across this nation. In my own constituency, food bank use has trebled in recent years.01 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsNo one doubts that the Chancellor has delivered this Budget in difficult circumstances, but this is not the best Budget for Britain. His proudest policies in it are cutting tax on…01 Nov 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) for securing this urgent question, and thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for granting it. The Minister…25 Oct 2021HANSARDHouses in Multiple Occupation: Local Authority Powers8. What plans his Department has to strengthen local authority powers on regulating houses in multiple occupation.25 Oct 2021HANSARDHouses in Multiple Occupation: Local Authority PowersI recently held a public meeting arising from the many concerns expressed by local residents regarding HMOs that have been developed, and more HMOs that are being developed, in a…25 Oct 2021HANSARDSexual Misconduct in the PoliceI am grateful to my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Camberwell and Peckham (Ms Harman) for giving us the chance again to discuss this essential issue, which cannot…20 Oct 2021HANSARD High StreetsI am grateful to everyone who has contributed to today’s debate. Many vital concerns have been raised. The hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Cherilyn Mackrory) talked about her…19 Oct 2021HANSARD High StreetsI was in primary school at the time that my hon. Friend mentions, but I thank him for the intervention. We need a fair tax system, and I will address that in my speech. I see the…19 Oct 2021HANSARD High StreetsI thank the hon. Member for a really important and significant intervention. All the points that she has mentioned are very pertinent. There is a lot that the Government could do…19 Oct 2021HANSARD High StreetsI beg to move, That this House has considered support for UK high streets. It is a pleasure to serve under you as Chair, Ms Nokes. I am grateful to be granted today’s debate at a…19 Oct 2021HANSARDGas Prices and Energy SuppliersThis Government are responsible for families facing a cost of living crisis due to the triple whammy of rising gas prices, looming tax rises, and cuts to universal credit. Will…23 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseSabina Nessa, a young teacher in Catford, had so much left to give our community. She was described by the headteacher as “kind, caring and absolutely dedicated to her pupils.”…22 Sept 2021HANSARDAUKUSIt is important that we maintain a diplomatic dialogue with China. Without it, solving some of the world’s greatest challenges, such as climate change, will not be achievable.…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeLast week, I held a special meeting in my constituency for my Afghan community. Dozens and dozens of worried and distressed residents came to meet me, all wanting help for their…15 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan PolicyThe ARAP scheme pledges to provide protection for Afghans who were employed by the British Government, but many of my constituents have relatives in Afghanistan who worked for the…13 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyWe have heard—mainly from Opposition Members—about the grave issues with and concerns about this NHS tax, which will be detrimental and cause more hardship, especially to young…08 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO UpdateThe Secretary of State has said that the Taliban have agreed for British nationals to leave Afghanistan. Does that include eligible immediate family members? Can he confirm what…06 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanI have received hundreds of emails about Afghanistan from constituents, and I have British national constituents—a husband and his pregnant wife—in Afghanistan. What discussions…06 Sept 2021