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HANSARD Thomas CookWhat discussions are the Government having with the commercial lending sector, both in relation to the very substantial debt that will be the legacy of this debacle, and to the…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyWhat can be done to identify developers such as Mr Jason Alexander in Greater Manchester who have a track record of repeatedly flouting regulations for buildings they own and to…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEU Settlement Scheme: Looked-after Children and Care LeaversI agree with the hon. Gentleman that many people have been able to access the scheme successfully and it has been very helpful that the Home Office has begun to publish the data…03 Sept 2019HANSARDEU Settlement Scheme: Looked-after Children and Care LeaversI congratulate my hon. Friend on the case that he is making. The Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit has been working with directors of children’s services in Greater…03 Sept 2019HANSARDEU Settlement Scheme: Looked-after Children and Care LeaversWill the Minister give way?03 Sept 2019HANSARDEU Settlement Scheme: Looked-after Children and Care LeaversI am grateful for the chance to contribute, Mr Bone. It is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship. I welcome the Minister to her post and congratulate my hon. Friend the…03 Sept 2019HANSARDEU Settlement Scheme: Looked-after Children and Care LeaversThat was the point I was going to make.03 Sept 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentFurther to the Prime Minister’s answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing Central and Acton (Dr Huq), will he commit his Government to lifting the ban on asylum seekers…25 Jul 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House is known for his courtesy, so I am sure he will agree that language describing Travellers as an invasion or a disease, contrasting them with decent people…25 Jul 2019HANSARD Female Offender Strategy: One Year OnI do agree, and indeed my hon. Friend makes the important point that not all cases that come into the criminal justice system come via the police. They might come via other…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Female Offender Strategy: One Year OnI agree both that we need women’s centres to develop all over the country and that they need certainty of funding so that they are sustainable. We have seen other problems with…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Female Offender Strategy: One Year OnI do agree. If there is no women’s centre in Wales, that is shocking and there needs to be. Indeed, I would say that for any part of the country that does not have a women’s…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Female Offender Strategy: One Year OnWomenMATTA, which is my local women’s centre, has also spoken of the inadequacy of funding, which I will come on to, and of the complexity of the application procedures. As my…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Female Offender Strategy: One Year OnI am grateful to all colleagues who have participated in this very good debate. There was widespread, if not entirely unanimous, recognition that the experiences of women…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Female Offender Strategy: One Year OnMy hon. Friend makes a good point; we know that traumatic brain injury is one of the routes by which women come into custody, and we see disproportionate representation of women…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Female Offender Strategy: One Year OnIt is important to recognise the circumstances in which women commit offences, the nature of the violence and offences against the person for which they may be convicted, and the…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Female Offender Strategy: One Year OnI beg to move, That this House has considered the female offender strategy one year on. It is a pleasure to open this debate under your chairmanship, Ms Ryan. I start by thanking…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Decriminalisation of AbortionI have great respect for the Minister, but I do not think there is any case at all for inviting amateurs to comment on what should be medical, clinical assessments. The criminal…23 Jul 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseYesterday, a group of young people were involved in a serious knife attack in my constituency. One of the group was taken to hospital, and the others were taken into custody. All…18 Jul 2019HANSARDIndependent Complaints and Grievance SchemeTo clarify, on behalf of the Committee on Standards, we are conducting an inquiry into exactly the question of what sanctions would be appropriate in a number of different…17 Jul 2019