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HANSARDFinancial StatementI do not think the Chancellor understands the depth of despair and fear among the very lowest-income households in this country, for example, those whose incomes were already…23 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineWill the Home Secretary confirm that Ukrainians with dual nationality, for example, Ukrainian and Romanian nationality, will none the less be able to come to the UK under the…10 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Services: Young People1. What assessment he has made of the availability of mental health services for young people.01 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Services: Young PeopleThe NHS long-term plan promises a “new approach to…mental health services for people aged 18-25”. Could the Secretary of State set out in detail how university mental health and…01 Mar 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]New clause 1 is excellent, and I agree with the right hon. Gentleman that it is good news that the Department and the Ministry of Justice want to work together on it. However,…21 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]There are very many sensible amendments before us this evening. I am very pleased to support new clause 16 on adult literacy, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral West…21 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Women leaving custody without a safe and secure home risk harm to themselves and to the public, but many of those women are not captured in official homelessness statistics.…08 Feb 2022HANSARDGovernment’s Education Catch-up and Mental Health Recovery ProgrammesI am pleased to participate in this debate, and I agree with so much of what has been said this afternoon. Children and young people are ambitious and optimistic about their…03 Feb 2022HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Members’ Code of Conduct ReviewI am listening with great interest to the debate. The Chair of the Committee is talking about transparency in relation to financial interests. Would he comment on transparency in…03 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpI was interested to read about the national youth guarantee. A total of £500 million was announced by the Government in 2019 for the youth investment fund, but the first £10…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Building Safety BillThis is exactly the point. My constituents are deeply concerned as a result of some developers’ unscrupulous behaviour in appointing inspectors and building control approvers who…19 Jan 2022HANSARD Building Safety BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that there is a real opportunity here for the Department to link up with the companies registrar and companies law, and to use the options that exist…19 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingThe establishment of the BBC in Salford, neighbouring my constituency, has created many excellent jobs for my constituents and has been an important economic and cultural driver…17 Jan 2022HANSARD Afghanistan: Humanitarian CrisisMy hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield) was right to praise the Minister for acknowledging the generosity of the British public, but I warn her that the…12 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyI note that the Secretary of State said he would extend the right of leaseholders to challenge those who cause defects retrospectively for 30 years, but he will be aware that…10 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFor the digitally excluded, the need to go online to obtain a code to take to a pharmacy in order to obtain their lateral flow tests has proven to be a real barrier. Can the Prime…05 Jan 2022HANSARDNew Homes: Developers, Housebuilders and Management CompaniesA happy new year to you, Mr Betts, and to all colleagues. I start by thanking the hon. Member for Wantage (David Johnston) for securing this debate. In my constituency, we…05 Jan 2022HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationThe Justice Secretary has made much of his concerns about article 8, the right to family life. To the extent that it affects the best interests of children, it is of course a…14 Dec 2021HANSARDPrisons StrategyThere is much that I welcome in this statement, but I have to say that I deplore the proclamation of the creation of more prison places, especially for women, as a success story.…07 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyThe Minister will know that many women end up in the criminal justice system because of substance misuse and addiction, and often exploitation. Can he say how the drugs strategy…06 Dec 2021