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HANSARDEngagementsPeople like my constituent, Tessa Stevens, have had to keep their salons shut despite shrinking Government support, unchanged overheads and decreased profits. I am urgently…10 Mar 2021HANSARDResidential Leaseholders and Interim Fire Safety CostsI am always pleased to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone, and I look forward to doing so again today. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall (Florence…10 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for calling me in this really important debate. The consequences of covid-19 have been disastrous for us, causing the worst recession in any major…09 Mar 2021HANSARDLegacy BenefitsWhat steps she is taking to support people on legacy benefits.08 Mar 2021HANSARDLegacy BenefitsNearly 2 million sick and disabled people claiming ESA have missed out on £1,000 this year, at a time when they are facing increased costs. The Minister will know that for many of…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Ethnic Minority DisparitiesGiven the greater risk factors that mean that black women are four times more likely to die in childbirth than white women, what accountability mechanisms has the Minister put in…01 Mar 2021HANSARDMarch 2021 Rail Fares IncreaseWhat assessment he has made of the potential effect on passenger numbers of increasing rail fares by 2.6 per cent in March 2021.28 Jan 2021HANSARDMarch 2021 Rail Fares IncreaseTrain commuters using the Greater Anglia service from Edmonton Green to London Liverpool Street are set to pay £1,436 from March 2021—£436 more than in 2010. Labour has long…28 Jan 2021HANSARDEducational Settings: ReopeningIn Edmonton, almost 7,000 children live in poverty, and families living in multigenerational, crowded homes, experiencing food and job insecurity, are really struggling. What is…26 Jan 2021HANSARDWork Capability Assessment ReferralsWhat recent estimate she has made of the average time her Department takes to process a work capability assessment referral.25 Jan 2021HANSARDWork Capability Assessment ReferralsIn its latest briefing, the Child Poverty Action Group has highlighted the plight of universal credit claimants whose work capability assessments have been delayed indefinitely…25 Jan 2021HANSARDFood Security and Poverty: LockdownOver the last five years, millions of families have experienced food insecurity, causing a 74% increase in food bank usage, yet the Government are refusing once again to extend…21 Jan 2021HANSARDFood Security and Poverty: LockdownWhat discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on tackling food poverty and insecurity during the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown.21 Jan 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditI support the motion. My constituents have felt the impact of the pandemic particularly harshly. We have seen some of the highest rates of infection in the country, and the…18 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMore than three years after Grenfell, thousands of worried tenants go to sleep every night in buildings clad with flammable material. Will the Minister confirm when he expects all…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Nigeria: Sanctions RegimeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I thank the right hon. Member for Chipping Barnet (Theresa Villiers) for her passionate opening speech. I also thank…23 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness Support Grant: Local AuthoritiesI thank the Minister for his reply, but is he aware that in Enfield only 189 small businesses received a discretionary grant, even though 330 applied for one? In view of further…20 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness Support Grant: Local AuthoritiesIf he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential merits of reopening business support grant funding schemes…20 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government have repeatedly refused to meet the group representing covid-19 bereaved families. I met the group last week, and they confirmed that they are not in litigation…06 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsCredit unions are known for offering those on low incomes alternative access to credit. However, due to covid-19, during April and May North London Credit Union in Enfield was…07 Jul 2020