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HANSARDGender Recognition2. If she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to de-medicalise the process of obtaining a gender recognition certificate. [R]23 Feb 2022HANSARD Leamside LineIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson) on securing this debate…08 Feb 2022HANSARDChild Poverty13. What assessment she has made of the reasons for the finding in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s “UK Poverty 2022” report that child poverty in families with more than two…07 Feb 2022HANSARDChild PovertyThe End Child Poverty coalition reports that of the 20 UK parliamentary constituencies that have seen the highest increase in child poverty, 17 are in the north-east of England.…07 Feb 2022HANSARDCabinet Office19. When the Government plan to bring forward legislative proposals to reform public procurement.20 Jan 2022HANSARDGovernment Contracts: Underperforming Suppliers and Legislative ProposalsThe shocking news this week that the Government broke the law by handing out contracts worth huge sums to those with political connections shows that cronyism is rife in the Tory…13 Jan 2022HANSARDGovernment Contracts: Underperforming Suppliers and Legislative Proposals19. When the Government plan to bring forward legislative proposals to reform public procurement.13 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Last Wednesday marked the fifth anniversary of the Colombian peace agreement, but human rights abuses continue at an appalling rate. Particularly worrying are the more than…30 Nov 2021HANSARDHomes: Climate Standards8. What steps he is taking to ensure all homes meet high climate standards.29 Nov 2021HANSARDHomes: Climate StandardsThere is a significant funding gap to meet the housing investment requirements of the Government’s energy performance targets. I am informed that housing organisations will be…29 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am pleased to hear there are no plans to close schools, but what assessment have the Government made of the potential for new self-isolation requirements that could keep…29 Nov 2021HANSARDConversion Therapy Ban: Faith-based Settings8. Whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban sexual orientation and gender identity conversion therapy that occurs in religious or faith-based settings…24 Nov 2021HANSARDConversion Therapy Ban: Faith-based SettingsThe national LGBT survey found that 51% of conversion therapy happens in religious settings and Government-commissioned research found that adult victims often undertake religious…24 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ3. The Prime Minister says that he is fanatical about buses, but what about trains, and not just in Darlington? I am talking about the Leamside line. Last Wednesday, I was…03 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is an honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral West (Margaret Greenwood). This is a Budget that has nothing to do with levelling up or building back better; it is…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNational Food Strategy: Government Response2. When he plans to publish the Government’s response to the National Food Strategy.28 Oct 2021HANSARDTrade Strategy: Climate ChangeT9. Ministers have repeatedly told this House that trade does not need to come at the expense of human rights, yet in Colombia this year alone 43 people were killed by police…21 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.18 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I pay my respects to Sir David Amess and James Brokenshire and send my best wishes to their family, friends and staff? Today, on Anti-Slavery Day, statistics obtained by After…18 Oct 2021HANSARDFire and RehireI thank the Paymaster General for his response, but given the increasing prevalence of outsourcing throughout the public sector, where we have seen the creation of a two-tier…23 Sept 2021