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HANSARD Free School Meals and Child PovertyI thank the hon. Gentleman. However, one of the benefits of the holiday activities fund is that the decision making is given to local authorities, so that they can design systems…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Free School Meals and Child PovertyI thank the hon. Lady for that point. As I said, I, like all Members of Parliament, absolutely care about our young people in school and want them to thrive, have great lives and…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Free School Meals and Child PovertyI absolutely get the point about stigma, and I know that schools work incredibly hard to overcome it. Free school meal eligibility will be under review, and in this post I look…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Free School Meals and Child PovertyAs the hon. Gentleman knows, I very rarely refuse a request for a meeting. I am hoping to have many months to meet stakeholders, interested parties and people who feel as…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Free School Meals and Child PovertyAhead of today, we had already announced a significant package of support for those most in need—I outlined the extra £400. Local authorities also have the household support grant…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Free School Meals and Child PovertyIt is a pleasure to be here this afternoon, but I too would like to express my best wishes to Her Majesty the Queen and her family at this difficult time. First, I thank the hon.…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Free School Meals and Child PovertyI thank the hon. Lady for her comments. In my new role, I have already committed to keeping eligibility under review. Today, the Government set out decisive action to support…08 Sept 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMay I commend my right hon. Friend for her determination to find solutions to the very real problem facing our shores, and for trying to break the model of people smugglers taking…15 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI take exception to what the hon. Lady said. How dare she suggest that Government Members are not standing up for their communities when we are quite obviously aggrieved with the…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillOn the issue of constraints, can my right hon. Friend give us some further detail about whether the local authority could argue for constraints on the basis of economic areas, for…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillWill the hon. Lady give way?08 Jun 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ14. As my right hon. Friend knows, my constituency is facing unrealistic housing targets, which is putting pressure on the council to try to develop a local plan that would close…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareI declare an interest, as my sister is a social worker. I have, over many years, seen poor outcomes for young people who have travelled through our care system, so I welcome the…23 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. Sadly, last week at the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, Vice-President Šefčovič used incredibly disappointing language in…17 May 2022HANSARDTackling Economic CrimeFollowing clarity from my hon. Friend to UK Finance on how banks should interpret the money laundering regulations, a number of banks continue to close existing pooled client…17 May 2022HANSARDBuilding Remediation CostsLeaseholders in my constituency have been pleased with the progress that has been made through the Building Safety Act. However, it is disappointing that some developers are yet…16 May 2022HANSARDBuilding Remediation Costs2. What steps he is taking to ensure that leaseholders do not have to pay for remediation work in buildings where the developer is at fault.16 May 2022HANSARD Building Safety BillI want to thank hon. Members across the House for the work they have put in. I also pay tribute to the Minister, whom I have spoken to on a number of occasions about the issues…19 Jan 2022HANSARD Building Safety BillMy right hon. Friend is quite right. I welcome many of the amendments, and I welcome a lot of what is in the Bill. I am pleased with the extension on limitations. During covid, a…19 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement, which I very much welcome, and I am incredibly grateful to his Ministers for the time they have spent listening to my concerns and…10 Jan 2022