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HANSARDSwann Report: 40th AnniversaryI thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention, and I totally agree with him about the amazing work that Bernard Coard and all those families were involved in as they tried to…12 Mar 2025HANSARDSwann Report: 40th AnniversaryI just wanted to ask my hon. Friend whether she could provide some rationale for why the Government have not decided to go down the route of a public inquiry.12 Mar 2025HANSARDSwann Report: 40th AnniversaryWill my hon. Friend give way?12 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsManchester Metropolitan University estimates that over 1,000 people are convicted under joint enterprise each year, costing the taxpayer £1.2 billion. Does the Minister agree that…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillNo, I am not taking interventions—sorry. In this country we have a proud tradition of standing up for what we believe in, but that has increasingly come under threat, and measures…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillThis is a huge Bill with more than 300 pages of measures, but I wish to focus on the extra powers it contains to police protests, and particularly clauses 86 and 95, about which…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities FundingFar too many children with complex learning disabilities and autism have been failed by the system and end up having a place not in their local community, but in institutions.…10 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ7. This year marks 40 years since the Swann report exposed systemic racism and discrimination in the education system. Regrettably, none of its recommendations was recommended.…05 Mar 2025HANSARDGazaThe suffering of Palestinian children who have been attacked by Israeli drones is devastating, and the fact that those children are denied medical support and assistance is even…04 Mar 2025HANSARDFuel Poverty: EnglandWill my hon. Friend give way on that point?12 Feb 2025HANSARDFuel Poverty: EnglandI thank my hon. Friend for securing this important and timely debate. Does he agree that it is shocking that nearly 80% of Liverpool Riverside residents have to spend nearly 10%…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman) for securing this debate, which comes at a critical time for the Palestinian people, the future of…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI support the intent of this Bill to reform the asylum system and prevent further deaths in the channel. The Prime Minister has promised to defend migrants and to develop a system…10 Feb 2025HANSARDOutsourcing: Government DepartmentsI thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. PCS workers in my constituency who work for the Disclosure and Barring Service are currently in dispute because of…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationSince the ceasefire, we have seen an increase in killings and atrocities in Jenin. On Saturday, Israeli forces were responsible for the killing of a two-year-old girl. The…28 Jan 2025HANSARDWorkplace Pay GapsI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. The Equality Act 2010 states that it is illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, yet in 2024, black people earned an…07 Jan 2025HANSARDIsrael and PalestineOn arms sales, does my right hon. Friend agree that the UK Government need to make a different decision about F-35 parts, think about employing an immediate ceasefire, cease…16 Dec 2024HANSARDPrison MaintenanceI thank the Minister for that response. The prison maintenance contract is set to be retendered to the private sector next year. Prisons such as Walton in my home city of…10 Dec 2024HANSARDPrison Maintenance17. What assessment she has made of the potential merits of insourcing all prison maintenance.10 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaAs we have just heard, Israel seized more territory in the Syrian-controlled Golan heights yesterday. The Foreign Secretary just mentioned that Israel said that would be…09 Dec 2024