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HANSARDRail ServicesWandsworth Town and Battersea Park stations in my constituency will soon be made fully accessible, thanks to the Access for All funding. Queenstown Road has been nominated for the…21 Mar 2024HANSARDSerious Medical Conditions: Financial SupportData in responses to my written questions on PIP appeals shows that more than 50,000 ill or disabled people had their appeals upheld at tribunal without the need for new evidence.…18 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ5. The Prime Minister stood outside Downing Street and said that he wanted to root out hate and extremism, yet shamefully it took him more than 24 hours to finally say that the…13 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. We know the impact that mandatory pay gap reporting can have on tackling low pay and in-work poverty, but little progress is being made on tackling the disability pay gap,…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseListening to the Chancellor’s Budget this week, people would think that everything is rosy, despite our country being in a recession. However, that narrative flies in the face of…07 Mar 2024HANSARDLGBT History MonthAs my hon. Friend highlights, LGBT History Month was last month. Its theme was paying tribute to contributions in the field of medicine and healthcare. She may be aware that the…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Leasehold Reform and New HomesThe hon. Member is making a fantastic speech—I do not always say that to Government Members—but does he agree that this is about fairness? The current leasehold system is not…28 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsVehicles parked on pavements continue to have a negative impact on disabled people, especially those who are blind or partially sighted like myself. It has been four years since…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseA recent report by London Councils found that Wandsworth is one of the boroughs worst affected by falling pupil roll numbers, with a 12% drop in demand for reception places. Many…08 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ5. The all-party parliamentary group on eye health and visual impairment has today published polling that found that nearly half of employers exclude blind and partially sighted…31 Jan 2024HANSARDAction Against Houthi Maritime AttacksThe war in Gaza and the situation in the middle east are worsening every day. We know that more than 25,000 people have been killed, including 10,000 children, not to mention…23 Jan 2024HANSARDSerious Violence: BatterseaI would like to thank the hon. Member for his intervention, but obviously I do not. I am proud of what the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has been doing to plug the gaps caused by…14 Dec 2023HANSARDSerious Violence: BatterseaDoes the Minister agree with me and with Baroness Casey who says that this is also about the experience that has been lost? Yes, there is now the recruitment of more officers, but…14 Dec 2023HANSARDSerious Violence: BatterseaI start by welcoming the Minister to his new post, although it is deeply worrying that his former role of Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work has been scrapped.…14 Dec 2023HANSARDSerious Violence: BatterseaThe Minister has rightly spoken about the VRUs and the brilliant work taking place in London. At the heart of all this are our children and young people. We know, as I alluded to…14 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ5. There are 12 days until Christmas, and hundreds of families in Battersea are worried, not about being able to buy gifts for their children but about whether they can afford…13 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelMy hon. Friend is making an exceptional speech. Given the humanitarian catastrophe—as we have highlighted, over 18,000 people have died, including thousands of children—does she…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillWill the Secretary of State give way?11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillOn ground rents, shared owners who have staircased their way up to 100% and become leaseholders obviously have a long lease of 999 years, but face the issue of having their ground…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Dartford (Gareth Johnson). He is absolutely right about management companies needing more transparency and more accountability.…11 Dec 2023