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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Caius House is a small youth charity in Battersea that leases a space in a multi-use high-rise building that includes residential dwellings. Despite its having…04 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationWe know that more than 15,000 Palestinians have been killed, 70% of whom are women and children, and there are still thousands unaccounted for under the rubble. The events of the…04 Dec 2023HANSARDAutumn StatementIt really is a scandal that disabled people are being punished yet again for this Government’s economic failures, with today’s announcements of more cruel and callous cuts, and…22 Nov 2023HANSARDHealthcare Students: Pay and Financial SupportI thank my colleagues, my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield) for his important contributions and my hon. Friend the Member for Denton and Reddish…20 Nov 2023HANSARDHealthcare Students: Pay and Financial SupportI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petitions 610557, 616557 and 619609, relating to pay and financial support for healthcare students. It is a pleasure to serve under…20 Nov 2023HANSARDHealthcare Students: Pay and Financial SupportMy hon. Friend makes an important point, which I will come to shortly, and he is absolutely right. It is clear that the changes to the bursary scheme have led to a fall in the…20 Nov 2023HANSARDHealthcare Students: Pay and Financial SupportThe Government are not planning to look at this issue again, but have they looked at the impact of student nurses being taken out of the workforce in NHS care settings, to see how…20 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesUNRWA has announced that it is no longer able to collect aid because it no longer has any fuel for its trucks. We know that half of the hospitals in Gaza are already closed owing…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineClose to 1,000 constituents have contacted me, deeply concerned about the situation in Gaza, the humanitarian crisis that is unfolding and the need for a ceasefire. Nearly 5,000…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and Palestine12. What recent reports he has received on the situation in Israel and Palestine.24 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillThe Bill would have been a good opportunity to bring forward provisions ensuring that homes are kept at a decent standard. Will the Secretary of State assure the House that he…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillToday’s Second Reading of the Renters (Reform) Bill is long overdue but, as many have already said, it unfortunately does not go far enough in many areas. Since the Government…23 Oct 2023HANSARDRailway TicketingMany of my constituents in Battersea are concerned about the Government’s plans to close ticket offices at Wandsworth Town and Clapham Junction. Those closures will have a severe…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Metropolitan Police: Stephen Lawrence Murder InvestigationI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Eltham (Clive Efford) for his steadfast work on this case and for his speech. Does my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham East (Janet Daby)…12 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsFour in 10 people who visit low vision clinics have been diagnosed with clinical depression. It is vital that blind and partially sighted people have access to psychological…11 Jul 2023HANSARD NHS Long-term Workforce PlanDespite what the Secretary of State says, the Conservatives have finally admitted that they are out of ideas, and are adopting Labour’s workforce plan. The NHS is short of more…03 Jul 2023HANSARDMortgage and Rental CostsIt is an absolute pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Hall Green (Tahir Ali), who made an outstanding speech. We are living in through a Tory economic…27 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage and Rental CostsWell, he did not mention a renters charter and ending no-fault evictions—that is what he should have talked about. The Government need to follow Labour’s lead by bringing in a…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseToday, on the 75th anniversary of the arrival into the UK of the Windrush generation, which included my grandparents, I have written to the Home Secretary, along with other…22 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals)My hon. Friend has highlighted an important point. Despite multiple reassurances by the Government, they have now made yet another U-turn by shelving the Animal Welfare (Kept…21 Jun 2023