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HANSARDBuilding Safety Costs: Support for LeaseholdersIt is a national disgrace that nearly six years on from the Grenfell tragedy, leaseholders in Battersea are still stuck in buildings that are below 11 metres. It is not right for…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety Costs: Support for Leaseholders13. Whether he is taking steps to support leaseholders with building safety costs.27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling Up, Housing and CommunitiesI thank the Secretary of State for his statement and the progress he is making on this issue, but action is still needed to address what has become a two-tier system of building…27 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. The leasehold system too often traps homeowners, including many of my constituents. They have complained to me of fire safety risk, poor building maintenance, astronomically…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe Government this week announced the 2030 road map for UK-Israel relations. However, the Minister has not answered—she has been asked several times—whether she can confirm that…23 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThank you for calling me, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is good to see you this afternoon. This country is experiencing the biggest fall in household living standards since records began,…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewNearly 25 years after the Macpherson report, it is damning that the Casey review has found that the Met remains institutionally racist, and is now misogynistic and homophobic as…21 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Asylum SeekersThe Illegal Migration Bill is yet another example of the Tories scapegoating asylum seekers to distract from their incompetence. It will not be compatible with our legal…20 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Asylum Seekers1. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Illegal Migration Bill on the wellbeing of people claiming asylum.20 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White Paper(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on “Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper” published by…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Health and Disability White PaperThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. Although we know that most of the proposals set out in the White Paper will not be implemented until the next Parliament,…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding SafetyI thank the Secretary of State for his statement and the progress he is making on this issue, but action is still needed to address what has become a two-tier system of building…14 Mar 2023HANSARD BBC: Government Role in ImpartialityThe BBC has some brilliant journalists and staff, who work hard to make it the world’s leading public service broadcaster, but the decision to remove Gary Lineker from the air at…14 Mar 2023HANSARDNHS Backlogs: Eye Healthcare11. What assessment his Department has made of the impact of NHS backlogs on eye healthcare.07 Mar 2023HANSARDNHS Backlogs: Eye HealthcareThe backlogs have meant that the number of patients waiting for ophthalmology treatment has increased by 41% in the last three years, and that is over 630,000 people in England.…07 Mar 2023HANSARD SEND and Alternative ProvisionThe goal must be to ensure that every child with a special educational need or disability gets the support that they need now—not in a year or in two or three years’ time—in order…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Voter IdentificationThe Government were warned that their voter ID scheme would disenfranchise many people, and specifically disabled people. The Royal National Institute of Blind People’s tracker…21 Feb 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ7. The Tory crisis in the NHS includes ophthalmology, the largest and busiest out-patient service. There are more than 650,000 people waiting to see an eye care specialist. Will…11 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS: Long-term StrategyMy hon. Friend makes an excellent case, showing that Labour is the only party with a plan to deliver for the NHS. He will know that prevention and early intervention are key for…11 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituent’s wife is still stuck in Afghanistan with their two children, who are British citizens, and they cannot travel to safe routes for obvious security reasons. I have…19 Dec 2022