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HANSARDBlack History MonthI am truly honoured to close this debate for the official Opposition. I want to begin by congratulating my friend the Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Abena Oppong-Asare) on…20 Oct 2020HANSARDBlack History Monthrose —20 Oct 2020HANSARDBlack History Monthrose—20 Oct 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. After three years of toxic debate, it is deeply disappointing that the Government have let trans people down and dropped…24 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI did not get an answer to my first question, but I will try this one. The average waiting time for NHS gender services is 18 months, yet the NHS constitution says that the first…23 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsYesterday, after nearly three years, the Government finally published their response on reforming the Gender Recognition Act 2004; disgracefully, they have let the trans community…23 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, the Government published details of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities and announced its chair, who has previously said: “Much of the supposed evidence of…22 Jul 2020HANSARDTransgender People: DiscriminationIn July 2018, the Government announced that they were seeking views on how best to reform the Gender Recognition Act 2004 in a consultation that closed in October 2018. Nearly two…22 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public Health England ReviewProfessor Fenton’s report, finally published yesterday, highlights yet more evidence that socioeconomic inequalities, racism and discrimination are root causes of BAME communities…17 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government ran a consultation on ethnicity pay reporting that closed back in January 2019. Nearly 18 months on, the Government have failed to publish a response to the…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Domestic AbuseDisabled women are three to four times more likely to face domestic abuse than non-disabled women, but accessible specialist services are most at risk during this coronavirus…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesThank you, Mr Speaker. The British Medical Association found that black, Asian and minority ethnic doctors have been pushed to the frontline of this covid-19 crisis and that…06 May 2020HANSARDSchool ExclusionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is time the Government took some leadership from the Mayor of London, who is doing a fantastic job in trying to address some of the…26 Feb 2020HANSARDSchool ExclusionsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I begin by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon Central (Sarah Jones) for securing this important debate and…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseLast Friday, the National Audit Office published a report on information held by the Department for Work and Pensions on suicides related to social security. The report revealed…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingI take the Minister’s point about ensuring that we all get to express ourselves so she can hear our concerns. It is glaringly obvious from much of the engagement that leaseholders…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingThere are still several blocks with flammable ACM cladding. My constituents at Sesame Apartments in Battersea are still living in a building that is wrapped in unsafe cladding.…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Media DiversityI am pleased to have secured this important debate. The media is a fundamental part of the way that we see and understand the world. According to Ofcom, 79% of adults get their…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Media DiversityI thank the Minister for giving way again, and I am pleased to hear that the Department will be staying intact; I hope he will remain a part of it. When we talk about diversity…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Media DiversityI appreciate that the BBC is trying and aspiring to do better, but does the Minister agree that it needs to look at not only race and gender but disability?11 Feb 2020