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HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)As we have heard, clause 31 and schedule 6 concern the Dormant Assets Bill. The changes broadly ensure that individuals remain in the same position for tax purposes as they would…14 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Solvency 2 (Group Supervision) (Amendment) Regulations 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Rees. Following the Opposition reshuffle, my right hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton South East was due to be here; I…07 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Sistah Space supports black women and girls who have experienced domestic violence. It is campaigning for Valerie’s law, which would introduce mandatory training for police…22 Nov 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIt is a pleasure to respond to this debate for the official Opposition. It is noticeable that the Government could convince only one of their Back Benchers to turn up to defend…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNet Zero EmissionsIn his Budget statement last week, the Chancellor did not use the word “climate'” once. On the biggest issue of our time, he had nothing to say. As well as deciding to cut…02 Nov 2021HANSARD Carbon Emission ChargesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Robertson. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell) for introducing this debate on…01 Nov 2021HANSARDBlack History MonthI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Streatham (Bell Ribeiro-Addy) for putting forward this debate, and my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova) for the…28 Oct 2021HANSARD Public Health Funding: BexleyWill the right hon. Member take this opportunity to encourage constituents in Bexley to take up the covid booster jab and the vaccine when they are called to do so?26 Oct 2021HANSARD Public Health Funding: BexleyI thank the right hon. Member for holding the debate, which is very much needed. As he has highlighted, Bexley’s public health grant is considerably lower per head than the grants…26 Oct 2021HANSARDBlack History MonthI thank my hon. Friend for the work that she has done on this issue. That is completely accurate. We need a target to end racial maternal health inequalities and an action plan to…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBlack History MonthI am delighted my right hon. Friend has mentioned that point. It is something I am particularly passionate about as our family worked in the NHS. I am concerned about the Windrush…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBlack History MonthI thank Mr Speaker for selecting this important Adjournment debate and ensuring that we can once again debate Black History Month during the month of October. Last year, through…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBlack History MonthI thank the hon. Member for mentioning that point. I completely support that and I will talk about it in detail later in my speech. It is important to know about local history. I…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBlack History MonthOne of the things I want to recommend is that the Minister meets representatives of Sistah Space, because they have done lot of work on this, particularly on Valerie’s law. I feel…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSpeaker's StatementJames was my constituency neighbour. I remember on election night, when I had just been elected, James came over to congratulate me and to introduce himself. While he was…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Access to CashIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Miller. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Pontypridd (Alex Davies-Jones) on securing the debate and thank all…20 Oct 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapThe information that the Minister has provided is very helpful, particularly on the work that Business in the Community has done and also his quoting the report from the…20 Sept 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Hosie. I thank the Petitions Committee for making the time for this important debate, and the hon. Member for Carshalton and…20 Sept 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapI am still not clear what the Government have done since October 2018. I would be grateful if the Minister would clarify and set out what the Government have done since then to…20 Sept 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapI completely agree with my hon. Friend. Unless we get mandatory reporting, we will not know the full scale of this issue. That is shown by the fact that very few organisations,…20 Sept 2021