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HANSARDManston UpdateI am grateful to the Minister for coming before the House with his statement, but does he not agree that it should not have taken a death to make Ministers focus properly on…28 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsThe Secretary of State will be aware that the family first raised the issue a year before their little boy died. That, in my view, points to the extreme culpability of the…16 Nov 2022HANSARDIllegal Cross-channel Movements: Discussions with French CounterpartThe Home Secretary insists that the agreement announced today represents a step forward, but is she able to tell the House whether it will mean fewer small boats crossing the…14 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodation and SafeguardingThe House welcomes the fact that the numbers at Manston have gone down, but the Minister will be aware that the concerns, notably of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and…07 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresThe Home Secretary will be aware that one of the problems with the asylum system is the unacceptably long time it takes to process claims. The Home Affairs Committee heard…31 Oct 2022HANSARDEducational Underachievement of Black ChildrenThe Government will be aware that, although many ethnic minority groups have narrowed the gap with white pupils, and in some cases overtaken them, some groups continue to…24 Oct 2022HANSARDEducational Underachievement of Black Children7. Whether he is taking steps to tackle educational underachievement of black children.24 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateI welcome the Secretary of State to her new role. I heard her say earlier that she wants to encourage people to go into social care. Does she appreciate that the main thing…22 Sept 2022HANSARDWindrush ReviewAs I said in my earlier intervention, my parents were of the Windrush generation. They came here in the 1950s and I remember how proud they were and how they believed that they…29 Jun 2022HANSARDWindrush ReviewDoes my hon. Friend agree that one of the worst things about the Windrush scandal was that this was a very proud generation, and a generation who thought they were British? They…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceThe Minister will be aware of the seriousness of the issues set out in the inspectorate’s report. He should also be aware that Londoners do not want to see us in this Chamber…29 Jun 2022HANSARDWindrush ReviewWhatever the Minister has been told, the Home Affairs Committee obtained quite different figures when we went to Sheffield. I will be happy to write to him and set them out.29 Jun 2022HANSARDWindrush ReviewDoes my hon. Friend agree with me that in the Windrush generation there were many black women who came to work as nurses—my mother was one—and without those nurses from the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDWindrush ReviewThe cocktail cabinet!29 Jun 2022HANSARDWindrush ReviewI agree with my colleague. It is very regrettable that none of the caseworkers, managers and advisers reflects the diversity of the claimants to the Windrush compensation scheme.…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareWhat does the Minister intend to do to support children and families who are suffering in social care?23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillThe Home Secretary opened the debate by boasting that the Government support the police and, above all, support law and order, but the reality is that that is far from the truth.…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillThe hon. Gentleman has said that he is not aware that protest had done anything worthwhile. What about the protests of the Chartists? What about the protests of the suffragettes?…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillIs my hon. Friend as alarmed as I am to hear Conservative Members talk of the need for the police to be more hands-on with protesters? It is almost as if they are urging the…23 May 2022HANSARDShireen Abu AqlaDoes the Minister appreciate that everyone in this House regrets the killing of men and women in Israel, whether they are Israeli or Palestinian? It is quite wrong to imply…16 May 2022