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HANSARDHong KongWill the Minister consider referring the worsening democratic deficit in Hong Kong to the United Nations Human Rights Council?22 Jul 2019HANSARD Batten DiseaseI thank the hon. Member for North East Somerset (Mr Rees-Mogg) for securing this urgent question. Will the Minister, while working to secure the funding of the drug Brineura to…22 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I applaud the hon. Member for Burton (Andrew Griffiths) for securing this debate. Children and young people’s…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDangerous DrivingI accept what my hon. Friend says; people are feeling that. I call on the Minister to explain to my constituents why concurrent sentences are used, and to investigate how our…08 Jul 2019HANSARDDangerous DrivingI thank my hon. Friend for saying that. The current laws on sentencing for dangerous driving are simply not good enough. We need to equip our judges with sentencing guidelines…08 Jul 2019HANSARDDangerous DrivingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Moon. I compliment my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington North (Helen Jones) for her excellent introduction and the work…08 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsPrime Minister, a constituent of mine—a single mum who has worked for the Department for Work and Pensions full time over 30 years—has been forced to take part-time work to…03 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical Questionsrose—14 May 2019HANSARDPrisons and ProbationIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol West (Thangam Debbonaire). The excellent speeches that have been made by Members on both sides of the House have…14 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. I sincerely apologise, Mr Speaker. I will explain later, and I am sure you will accept my explanation. I apologise to the Chamber.Given the recent comments and actions of…14 May 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sI absolutely do. I have mentioned what Age UK has found about 29% of over-75s, and £154.50 out of a fixed income will push those just above the line into poverty. Television is a…08 May 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sNo. I am sorry, but I will not give way. This callous act has the potential to drive 50,000 pensioners below the poverty line. Age UK has found that 29% of over-75s live in…08 May 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sFree TV licences for over-75s were introduced in 2000 by a Labour Government—one of the many policies introduced by Labour to deliver a better quality of life for the people of…08 May 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingThe focus of my speech will be the stark reality that adult social care faces today. I doubt anyone here—actually, I am absolutely sure that no one here—would argue that adult…24 Apr 2019HANSARD Legal Aid for InquestsBefore I start, may I say that it is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mrs Main? I want to begin by saying how much I empathise with the aim of an inquiry, which is to…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Legal Aid for InquestsAbsolutely, and that is why I am here today. The Government and other organisations approach proceedings with the aim of damage limitation, instructing combative legal teams to…10 Apr 2019HANSARDDisclosure of Youth Criminal RecordsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. Let me begin by emphasising two guiding principles for the United Kingdom’s judiciary. The first is: “It shall be the…28 Mar 2019HANSARDDisclosure of Youth Criminal RecordsI agree absolutely. I feel very passionate about this. “Looked-after children” are the most abused and ignored in our society, and they continue to suffer throughout life. The…28 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Given that 72% of PIP assessments are overturned, and that, as we have heard, many of those who are assessed are vulnerable or have learning disabilities, what support is…18 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsPrime Minister, when do the Government truly intend to bring forward the changes for the reform of the law?27 Feb 2019