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HANSARDHome EducationLast year, the Education Secretary said that legislation would come in the new year—this year. Now, the Department is saying that it will come at the next suitable opportunity.…27 Mar 2023HANSARDHome EducationDoes the hon. Member agree that local councils still have a duty of care to children who are home schooled? Local authorities cannot be left in the dark; there must be a register…27 Mar 2023HANSARDRussian Assets: SeizureBillions of sanctioned Russian assets lie dormant. There is at least £26 billion of Russian bank reserves frozen in the UK. It is blood money that Putin has secured on the backs…14 Mar 2023HANSARD Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation: Sanctions and TariffsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) on securing the debate and thank the Minister for allowing me to intervene, especially as I was…08 Mar 2023HANSARDHome-schooled Children Register7. What progress her Department has made on developing a register of home-schooled children.27 Feb 2023HANSARDHome-schooled Children RegisterAn increasing number of children are being educated at home, partly as a legacy of the covid pandemic. I am sure that many of those children are receiving a good education.…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Football Governance White PaperWill any strengthened owners and directors test overseen by the independent regulator take into account human rights violations, and will it make a proper assessment of ownership…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI agree entirely with the sentiments expressed by my right hon. Friend. However, does he accept that, when we do not have the supply of workers to meet the needs at the time, we…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) on securing this debate and on her strong and informative opening. I also commend my hon. Friend the Member for…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWhistleblowers are essential to removing the veil of secrecy surrounding economic crime, corruption, sexual harassment and a host of other illicit activities across all sectors,…23 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant Reportrose—08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportDoes the Minister accept that central Government funding has gone down now to 33%, while 67% is raised from the precept? With precepts to be raised by £15, what we are now seeing…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportSurely this is about meeting needs. In Merseyside we have a port; we import crime. Drugs come through the port and there are all kinds of organised crime. Does the hon. Gentleman…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportNo, he does not. Where do we get the finance to handle that? The funds have to go where they are needed, but we are not getting the funds and we are not getting the truth. If…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant Reportrose —08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant Reportrose—08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportYes, it can. I fully accept what the hon. Member says about county lines. We have had major issues and a lot of work is going on. Yes, a lot of that comes out of Merseyside and St…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportWill the hon. Gentleman give way?08 Feb 2023HANSARD Local Government FinanceI thank the Minister for giving way; I appreciate it. First of all, the Minister tells us that local authority care spending will be increased by 9.2% in 2023-24 in cash terms.…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Non-domicile Tax StatusI do not think I have followed the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire (Anthony Browne) before, but here we are. Our tax system is broken. It is unfair and unjust. Non-dom status…31 Jan 2023