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HANSARD Criminal Justice System: CapacityIt is fascinating and powerful to hear the plans to deal with the backlog in the courts. I know that all our constituents will be grateful for the Lord Chancellor’s work. I have a…17 Oct 2024HANSARD Government’s Childcare ExpansionI thank the Minister for all the work he is doing to right a much overdue wrong. It is extraordinary to hear the shadow Minister trying to claim credit for something this…17 Oct 2024HANSARDWhipps Cross Hospital: RedevelopmentI am probably the only MP in this current Chamber who has recently used Whipps Cross hospital, which also serves my community in Walthamstow, because I had both my children there,…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillAs the hon. Gentleman will know from his experience in local government, the challenge is that the existing legislation relies on our constituents having the confidence to come…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI congratulate all Members who have given their maiden speeches today, and the Minister for Housing and Planning, my hon. Friend the Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Matthew…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI thank my right hon. Friend on behalf of the many families in Walthamstow who have been in exactly that position. One of the things that drives my constituents mad is having to…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI know that the Conservative party is about to go down a rabbit hole about immigration, but honestly, moving people from Walthamstow to the hon. Gentleman’s constituency is not…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillOf course I will let the hon. Gentleman in. If he is going to make a declaration of interest, obviously I will let him intervene.09 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityDoes the Secretary of State agree with me about the urgency of a sanitary and phytosanitary deal and, probably, of rejoining the pan-Euro-Mediterranean convention, because of the…08 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastWe in my constituency stand today with our neighbour Sharone in saying the name of her father, Oded Lifschitz, a proud peace activist who has been held by Hamas for over a year…07 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS: Independent InvestigationThe Secretary of State is right that the future of our NHS lies in reform, and not waiting until people get sick before we intervene to keep them well, but we cannot do that…12 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillThe original OG!04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillI will delight the hon. Gentleman, because, as I am sure he saw on the amendment paper, I have tabled an amendment that would look at trade deals. One of the reasons why I felt…04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillYes. But in that time, many of us have had persistent concerns, and one of mine has always been the private finance initiative. The Government are asking all of us to make and…04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillIt is a pleasure to speak in the same debate as the maiden speech given by my hon. Friend the Member for Loughborough (Dr Sandher). I am sure other speeches are coming that will…04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillIt will not surprise my hon. Friend that I agree with him not just about his football team but in his analysis. The legislation is about having better fiscal rules and tougher…04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillI am a bit disappointed that the hon. Member did not seek to call me Ratty. I am also quite struck by the fact that he, a former Conservative Treasury Minister, rises not to hold…04 Sept 2024HANSARDViolent DisorderI am grateful for the strong leadership that the Home Secretary has shown on this. The truth is that these events did not happen in a vacuum. That is why, after three days of…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Budget Responsibility BillThe right hon. Member pre-empts many of my concerns. There is a very strong story to tell about good fiscal discipline, but it is not possible to do that independently in a…30 Jul 2024HANSARD European Scrutiny CommitteeThose of us who will be not on a sunbed but in our constituencies do recognise that point. The hon. Gentleman and I will take a different view on the benefits of what the…30 Jul 2024