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HANSARDEconomic GrowthOne issue on borrowing that has not been talked about is that it is now four years since this place agreed that we should regulate the buy now, pay later lenders. Under this…14 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationEverybody wants the bloodshed to stop; the question is how to secure that ambition in a lasting way, not whether we should seek it. For my constituents, that matters not just as a…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Pakistan: Evacuation of AfghansLet me try the Minister with this one, because he says that he wants to ensure that no one who is entitled to be in the UK is deported. My constituent is a British citizen whose…08 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationThe Minister shakes his head, but I am happy to share with him the letter that shows that. No assistance has been provided for those people. They are being told to go back to the…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationFurther to that response, the Minister talks about the planning between the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Home Office, but I wonder what experience…24 Oct 2023HANSARDHigh-quality Childcare23. What steps she is taking to help ensure the availability of high-quality childcare.23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaWith reports that 50 dual citizens who are hostages may be released this evening, Walthamstow is grateful to the Prime Minister for all that he has done, and for the commitment…23 Oct 2023HANSARDHigh-quality ChildcareThe Government’s proposals will lead to thousands more families expecting to access childcare, so we might expect to see more childcare opening. However, in the past year some 600…23 Oct 2023HANSARDGaza: Al-Ahli Arab Hospital ExplosionResidents in Walthamstow are mourning the loss of all civilian lives in this conflict. It is very personal to them. Rania and Sharone are two Walthamstow residents. Sharone is…18 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaWe in Walthamstow stand in solidarity with our neighbour, who is in Parliament today pleading for help to get her elderly parents back after they were brutally taken hostage by…16 Oct 2023HANSARDEnergy-intensive Industries: DecarbonisationMay I put on the record the thanks of Back Benchers to the Clerk of the House for his work? Steel accounts for 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions and 50,000 jobs here in the…19 Sept 2023HANSARDEnergy-intensive Industries: Decarbonisation11. What steps her Department is taking to help energy-intensive industries decarbonise.19 Sept 2023HANSARDDraft Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations 2023Will the Minister clarify a simple point? Would a consumer’s guarantee be voided were they to use one of the items overseas, or if they brought an item here and used it on their…11 Sept 2023HANSARDDraft Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations 2023There are so many stopped clocks around this building at this point in time. I am also now fascinated to see what will come up on my Facebook adverts as a result of the hon.…11 Sept 2023HANSARDDraft Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I do not wish to detain the Committee for long, but it strikes me that it would be useful to make a couple of…11 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitI do not think anyone in this Chamber takes seriously what the Russians may have to say about the G20, but we are listening to what the Ukrainians have said, and in particular…11 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI know that the Minister has struggled previously with what constitutes retained EU legislation, but what we are talking about today is an amendment to the Conservation of…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsI fear that the Secretary of State will rue her boasts about her good understanding as a hostage to fortune in what is going on today. Late on Friday evening, she wrote to me to…04 Sept 2023HANSARDOffences against the Person Act 1861 (Sentencing Guidelines)I rise with great sadness to oppose this Bill for four very specific reasons, on behalf of many Members of this House who believe, like the right hon. Member for Basingstoke (Dame…19 Jul 2023HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I hope this is slightly less controversial.17 Jul 2023