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HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am sorry, but the Minister is conflating two different things here. The Law Commission did not look at the Bertin amendment. What it looked at was whether one might…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI will happily give way to the Minister. I hope he is not going to tell me again to read the Law Commission review.28 Feb 2022HANSARDBlack Friday: Financial ProductsMy hon. Friend makes her point incredibly well and she will not be surprised to learn that, yes, I absolutely agree with her. Indeed, it is striking that just before the pandemic…23 Nov 2021HANSARDBlack Friday: Financial ProductsI thank the Minister for letting me intervene. He will understand that I am a little troubled because when the Woolard review said in February that there was an urgent need for…23 Nov 2021HANSARDBlack Friday: Financial ProductsWe have had a very important debate today. I pay tribute to my hon. Friends the Members for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) and for Hornsey and Wood Green (Catherine West),…23 Nov 2021HANSARDBlack Friday: Financial ProductsI beg to move, That this House has considered promotion and regulation of financial products on Black Friday. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr…23 Nov 2021HANSARDBlack Friday: Financial ProductsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. If both Scrooge and the Grinch are misunderstood, I very much believe that buy now, pay later companies could become the true villains of…23 Nov 2021HANSARDBlack Friday: Financial ProductsMy hon. Friend makes an important point about financial education. I am pleased to see it is now part of the curriculum. She is also right that a cohort of people who did not have…23 Nov 2021HANSARD Supporting Single Parents into WorkWe agree with the Minister about the importance of helping people get into work. Can he explain why he thinks that, during that process¸ the universal credit support we give to…17 Nov 2021HANSARD Supporting Single Parents into WorkThank you, ma’am. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmadamship. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing Central and Acton (Dr Huq) on securing this crucial…17 Nov 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWe know that the Leader of the House is keen to see MPs return to the Chambers of Parliament; and, indeed, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority refused to fund…23 Sept 2021HANSARD Human Rights: KashmirDoes my hon. Friend agree that the reports of crackdowns on freedoms of expression in Kashmir should concern us all across the House? One thing that would help to bring light, not…23 Sept 2021HANSARDCoronavirus: Education Setting Attendance and Support for PupilsThe Minister rightly recognises the toll on the mental health of children in this country over the past year. In Waltham Forest, many schools dug deep and paid for external…23 Sept 2021HANSARDChildcareMy hon. Friend is making a passionate plea for why we need the review. One issue that the review could settle is the Minister’s claim that the country has not seen the closure of…13 Sept 2021HANSARDChildcareI would get even more rest if this place moved with the times and the law and provided proper maternity cover. The Minister is talking about the take-up of the 30 hours of free…13 Sept 2021HANSARDChildcareIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger, and to have this debate. I am grateful that you gave me an opportunity to put my jacket on because, like…13 Sept 2021HANSARDChildcareWill the Minister give way?13 Sept 2021HANSARD AfghanistanAs of last week, it was still Home Office policy that we would send people back to Kabul because we thought that it was safe. Will the Prime Minister also confirm that it is not…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI am sure I speak on behalf of everyone in passing on condolences to the Member who has just spoken. What we are dealing with here is a failure of leadership, not of the military…18 Aug 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI thank the Minister for her work on this strategy. She will know that if somebody is subjected to abuse or attack because of the colour of their skin, we rightly ask the police…21 Jul 2021