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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Quarter 4 of 2023 was the 10th quarter in a row in which more British businesses closed their doors than opened up. Just yesterday, a small business owner in Twickenham…07 Mar 2024HANSARDKinship Carers: Employment LeaveThe Minister just referenced the Government’s kinship strategy, which was published in December. Their own strategy has recognised that kinship carers in employment often report…07 Mar 2024HANSARDKinship Carers: Employment Leave11. If she will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Education on the potential merits of introducing a right to paid employment leave for kinship carers.07 Mar 2024HANSARD Kinship Care StrategyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire (Alistair Strathern) on securing this important debate. I…06 Mar 2024HANSARD Kinship Care StrategyWould the Minister address the issue of the pupil premium plus and priority admissions for children in kinship care? We know that looked-after children get those benefits, but…06 Mar 2024HANSARDRough Sleeping and HomelessnessAnalysis by London Councils shows that, on average, the equivalent of one child in every classroom is homeless and that London local authorities are now spending a staggering £90…04 Mar 2024HANSARDMinisterial Code: Compliance19. What recent discussions he has had with the independent adviser on Ministers’ interests on trends in the level of compliance with the ministerial code.29 Feb 2024HANSARDMinisterial Code: ComplianceA survey published just this week by the Institute for Government revealed that two thirds of the public do not believe that the Government behave according to high ethical…29 Feb 2024HANSARDChild Maintenance ServiceOn the hon. Lady’s point about complex cases, some of the most egregious cases which I and other hon. Members have seen in our surgeries involve the paying parent concealing…27 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Last month, tragically, a young man was stabbed to death at Strawberry Hill station in my constituency. The Minister will know that the key to tackling violent crime is…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Independent School Fees: VATThank you very much, Mr Henderson; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the hon. Member for Northampton South (Andrew Lewer) on securing this debate.…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Robbery and Theft: Carshalton and WallingtonThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point about reporting fatigue, but many criminals perpetrating the burglaries and robberies that I have heard about on Wallington high street…20 Feb 2024HANSARDTransportT7. Heathrow airport saw a significant increase in noise complaints last year. Residents in my constituency are regularly woken up in the middle of the night by the roar of jet…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKSadly, we have seen a trebling of antisemitic incidents on university campuses between 2022 and 2023: the CST recorded 67 incidents on campuses in the month following the…19 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Heathrow airport saw a significant increase in noise complaints last year. Residents in my constituency are regularly woken up in the middle of the night by the roar of jet…08 Feb 2024HANSARDKnife and Sword BanI have also been in the situation in the past month of having to write to the mother of a 21-year-old young man who was stabbed to death at Strawberry Hill station in my…06 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Given that the Secretary of State has just said that the continuation of the household support fund after the end of March is up to the Chancellor, and given that, last week,…05 Feb 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstIn recent months, Boots has closed two of three pharmacies in the Hampton area of my constituency. That has left Hampton North, which is one of the most deprived wards in the…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Household Support FundIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I congratulate the right hon. Member for East Ham (Sir Stephen Timms) on securing this important debate. I will focus…31 Jan 2024HANSARDSchool AttendanceThe reality for mental health support teams in schools is that funding is not guaranteed beyond 2025, and the coverage is patchy. Earlier this month I heard about a teenager in a…29 Jan 2024