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HANSARDStrip Searching of ChildrenThank you for granting this urgent question, Mr Speaker. I am disappointed not to see either the Home Secretary or the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire responding to it. The…28 Mar 2023HANSARDStrip Searching of Children(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on the strip searching of children.28 Mar 2023HANSARD Afghan Resettlement UpdateThe Minister said at least three times in his statement that we will honour our commitment to those who remain in danger in Afghanistan. While that may be true for him personally,…28 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewWhile there are many dedicated and decent police officers who serve our capital with integrity and professionalism, Londoners’ confidence in the Met police will be utterly…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationLike the Chancellor, I regard education as an investment in our country’s future growth. The focus that the Budget puts on childcare is therefore long overdue, but sadly, the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, I raised with the Foreign Secretary that, for the past 15 months, I have been trying to bring to safety five British children in hiding in Kabul after their British…20 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsFor the past 15 months, my team and I have been battling to bring five British children who are in hiding in Kabul to safety. Their British father was blown up by the Taliban.…14 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseLast night I received a distraught email from a hard-working and dedicated civil servant who lives in my constituency. He described how he and his colleagues are demoralised and…09 Mar 2023HANSARDVoter ID: May 2023 ElectionsThe new voter ID regulations have removed from millions of people across the country the right to vote unobstructed, and local authorities are already reporting a number of…09 Mar 2023HANSARDVoter ID: May 2023 Elections4. Whether the committee has had discussions with the Electoral Commission on whether it plans to make an estimate of the number of voters turned away at polling stations for not…09 Mar 2023HANSARDChildcare and Early YearsI could not agree more with the hon. Gentleman on that. Embarrassingly, I have to confess that even I did not understand or appreciate what was available to me—I was not that well…08 Mar 2023HANSARDGender Pay Gap1. What recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the gender pay gap.08 Mar 2023HANSARDChildcare and Early YearsIt is a pleasure to see you back in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom), but it was…08 Mar 2023HANSARDGender Pay GapI thank the Minister for her response. An 18-year-old entering the workforce today will not see gender pay equality in her lifetime. With the national gender pay gap at 14% and…08 Mar 2023HANSARDManchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 3 ReportThe Manchester Arena bombing was an utterly despicable attack on innocent children and adults, and our sympathies go to all the families who were affected. Sir John Saunders’…06 Mar 2023HANSARD SEND and Alternative ProvisionThis plan comes three years after the SEND review was launched. Given that most of the national standards will not be published until late 2025, the new EHCP template will not be…06 Mar 2023HANSARDHospice Sector: Fiscal Support and Cost of LivingI thank the Minister for giving way again. On his point about the energy bill relief scheme, will he at least acknowledge the absurdity of leaving hospices out of the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDHospice Sector: Fiscal Support and Cost of LivingI thank the Minister for addressing one of my key questions about the children’s hospice grant. I am sure the sector will be grateful to hear that it is expected to continue.…02 Mar 2023HANSARDAviation: Noise and Fuel4. What recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential (a) health and (b) economic impact of noise pollution on communities below aircraft flightpaths.02 Mar 2023HANSARDAviation: Noise and FuelI thank the Minister for his response. My constituents and thousands of residents across west and south-west London and neighbouring counties constantly have to put up with the…02 Mar 2023