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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. One school leader told me last week that one of his schools is preparing to offer evening meals to children whose families are struggling to put one on the table every…24 Oct 2022HANSARDOut-of-Turn Supplementary Estimates 2022-23I thank the Minister for giving way. I have finally won—he would not give way last week when I had an amendment to discuss on communal heating networks. The Minister made a strong…24 Oct 2022HANSARDOut-of-Turn Supplementary Estimates 2022-23rose—24 Oct 2022HANSARDKinship CarersI thank everybody who has participated in the debate. Like everybody else, I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish (Andrew Gwynne). He and his wife’s story is…18 Oct 2022HANSARDKinship CarersI congratulate Liverpool on the work that it is doing on this. I agree with the point that the hon. Member made on recognising kinship carers and providing them with additional…18 Oct 2022HANSARDKinship CarersI beg to move, That this House has considered support for kinship carers. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ali, and introduce this important debate. I am…18 Oct 2022HANSARDKinship CarersAbsolutely. There was a recent survey by the charity Kinship that showed the financial stress that many kinship carers found themselves under. The cost of living pressures that…18 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillI rise to speak to new clause 4 and amendment 4, both in my name and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney). These amendments seek to address the…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateIf the Chancellor is serious about growth, he has to be serious about education, yet school governors in my constituency recently described the funding situation they face as…17 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseOne in five households with children are struggling with food insecurity, which means that families are skipping meals or going hungry because they simply cannot afford to buy…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Edenfield Centre: Treatment of PatientsAs this shocking investigation shows, the Mental Health Act 1983 often leaves vulnerable people at risk of cruelty and a distinct lack of care, and too many people have endured…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateIn the past year, I have witnessed a seven-year-old having to be locked in a classroom because they were a danger to other pupils and heard from the mother of a nine-year-old who…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessYesterday’s announcement provided very little certainty for schools and other public services; it simply pushed the cliff edge back by six months. Schools in my constituency are…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenAs we mourn the loss of Her late Majesty and celebrate her extraordinary legacy, I wish to convey condolences on behalf of my constituents to the King and the entire royal family.…09 Sept 2022HANSARDCommunal Heating SystemsI rise to present a petition on behalf of 27 residents of Wharf House in Twickenham and a further 40 residents of Carlton House, Camera House and Shepperton House in Teddington.…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Women’s Health Strategy for EnglandI, too, pay tribute to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Olivia Blake) for her very powerful and moving personal testimony. Last year, my constituent Nicola experienced her…20 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical Questions“Meritorious” was the word that the Prime Minister used in this House to describe the application made under the Afghan relocations and assistance policy scheme by a former…18 Jul 2022HANSARDBTEC QualificationsThank you, Sir Mark; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. Please forgive me for mishearing you earlier, and I apologise to the hon. Member for Putney (Fleur…18 Jul 2022HANSARDBTEC QualificationsI am sorry, Sir Mark, I thought you said Munira Wilson. I misheard you; my apologies. I will sit down.18 Jul 2022HANSARDBTEC QualificationsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark—18 Jul 2022