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HANSARDSustainability and Climate Change (National Curriculum)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani. I congratulate the hon. Member for Nottingham East (Nadia Whittome) on securing the debate. As hon. Members have said,…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Reopening Local Police StationsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. I congratulate the hon. Member for South Dorset (Richard Drax) on securing this important debate. Crime has been on…27 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeAmong the scores of constituents who are trying to get their Afghan families out—the hon. Lady has essentially banned me from pursuing their individual cases—is one who came to…25 Oct 2021HANSARDRail Service ReductionsOn the question I asked in my speech, what cost savings are the proposed cuts expected to deliver?22 Oct 2021HANSARDRail Service ReductionsI start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney), my constituency neighbour, on securing this important debate and thank her and the Minister…22 Oct 2021HANSARDRail Service ReductionsOn the point about being flexible in response to demand, will the Minister commit to publishing passenger figures as the new timetable is implemented?22 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsTeenage vaccination rates in this country are lagging behind other countries. The latest data shows that the equivalent of 8,000 classrooms were empty over the past two weeks due…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)The Secretary of State has been extolling the virtues of parliamentary scrutiny, which, as many right hon. and hon. Members have stated, has been sadly lacking of this Act and in…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)I agree with the comments of the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) and the hon. Member for Brent Central (Dawn Butler). Given the sweeping and draconian…19 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateCould I start by extending my condolences and, on behalf of my party, those of my right hon. and hon. Friends to the Prime Minister and his family today? Children and young people…14 Sept 2021HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy BillCould the right hon. Gentleman explain to people up and down the country who are either in receipt of care now or will need to start care between now and October 2023 and are…14 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsThe Minister will be aware that some estimates suggest that a staggering 900 million days of face-to-face schooling have been lost since the start of the pandemic. In that…13 Sept 2021HANSARDSouth Western Railway Services11. What assessment he has made of the potential impact on commuters of proposals to reduce permanently South Western Railway services from December 2022.09 Sept 2021HANSARDSouth Western Railway ServicesIt is clear that SWR’s proposals to slash services by about half from busy stations in my constituency, such as St Margarets and Whitton, is being driven by the demands in its…09 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid Vaccine PassportsI almost feel sorry for the Minister because he really is struggling to defend this policy. However, he has failed to answer the fundamental question posed by my right hon. Friend…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareA little over two years ago, the Prime Minister stood on the steps of Downing Street and promised the nation an oven-ready deal on social care, yet the announcement of a tax on…07 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO UpdateI have a constituent, a British national, who was left behind when the evacuations ended. The Foreign Office has point-blank refused to even take his contact details or name. He…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Minister will be aware that there are 3.7 million clinically extremely vulnerable people in this country who had to shield for many months. Many have continued to shield or…06 Sept 2021HANSARD Awarding Qualifications in 2021 and 2022In my recent visits to secondary schools in Twickenham, year 10 and 12 pupils told me how anxious they are because of the lack of clarity on exams in 2022—whether they will even…22 Jul 2021HANSARD NHS UpdateI start by echoing the remarks of the Minister and the right hon. Member for South West Surrey (Jeremy Hunt) regarding Lord Stevens. He happens to be a constituent of mine, but he…21 Jul 2021