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HANSARDEducation RecoveryAnne Longfield, the former highly respected children’s commissioner, said in her final speech this year that there is an “institutional bias against children” in this Government,…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government Handling and PreparednessIn the words of the Prime Minister’s former chief adviser: “Quite the opposite of putting a shield around them, we sent people with covid back to the care homes.” If that is true,…27 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19One area of concern for which new restrictions have been published but no advice has been communicated is the London Borough of Hounslow, which shares a boundary with Whitton,…25 May 2021HANSARDA Plan for the NHS and Social CareThis Government, with their 80-seat majority, are in an enviable position. They could put forward an ambitious and visionary plan to improve the country’s health and wellbeing and…19 May 2021HANSARDIsrael and Gaza: CeasefireI am utterly horrified by the scenes unfolding in Gaza, as are hundreds of my constituents who have contacted me to express their concerns. The UK Government are absolutely right…19 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateHaving reached this tremendous milestone today, and given the sacrifices that the British people have made through lockdown and the fantastic successes of the vaccination…17 May 2021HANSARDSafe Streets for AllThe Queen’s Speech made no mention of EU citizens’ rights, but more than 300,000 have still not had their settled status processed by the Home Office. What assurance can the Home…17 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe public inquiry is very welcome and desperately needed so that the public can understand why the UK has suffered one of the highest death tolls in the world. It is critically…12 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, the Government’s sixth carbon budget included aviation emissions for the first time—a welcome step. Can the Secretary of State explain how the Government think they can…29 Apr 2021HANSARD Air Pollution: LondonI thank all the hon. Members who participated so thoughtfully in this debate. I think that there was unanimity in the Chamber about the need for urgent action, and the Minister…27 Apr 2021HANSARD Air Pollution: LondonI beg to move, That this House has considered air pollution in London. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray. I am very grateful for the opportunity to…27 Apr 2021HANSARD Special Educational NeedsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate the hon. Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) on securing this important debate. Let me start by putting on…21 Apr 2021HANSARD Elective Surgical Operations: Waiting ListsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Bootle (Peter Dowd) on securing this very important debate. I fear many of us…20 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI have been contacted by several constituents who ordered very expensive tests from companies recommended on the Government’s website as part of the test to release scheme. Some…19 Apr 2021HANSARDCoronavirusWe could scarcely have imagined that, a whole year after a strange virus that we knew very little about arrived on our shores and Ministers were able to railroad a 348-page Bill…25 Mar 2021HANSARDCoronavirusI welcome the expiry of some measures, particularly the social care easements, which were discriminatory against the most vulnerable in our society. Will the Secretary of State…25 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateThe Secretary of State rightly paid tribute to the service and sacrifice of NHS staff over the past year. Several Conservative Members joined me in speaking to nurses and Royal…18 Mar 2021HANSARDSocial Care ReformIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. Social care is and has long been the poor relation of healthcare that successive Conservative Governments have promised…18 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMore than 230 people have now been prosecuted under the Coronavirus Act 2020, but according to the Crown Prosecution Service every single one was incorrectly charged. Does the…16 Mar 2021HANSARDVaccine PassportsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. I ask you to imagine the scene a few months from now: I can finally go out to a restaurant to catch up with a friend…15 Mar 2021