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HANSARDNational Youth Strategy: Youth Sector OrganisationsOn Tuesday, I chaired the all-party parliamentary group on youth affairs, where we discussed this Government’s plans for a national youth strategy with more than 80 young people…28 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome the announcement this week of the Government’s commitment to developing a national youth strategy, and youth organisations in my constituency look forward to…14 Nov 2024HANSARDNational Youth StrategyI welcome the Government’s commitment to bringing youth services together, and we in the all-party parliamentary group on youth affairs, which I chair, look forward to playing our…12 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)What about children?04 Nov 2024HANSARDBlack History MonthI thank my hon. Friends the Members for Erith and Thamesmead (Ms Oppong-Asare) and for Brent East (Dawn Butler) for making today happen, because it is an important debate. I…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Access to Primary HealthcareOf all our public services, our NHS is the one that unites us the most. It is in the room that our children our born in. It is there when our parents get old and when we receive…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Sport: Team GB and ParalympicsGBI must declare an interest: I will mention Channel 4 in my speech, and I was previously an employee of that organisation. I am really pleased to speak in today’s debate, following…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Sport: Team GB and ParalympicsGBI could not associate myself more closely with my hon. Friend’s comments. I declare an interest: I had the privilege of working at Channel 4 before joining Parliament. With 7.3…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Film IndustryI welcome the Government’s commitment to the UK’s film and creative industries and their commitment to growing our economy, jobs and skills across every corner of our nation.…09 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS: Independent InvestigationThere can be no greater example of the previous Government’s failure than the shocking outcomes for our children and young people, as Lord Darzi’s report highlights. Our children…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon: RedressI thank the Secretary of State for the update today. My constituent Mahesh, who visited me at our surgery on Friday, told us that he had been assured that his conviction would be…09 Sept 2024HANSARD Fly-tippingLocal councils battling this torrent of fly-tipping tend to deploy CCTV, but it then takes people to watch the CCTV to find the culprits. Does my hon. Friend agree that we should…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Technology in Public ServicesI thank the hon. Member for Dorking and Horley (Chris Coghlan) for his moving and powerful words. It is an extraordinary thing to become a Member of Parliament, and becoming a…02 Sept 2024HANSARDCouncil Funding16. What steps she is taking with local authorities to help ensure that they have adequate resources to fund local services.02 Sept 2024HANSARDCouncil FundingThere can be no way of fixing the foundations of this country without fixing the foundations of local government, so I am pleased to hear that this council—sorry, this…02 Sept 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceI thank the Chancellor for the urgent update. With living standards now worse than when the previous Government took office, people across the country continue to suffer the…29 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseKnife crime and youth violence are a disease that has cast a devastating shadow on constituencies such as mine in Croydon East and on communities across the country. With 49,000…25 Jul 2024