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HANSARDTopical QuestionsHow many EU settled status applications have been refused or rejected where the passport holder applicant is a citizen of an EU member state, due to the applicant’s not having…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCatch-up PremiumThe Minister says that the Government will do whatever it takes. Will the Government do what the commissioner asked for?15 Jun 2021HANSARDCatch-up PremiumIt is unfair of the hon. Member to reveal that I am nicer outside the Chamber. The hon. Member is actually using a different figure. He is using a per capita model, not the raw…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCatch-up PremiumThis Government’s litany of let-downs for our children started last March by locking schools down late. That delay by Ministers has cost lives, as we have the highest death toll…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCatch-up PremiumNo. Then we had the exam grades controversy, with Ministers carping about the SNP in Scotland before being forced to abandon their own algorithm after it caused damage for young…15 Jun 2021HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance TargetI refer the House my declaration of interests. The UK is at a crossroads. Our citizens and the international community wait to see which way the Government will take. However, it…08 Jun 2021HANSARDSupport for Asylum SeekersI beg to move, That this House has considered the effectiveness of asylum accommodation and the dispersal scheme in providing support for asylum seekers. I draw the House’s…27 Apr 2021HANSARDSupport for Asylum SeekersI thank everyone for contributing to the debate and the Backbench Business Committee for granting it. What we are seeing is a poverty of ambition from this Government, with aid…27 Apr 2021HANSARD Bakerloo Line ExtensionI am keen to explore the future funding specifically. Point 5 of the letter from October from the Transport Secretary to the Mayor of London says: “In relation to any long-term…24 Mar 2021HANSARD Bakerloo Line ExtensionI beg to move, That this House has considered Government funding for the Bakerloo Line extension. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Miller, for the second…24 Mar 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillNearly four years after Grenfell, it is very disappointing that the Government still have not finalised support to make people’s homes safe, and that leaseholders are still…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Leaving the EU: Impact on the UKI think the Minister is doing the SNP a disservice. Do the Government not owe it a debt of gratitude for enabling the premature election that resulted in their 80-seat majority…17 Mar 2021HANSARD Leaving the EU: Impact on the UKHappy St Patrick’s Day, Mr Deputy Speaker. My Irish surname is from ancestors who arrived from Ireland in Bellshill in Scotland before only later moving to England. That is not…17 Mar 2021HANSARDBakerloo Line ExtensionI thank the Government for safeguarding the land for the Bakerloo line extension. This is a project that will not just improve transport across London, but create jobs and homes…11 Mar 2021HANSARDBakerloo Line ExtensionWhat recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the Bakerloo line extension since the Government’s formal issuing of safeguarding directions…11 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapThe people of this country have endured so much in the past year, including personal tragedies among the highest excess death toll and job losses under the worst damage to any…22 Feb 2021HANSARD Building SafetyThe Secretary of State has said that his mission is safety and fairness for leaseholders. How do today’s proposals protect a leaseholder who has been paying £50 a month but still…10 Feb 2021HANSARDUnsafe Cladding: Protecting Tenants and LeaseholdersHappy birthday, Madam Deputy Speaker. I congratulate those on the shadow Front Bench on prioritising this debate in the absence of sufficient attention or pace from the…01 Feb 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditToday is blue Monday, when people feel at their lowest ebb, and the actions of this true blue Government will add to that despair. The Government were elected on a promise to…18 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for his reply to my letter regarding his Scrooge-like attack on charities helping British children just before Christmas. When will he allow time…30 Dec 2020