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HANSARD Winter Homelessness SupportI am sure that the hon. Gentleman is coming on to this, but perhaps he could outline what the SNP Government are doing to tackle drug deaths in Scotland, given the alarming…16 Dec 2020HANSARD Winter Homelessness SupportWill the Minister give way?16 Dec 2020HANSARD Winter Homelessness SupportIt is a pleasure to join this debate with you in the Chair, Mrs Miller. As co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for ending homelessness, I wholeheartedly congratulate the…16 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is 12 months since the World Health Organisation told us that this was a pandemic, yet multiple schools in Southwark that have had covid cases have still never had any contact…14 Dec 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020If that extra discretion, and the complexity and anomalies that my hon. Friend the Member for Halifax mentioned, were being added to a functioning, gold-plated, brilliant system,…08 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodBrexit has already cost our country billions, and we have seen investments slump in crucial sectors, a rise in unemployment, and some businesses leave our shores before we even…07 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsEven when we have all had the covid vaccine, the country will still need an economic shot in the arm, and the Bakerloo line extension will deliver just that, providing tens of…03 Dec 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: No Recourse to Public FundsWhat progress the Government have made on reviewing the extension of free school meals provision to children of families with no recourse to public funds.23 Nov 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: No Recourse to Public FundsIt is Government policy that has forced overstretched schools, charities and councils like Southwark to pick up the pieces and pay the price of the hostile environment that has…23 Nov 2020HANSARDAsylum Seekers and Permission to WorkI beg to move, That this House has considered asylum seekers and permission to work. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I draw the House’s attention…18 Nov 2020HANSARDAsylum Seekers and Permission to WorkThat is beyond astonishing. I am baffled and bewildered as to why it is taking so long. I do not shy away from acknowledging the fact that migrants of all kinds have always made a…18 Nov 2020HANSARDAsylum Seekers and Permission to WorkIt is completely the opposite, I am afraid. Asylum seekers could make, and want to make, an economic contribution to this country, and that is to be welcomed. People are forced to…18 Nov 2020HANSARDAsylum Seekers and Permission to WorkWill the Minister look at those who have health and social care backgrounds and fast-track them on the SOL, so that they can work sooner and while our services so desperately need…18 Nov 2020HANSARDAsylum Seekers and Permission to WorkI thank the hon. Gentleman for that contribution, and I completely agree that times have changed. These people, however, are often professionals; they have skillsets that we…18 Nov 2020HANSARDAsylum Seekers and Permission to WorkI agree, the Government should prioritise English language training to overcome the language barrier. We have seen a drop in the availability of English language teaching and…18 Nov 2020HANSARDAsylum Seekers and Permission to WorkI think that there is cross-party support for this, and I will come back to the subject of the broader public. Before I leave the subject of occupations, the Government’s list of…18 Nov 2020HANSARDAsylum Seekers and Permission to WorkI agree 100% and that echoes the point made earlier that these are people who want to contribute, to make a difference and to improve our country as well as their own lives. I…18 Nov 2020HANSARDSupporting Disadvantaged FamiliesToday’s measures are reactive; they have been forced out of the Government by the covid pandemic and the epic campaign of Marcus Rashford. The truth is that last year, the…09 Nov 2020HANSARDTreasuryI just want a clarification on the waiver process. Do the Government intend to make it the case that a local authority has to seek permission from a Minister in the Department to…02 Nov 2020HANSARD Free School MealsIn 2010, the incoming Conservative Prime Minister promised to fix what he termed “broken Britain”. A decade later, we are having a debate about whether or not children go hungry…21 Oct 2020