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HANSARDRough SleepingI beg to move, That this House has considered rough sleeping. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I have just arrived in the Chamber from my first ever…07 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingI agree 100%—there is nothing higher than 100%. There is a contrast here, because the public will and interest in solving rough sleeping and homelessness more widely have not,…07 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingMy hon. Friend is right to be angry, and she is right to remember that this problem was being resolved. I remember cardboard city around Waterloo and Westminster in particular.…07 Feb 2019HANSARDLocal Authorities: Vulnerable ChildrenMore than 50,000 British-born children with parents legally in the UK are denied access to central Government support under pernicious Home Office rules. Councils are then forced…28 Jan 2019HANSARDLocal Authorities: Vulnerable Children6. What recent assessment he has made of the ability of local authorities to discharge their statutory responsibilities to vulnerable children.28 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS Workforce ShortagesGuy’s and St Thomas’s, which is based in my constituency, offers globally renowned, first-class healthcare, but the trust has seen a massive drop in applications from other EU…15 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS Workforce Shortages1. What recent steps he has taken to tackle NHS workforce shortages.15 Jan 2019HANSARD Universal CreditI welcome the Minister’s commitment to reopening the Wallasey jobcentre in order to meet the commitment that he has just made to my hon. Friend the Member for Wallasey (Ms Eagle).…14 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActOn the availability of alternative British workers, what does the Home Secretary say to UKHospitality, which points out that there are not enough unemployed young Londoners to…11 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI had hoped to speak before Christmas. Given that there is not a scintilla of difference between what we have now and what we had then, I am unsure what has been achieved in the…11 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActOn the people affected, is it not true that there is already a 300,000 backlog at the Home Office of people waiting for decisions even before EU citizens are added to that queue?…11 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Actrose—11 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActDoes my right hon. Friend agree that when the Government say that people voted on the basis of immigration, actually for many people immigration was a proxy for the pressure that…11 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. The Select Committee on Work and Pensions has today published a report calling for this exact change of policy. The Secretary of State…11 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2018If the Government are intent on keeping the policy under review, will they also consider extending access to e-gates to other countries, particularly Commonwealth members, who…10 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2018It is absolutely outrageous to suggest that there are only white citizens living in EU member states. That is a massive insult to the 40% black and minority ethnic community in my…10 Jan 2019HANSARD Universal Credit: Managed MigrationHappy new year, Mr Speaker. Five years after the roll-out of universal credit and two years after it was meant to finish, it is costing three times as much as the legacy benefits,…08 Jan 2019