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HANSARDBuilding SafetyIn opening his remarks, the Secretary of State acknowledged that the problem is not simply developers’ negligence but a failure of regulation, for which the Government are…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI will do my very best, Madam Deputy Speaker. I rise to speak to new clause 44 on safe and legal routes, which is tabled in my name, and new clauses 15 to 17 on a statutory limit…07 Dec 2021HANSARDOutcome of COP26Following that point, one of the positive outcomes of COP26 was the agreement for countries to revise their emissions targets next year. Will the President explain exactly what he…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareThe Minister was right in the way she described the crisis in social care. We have residential and domiciliary provision that falls chronically short of what is needed, care staff…01 Dec 2021HANSARDOutcome of COP268. What assessment the Government have made of the adequacy of COP26 outcomes.01 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs well as the Prime Minister’s promise to bring vulnerable Afghans to refuge in this country, other Ministers suggested that they travel to neighbouring countries as the first…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Islamophobia Awareness MonthThe information shared with us by the Muslim Council of Britain last week was very powerful indeed, and reflects the experience that many of us have heard about from our Muslim…24 Nov 2021HANSARDUnpaid Carers4. What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that unpaid carers can access support when caring for family members.23 Nov 2021HANSARDUnpaid CarersThe Minister will know that among those unpaid carers are 800,000 young carers, who play an extraordinary role—some from as young as seven or eight years old—in looking after…23 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsThe Home Secretary has this afternoon put the Nationality and Borders Bill at the very centre of her plans, but her Department’s own impact assessment cautioned that “evidence…22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsYour Department said— [ Interruption. ]22 Nov 2021HANSARD Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]I welcome the Secretary of State to his place. We have worked together on education issues in the past, and I hope to do so in the future. May I press him further on the point my…15 Nov 2021HANSARD School-based Counselling ServicesThe Minister talks about mental health support teams being able to provide practical support to children with problems. What assessment has the Department made of the coverage…09 Nov 2021HANSARD School-based Counselling ServicesI am pleased to have the opportunity, after the last contribution, to return the discussion to the topic under debate, and to thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle…09 Nov 2021HANSARD School-based Counselling ServicesThe Minister talks about the number of teams. Could he give an estimate of the number of full-time equivalent professional mental health workers who are part of those teams…09 Nov 2021HANSARDEnd of Universal Credit Uplift: Household Budgets8. What assessment she has made of the potential effect of ending the universal credit uplift on household budgets.08 Nov 2021HANSARD Nightclub SafetyThere are lots of numbers floating around, and many of them probably underestimate the scale of the problem. My understanding is that the Alcohol Education Trust has done some…08 Nov 2021HANSARD Nightclub SafetyThe issue that we are addressing today was raised with me, before the recent media attention, by school students at King Edward VII School in Sheffield. The prevalence that they…08 Nov 2021HANSARDEnd of Universal Credit Uplift: Household BudgetsMore than 9,000 Sheffield households, including 4,500 children, have together lost around £10 million as a result of the Government’s decision, and the taper adjustment…08 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I am curious to know how the Minister sustains that line about the UK’s being a global leader when all the statistics published by the Home Office and others demonstrate that we…04 Nov 2021