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622 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDDraft Immigration (Age Assessments) Regulations 2023My question is about the Minister’s opening statement, which was about not the numbers we are dealing with but the Government’s stated intention to improve the system. I served on…20 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Immigration (Age Assessments) Regulations 2023Will the Minister give way before he concludes?20 Nov 2023HANSARDHealthcare Students: Pay and Financial SupportI regret that I cannot stay for the whole debate, but, as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for students, I wanted to make a contribution. My hon. Friend refers to a…20 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Immigration (Age Assessments) Regulations 2023rose —20 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Immigration (Age Assessments) Regulations 2023My hon. Friend raises some important questions, as others have, and he will know the concerns that we raised when the Nationality and Borders Act was in Committee. Clearly, we are…20 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Immigration (Age Assessments) Regulations 2023I genuinely appreciate the Minister’s giving way. One of the concerns expressed when we discussed this issue previously was about a child’s capacity to agree to a medical method…20 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Immigration (Age Assessments) Regulations 2023It is an important question.20 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Immigration (Age Assessments) Regulations 2023I want to follow up my earlier questions with a few comments. I think that the Minister failed, as indeed the Government did when the Nationality and Borders Act was in Committee,…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillAlmost 40% of my constituents are private renters, and I am pleased to have the opportunity to reflect their concerns. Of those, many are students—I think I have the largest…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Further and Higher Education Students: Cost of LivingI echo the point my hon. Friend makes. Many of the comments that we received reflect the sorts of problems that his constituent faces, and I will come on to some of the wider…19 Sept 2023HANSARD Further and Higher Education Students: Cost of LivingI thank the hon. Member for her intervention and her support as an officer of the all-party parliamentary group. She is right about the shocking fact she shared about food banks.…19 Sept 2023HANSARD Further and Higher Education Students: Cost of LivingI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of increases in the cost of living on further and higher education students. I am delighted to see you in the Chair, Sir…19 Sept 2023HANSARD Further and Higher Education Students: Cost of LivingI have to say that I was not sure whether securing the last debate before recess would do justice to our reports, but the number and quality of contributions from colleagues prove…19 Sept 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI am pleased to contribute to what has been a generally thoughtful debate, from the moment that the shadow Secretary of State rose to speak. I am sorry that the Secretary of State…03 Jul 2023HANSARD NHS Long-term Workforce PlanI thank the Secretary of State for his comments about Bob Kerslake, whose spell in public service included his time as chief executive of Sheffield City Council. He continued to…03 Jul 2023HANSARDHigher Education Students: Statutory Duty of CareIt is a pleasure to be called first and to contribute under your chairmanship, Sir Robert. I congratulate the hon. Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) on his contribution in…05 Jun 2023HANSARDStudent VisasThe statement is right to celebrate the huge growth in international student numbers—I assume that is the bit the Department for Education and the Treasury insisted should go…24 May 2023HANSARDEye Health: National StrategyI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this really important debate. She is making a significant point about capacity. Does she agree that there is a need to ensure that the…17 May 2023HANSARDEye Health: National StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for giving way again, and she really is making a powerful speech. She made the point about the single route of referral in that relationship between primary…17 May 2023HANSARD Gambling Act Review White PaperI thank the Secretary of State for acknowledging the work of my constituents Liz and Charles Ritchie, and for her engagement with them, and indeed that of her predecessors. While…27 Apr 2023