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HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Thank you, Chair. Ms Needleman, what are your views on the powers provided to the Lord Chancellor by the OPR provisions, and do you believe that they cause a democratic deficit?…02 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q My question is for Ms Needleman. You may have heard Ms Lomri suggest that you would be best placed to answer this question on clauses 19 to 26— [ Interruption. ]02 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Second sitting)That is fine. Thank you, Chair.02 Nov 2021HANSARDBTEC Qualifications17. What recent assessment he has made of the impact of removing funding for BTEC qualifications on students.01 Nov 2021HANSARDBTEC QualificationsGiven that 4,500 young people in Liverpool alone studied BTECs in 2020—the figure is an underestimate, as it does not include older BTECs—the Government’s plan to scrap the…01 Nov 2021HANSARDMenopause (Support and Services) BillI start by reflecting on the importance of these sitting Fridays. They are full of noble pursuits, with hon. Members trying their utmost to leave their small stamp on the world.…29 Oct 2021HANSARDMenopause (Support and Services) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I was going to say that education and awareness for those of school age right through to GP practices should form the backbone of a…29 Oct 2021HANSARD Future of the National Health ServiceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Bardell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) for securing this important debate. I know that 83 of…22 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyThis debate has made me feel like I am living in a parallel universe. Listening to Conservative Members—if they were still here—we would think everything in the garden is rosy,…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyDoes the right hon. Gentleman not agree that the Government plans for social care reform will force local authorities to increase council tax?21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. The points he raised are completely pertinent and I agree with all of them. As I was saying, if the Government were serious about…21 Sept 2021HANSARD Criminal Justice System: Families Bereaved by Public DisastersI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Garston and Halewood (Maria Eagle) for securing this important debate. She has, for many years, worked with campaigners and used her voice in…16 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI cannot claim to be surprised we are here debating the scrapping of the £20 uplift to universal credit. As the right hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) alluded…15 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. When a domestic abuse survivor decides to leave an abuser, having a safe, affordable place to escape to is key. Otherwise, they face the risk of homelessness. The benefits…13 Sept 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI start by paying tribute to some of the fantastic organisations that support people seeking asylum in my constituency, such as Asylum Link Merseyside, the Merseyside Refugee…19 Jul 2021HANSARD Delays in the Asylum SystemIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Stockport (Navendu Mishra) for securing this vital debate. I say to…07 Jul 2021HANSARD Social Care ReformToday marks 700 days to the day since, on the steps of Downing Street, the Prime Minister told the nation that “we will fix the crisis in social care once and for all with a clear…23 Jun 2021HANSARD Green Energy in the North-westIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Birkenhead (Mick Whitley) for calling today’s important debate. We both share a…23 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State will be aware that, post Brexit, there have been substantial changes to checks being undertaken on products of animal origin. However, an abundance of red…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Hillsborough: Collapse of TrialsAs other hon. Members have done today, I pay tribute to the families and survivors of Hillsborough for their dignity and tenacity in the pursuit of truth and justice, and of…10 Jun 2021