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HANSARD Dementia Action WeekIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, and I want to thank the Alzheimer’s Society for its positive engagement with Members during Dementia Action Week. I also wish to note…27 May 2021HANSARD Criminal Justice Review: Response to RapeSeven in 10 women say the Government’s efforts to make the UK safer for women are lacking. Does the Minister back Labour’s Bill to end violence against women and girls, and if…25 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkEarlier this year, I engaged proactively with the Government on the plight of domiciliary care workers who are so often and routinely not paid for travel time between home visits.…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineThe human misery on display in East Jerusalem, Gaza and Israeli cities is on show for the entire international community to bear witness to as the violence escalates. I join hon.…12 May 2021HANSARDSupport for Asylum SeekersI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle) for securing this much-needed debate, and I pay tribute to the incredible work of Asylum Link…27 Apr 2021HANSARD Arms Trade: YemenI thank my good friend and neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Riverside (Kim Johnson) for securing today’s debate on this hugely important matter. Yemen is the…20 Apr 2021HANSARD Liverpool City CouncilI also pay tribute to the incredible staff at Liverpool City Council at this very difficult time. I thank the Secretary of State for coming to the House today, and I hope he will…24 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS PayI beg to move, That this House has considered NHS pay. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I thank my hon. Friends the Members for Luton South (Rachel…24 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS PayI completely concur with what the hon. Gentleman has said. The figures that I have given lay bare the strength of feeling that people in our communities have for our incredible…24 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS PayI thank all the hon. Members who spoke today and all the hon. Members who applied to speak but were unable to do so because the debate was over-subscribed. I hope today’s debate…24 Mar 2021HANSARDWorld Water DayFirst, let me thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stockport (Navendu Mishra) for securing this debate. Access to clean water for drinking and for sanitation is an inalienable…18 Mar 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)The Chancellor has claimed that the hard choices made by his predecessors over the last 10 years have served our economy well going into this current crisis. A decade-long squeeze…04 Mar 2021HANSARD Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and IndividualsBy my count, I make it 337 days without proper and sufficient support for those who make up Britain’s 3 million excluded and forgotten. On the reverse side of the coin, the…23 Feb 2021HANSARDGovernment's Management of the EconomyThe story of the Conservative party approach to economic management over the last 10 years has been a tale of two rather unequal halves. For the many it has been a story of a…23 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Transport Committee was told yesterday by the chief executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency that work is being slowed down and that she holds regular meetings…28 Jan 2021HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Day 2021Before entering this place, I was fortunate enough to visit the death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau on a number of occasions—fortunate in the sense that I was able to see at first…28 Jan 2021HANSARDCouncil Tax: Government’s Proposed IncreaseBefore entering Parliament, I spent my entire working life in local government. Local government as an institution is one of the great pillars of our democracy. It is in every…25 Jan 2021HANSARD Remote Education and Free School MealsThe digital lottery is hindering the life chances of children and the next generation. If the Government mean what they say about levelling up education, the standard of education…18 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateFor 10 months, 3 million people have been forgotten or excluded by this Government, including several of my own constituents, such as Graeme Park, and Karen and Matthew Cox. The…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Educational SettingsI would like to place on record my thanks to the National Education Union and to Unison for the work that they have been doing to keep school staff and pupils safe. In my…06 Jan 2021