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HANSARDUniversal CreditMy constituent Georgina Mitchell is a single mum to three children, two of whom have additional needs. She works as a nurse and is in receipt of universal credit. The Minister…13 May 2024HANSARD Youth HomelessnessI beg to move, That this House has considered youth homelessness. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. I should declare that my husband is chair of YMCA…01 May 2024HANSARD Youth HomelessnessIt is wonderful to hear the Minister speak about chairing the cross-Government rough sleeping board, but has she asked why it is failing and why the numbers are consistently going…01 May 2024HANSARD Youth HomelessnessI thank all Members for taking part in this important debate. I thank the hon. Member for Gravesham (Adam Holloway) for his contribution, which was delivered with his usual aplomb…01 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. There is no doubt but that this Department has contributed to the chaos surrounding the opening of King’s Leadership Academy in my constituency. Parents and children find…29 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI withdraw my intervention.22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillOn that point, will my hon. Friend give way?22 Apr 2024HANSARDSudan: Government ResponseWhat steps are the Government able to take to stem the flow of resources—not only weapons, but fuel—to the RSF across the border from Libya? Are the Government monitoring the…22 Apr 2024HANSARDRough Sleeping11. What progress he has made on ending rough sleeping.22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does he agree that the tokenism of the worst sort that he spoke about was carried on by the Prime Minister’s announcement that 25…22 Apr 2024HANSARDRough SleepingThis Government and Department have presided over a litany of failures. The Conservative party has pledged to end rough sleeping by the end of this Parliament. I have to disagree…22 Apr 2024HANSARDJames Bulger Murder: Public InquiryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Henderson. I thank my constituency neighbour, my right hon. Friend the Member for Knowsley (Sir George Howarth), for bringing…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaFamine in Gaza is imminent and the death toll is rising. Like many, including the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, I cannot help but be concerned that…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can you give me some advice on how I can pursue an urgent response from the Secretary of State for Education? I wrote to her on 28…13 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Last week we saw, for a second year running, rough sleeping numbers up by more than a quarter—that is a lot of people to criminalise if the Criminal Justice Bill remains…04 Mar 2024HANSARDFunding for Youth ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I place it on the record that my husband is the chair of YMCA Liverpool, which is a non-paid role. I pay tribute to all…28 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe situation in Rafah is at a critical juncture. Disease and famine are setting in, and millions of Palestinians have nowhere else to go after being told by the Israeli…27 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The Vagrancy Act 1824 is 200 years old this year. Yes, it was supposedly repealed in 2022, but it remains in force. The Criminal Justice Bill, unamended, represents a genuine…20 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Higher-Risk Buildings (Keeping and Provision of Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023Does my hon. Friend agree that it would be wholly unacceptable if the costs of additional paperwork that has to be filed were passed on to leaseholders in their service charges?…13 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI associate myself with the hon. and learned Lady’s earlier comments about Hamas. Does she agree that the UK Government should look at a process whereby we can get Palestinians…11 Dec 2023