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HANSARD UkraineI thank the Defence Secretary and my right hon. Friend the Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey) for their focus and the approach that they have taken to this conflict,…20 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. The Chancellor knows that a workforce plan cannot work if the Government cannot retain staff in the NHS. We…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentThe nurses are striking, and the people are rising up in support of them. They are striking for the first time in more than 100 years, and it was of course completely avoidable.…20 Dec 2022HANSARDStrep A Treatments: SupplyThe deputy chair of the British Medical Association’s general practitioners committee told the Health Committee two weeks ago about the challenges faced by GPs in accessing…19 Dec 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support7. What steps she is taking to support asylum seekers while their applications are being processed.19 Dec 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: SupportThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and British Red Cross have highlighted how 13,000 individuals have been trafficked into modern slavery, and the fact that they…19 Dec 2022HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Self-DisconnectionDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that the Government really need to talk to directors of public health? We are seeing a real spike in respiratory syncytial virus among children and…15 Dec 2022HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Self-DisconnectionThe hon. Lady is being very generous with her time. I want to highlight people who have to use home medical devices. This could be a feeding machine, sleep apnoea machine or…15 Dec 2022HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Self-DisconnectionI do not know whether the hon. Lady saw this article in The Independent , but I was completely taken aback and shocked to read that Wigan and Leigh magistrates court took a call…15 Dec 2022HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Self-DisconnectionI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing today’s debate. Does she agree that it is an absolute disgrace that people on a prepayment meter are having to pay more for their energy,…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThis morning, I joined nurses—caring, professional and dedicated nurses—on the picket line. They told me that the reason they are going out on strike is the retention issues among…15 Dec 2022HANSARDAsylum Seeker Employment and the Cost of LivingThe Minister is reeling off the Government’s current policy, which clearly is failing catastrophically, and then highlighting shortages in the labour market. We know that there is…14 Dec 2022HANSARDAsylum Seeker Employment and the Cost of LivingI thank the hon. Lady for that point. There is a risk that that approach can be used to fuel a debate. That is why it is important to ensure that people who come to live in our…14 Dec 2022HANSARDAsylum Seeker Employment and the Cost of LivingI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bury South (Christian Wakeford) on securing this debate, and on making such a powerful speech. It took a lot of honesty and courage,…14 Dec 2022HANSARDSmall Boats Incident in the ChannelIt is indeed a very dark day, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was in the House last year when we marked the deaths of 27 people in the channel, and I heard very similar calls from the…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillEvery day, we see an increase of 29 new short-term holiday lets. Therefore, the Government’s step-by-step process will not be sufficient in holiday hotspots, which are targeted by…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillWill the Minister explain why she is not bringing in a licensing scheme that would enable local authorities to determine areas where they could exclude the expansion of Airbnbs or…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI rise to speak to new clauses 104 to 109 and amendments 93, 95 and 96, which were tabled in my name. New clause 107 was tabled in my name and that of Members across the House,…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillFurther to the point that the hon. Member for Rochester and Strood (Kelly Tolhurst) made, when developers build luxury flats that the local community often cannot afford it adds…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration Billrose—13 Dec 2022