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HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryA great friend of mine suffered a brain aneurysm, and she may not have survived were it not for the Royal London Hospital and its support. My hon. Friend makes a good point about…09 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingI thank the Secretary of State for his announcement. We in Tower Hamlets have among the highest number of ACM-cladded blocks so it is very welcome, but it has taken two years and…09 May 2019HANSARD Overseas Students: English Language TestsThere is no doubt that we are concerned not about those who have committed crimes but about the innocent people who have been caught up in this. If the Government were so…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthI, too, welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, but for too long internet companies have been too slow to protect children from the risks of suicide and other harms such as…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Private Tower Blocks: Removal of CladdingThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I secured this debate to highlight the grave danger facing thousands of people living in privately owned high-rise blocks in my constituency and…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Private Tower Blocks: Removal of CladdingAbsolutely. I fully agree because the leaseholders bought the properties in good faith; they did not know that these blocks had ACM cladding. If anyone is responsible, it is the…29 Apr 2019HANSARDEducation Funding: England14. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of education funding in England.29 Apr 2019HANSARDEducation Funding: EnglandSince 2015 schools in Tower Hamlets have lost out on some £56 million—of which £7.7 million is for children with special needs—despite having the highest child poverty rate in the…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Private Tower Blocks: Removal of CladdingI have secured this debate to highlight the grave danger facing thousands of people living in privately owned high-rise blocks in my constituency— [ Interruption. ]29 Apr 2019HANSARD Private Tower Blocks: Removal of CladdingI thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution, and I very much hope that the Minister will say something concrete about legislation and about other steps that he and his…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Private Tower Blocks: Removal of CladdingCan I ask the Minister once again about the timeframe he has in mind to get a grip on the outstanding issues, particularly with those companies that are not co-operating? Would he…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Private Tower Blocks: Removal of Claddingrose —29 Apr 2019HANSARD Private Tower Blocks: Removal of CladdingThis update is helpful, but I bring the Minister back to the points made about resources for privately owned blocks, because that is where the big loophole is. The hon. Member for…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Private Tower Blocks: Removal of CladdingThe Minister referred to “tonight”. Is he saying that every time we manage to get him into this Chamber he can reassure our constituents that they are safe for a night, or does he…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Private Tower Blocks: Removal of CladdingI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. He has woven in the European perspective, but I would say to him that, fundamentally, the duty of care is with our Government—of…29 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool FundingI am grateful to the hon. Member for St Albans (Mrs Main) and the other co-sponsors for securing this important debate on school funding. There are few subjects more important to…25 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool FundingI absolutely agree. We need cross-party agreement to ensure that we invest in our children’s futures, because that will ensure our nation’s prosperity. School funding has been cut…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Sri LankaI join the Foreign Secretary, the shadow Foreign Secretary and colleagues across the House in utterly condemning these terrorist attacks. My thoughts are with the victims and…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeAs the right hon. Gentleman rightly points out, HMRC has been looking at disguised remuneration since the late ’90s and opened hundreds of thousands of cases. Mary Aiston, at the…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?04 Apr 2019