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HANSARDImmigration UpdateLabour pushed the Government into scrapping the unfair 20% wage discount on jobs on the shortage occupation list. Will the Minister explain why it took so long for the Government…01 May 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Latham, and an honour to speak for the official Opposition in this e-petition debate that calls on the Government to allocate…29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingI thank the Chair of the Select Committee for that very helpful contribution.29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingI want to crack on so that both the Government and the mover of the debate can have their chance. We have heard concerns about vulnerable adults nearing the end of their life who…29 Apr 2024HANSARDNominations for Honours: Scrutiny6. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department’s processes for scrutinising nominations for honours.25 Apr 2024HANSARDNominations for Honours: ScrutinyThe Prime Minister previously backed calls for Horizon victim and campaigner Alan Bates to receive an honour, yet his name was absent from the Prime Minister’s surprise honours…25 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt my last surgery, a young woman told me that, thanks to the delay in her GP diagnosing her ovarian cancer, she is now infertile and receiving aggressive treatment. She had made…23 Apr 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaBetween 6 and 12 April, 41% of UN co-ordinated aid missions to northern Gaza were impeded or denied access. The Israeli authorities’ obligation to facilitate humanitarian support…17 Apr 2024HANSARDViolence against Shop Workers7. What steps his Department is taking to help tackle violence against shop workers.15 Apr 2024HANSARDViolence against Shop WorkersLast week I met a shopkeeper in Hounslow who has been repeatedly targeted by shoplifters. The family who own the shop cannot afford security guards or to lose a large amount of…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillAs I have said, I will come on to the detail of the scrappage scheme later. I can address that point, because my constituency is crossed by the north and south circulars, so we…22 Mar 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillI thank my right hon. Friend for that. I have worked with him for many years on issues relating to Heathrow. We cannot separate the issues of vehicle congestion and air pollution…22 Mar 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillI rise to speak in opposition to the Bill. It is interesting to follow the hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Steve Tuckwell). On the day that he was elected to this…22 Mar 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillI thank my right hon. Friend, who was a member of the Greater London Council, which was abolished by a Conservative Government who did not like what the Labour London government…22 Mar 2024HANSARD Prevention of Future Deaths Report: Terance RadfordIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for what I believe is the first time, Dame Maria. I thank the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) for obtaining this…20 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2024It is a pleasure to serve under you for the first time, Mr Pritchard. This important SI will reduce from 28 to 14 days the time that an individual on a fixed recall must spend in…11 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2024I agree with the principle that the right hon. Member mentions. However, we are talking about people who have been recalled—those who have been in prison, released and then…11 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseDespite yesterday’s short-term tax cuts, families across the country know that they are worse off than they were 14 years ago, so will the Leader of the House urge the Prime…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThis Budget was overshadowed by the news that the Chancellor had done a fairly rare thing for a politician: put his hand in his own pocket. Was this for a youth club in Hounslow…06 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaLike Members across the House, I have had hundreds of emails from concerned constituents who are horrified by what they are seeing in Gaza—in particular, by scenes in hospitals…27 Feb 2024