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HANSARDShort Sentence Suspension: Probation ServiceIn response to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner), the Secretary of State said that he had recruited 1,000 additional probation officers,…21 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Justification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve under you, Mr Gray, and to follow the right hon. Member for Charnwood. It is unusual for me, having only been in my post for two months, to not be the…20 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Justification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023Thank you, Mr Gray. That was one example of a scheme which the Government were warned would be costly and would not work. We fear that that will also be the case for this…20 Nov 2023HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityI rise to speak in response to the Gracious Speech, and it is a pleasure to follow so many excellent speeches, particularly that of my hon. Friend the Member for Batley and Spen…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Pakistan: Evacuation of AfghansMy constituent’s parents fled Afghanistan for Pakistan. On appeal, they were granted adult dependent relative visas to join their family here, but before that decision was made,…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationHounslow’s Muslim leaders told me and my hon. Friend the Member for Feltham and Heston (Seema Malhotra) yesterday evening of the horror felt in their communities at the atrocities…08 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsHeavy goods vehicles cause a disproportionate number of cycling deaths. To cut the number of deaths of cyclists by illegal freight operators in other places, will the Department…26 Oct 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ14. It is an honour to be elected to this place, and the standards by which we are expected to abide matter. Does the Prime Minister therefore accept that it was ill-judged for…25 Oct 2023HANSARD PrisonsI am new to this brief, but I do not believe that is the case. If the Government considered this change in the past, why did they not introduce it back then? Did they think it was…24 Oct 2023HANSARD PrisonsI thank the Minister for his speech, and for a valiant attempt to defend 13 years of failure, not just within our prisons but across the wider criminal justice system. The…24 Oct 2023HANSARDDraft Courts (Prescribed Recordings) Order 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Angela. I thank the Minister for outlining the provisions contained in the order and the reasons behind them. As he explained,…18 Sept 2023HANSARDProbation ServiceThank you, Mr Speaker. In July, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation reported that it had found that far too many potential victims of domestic violence are at risk from those…12 Sept 2023HANSARDPANS and PANDASIt is an honour to serve in this debate under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I thank the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) for securing this important debate and the…12 Sept 2023HANSARDPANS and PANDASThe hon. Lady is making a powerful speech. Given that we do not know how many children are undiagnosed, is it possible that many of them could be in hugely expensive specialist…12 Sept 2023HANSARDPANS and PANDASI thank the Minister for her response. She mentions the fact that there is no lab test that can diagnose PANS/PANDAS, but is that not true for other neurological conditions that I…12 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Cabinet Office is currently carrying out a review into Homes England, and my concern is about the Help to Buy scheme, which helps people to get on to the housing ladder. The…07 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.07 Sept 2023HANSARDPublic Procurement: Value for MoneyIt is important that taxpayers get value for money when public services are outsourced. Over recent years, the Home Office has given vast sums of taxpayers’ money to Clearsprings…07 Sept 2023HANSARDPublic Procurement: Value for Money16. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure value for money in public procurement.07 Sept 2023HANSARD Water Resources Management Plan: TeddingtonI thank the hon. Member, who is my constituency neighbour, for securing this debate. Does she agree that instead of yet another hugely expensive capital scheme—we still have…06 Sept 2023