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HANSARD Pavement ParkingI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate on an issue that has united Members of all parties across the House. Does he agree that the best solution already exists in…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillLike my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell), I have hundreds of asylum seekers living in hotels in my constituency, and I have met many of them.…07 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ8. Yesterday, new figures showed that there had been a 26% increase in the number of people sleeping rough. Meanwhile, a Conservative party donor has spent £25,000 on a…01 Mar 2023HANSARD Childcare: Affordability and AvailabilityI thank you again, Ms Fovargue, and I appreciate that you and Mr Davies have stepped into the Chair at short notice. We wish all the best to Sir Christopher and hope he is okay. I…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Childcare: Affordability and AvailabilityBy highlighting those shocking Ofsted figures my neighbour from Twickenham has powerfully expanded on the point I was making. The Minister will no doubt describe the various…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Childcare: Affordability and AvailabilityYes. The hon. Member makes an excellent point. Depending on how it is measured, the UK has the third highest or the highest childcare costs to parents in the OECD countries. I ask…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Childcare: Affordability and AvailabilityThe hon. Member makes an excellent point and anticipates what I was going to say. The provision for two-year-olds, which is specifically there for the most disadvantaged, is…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Childcare: Affordability and AvailabilityI thank the hon. Gentleman for that excellent point. This is a universal issue across the UK and affects people at all income levels and in all areas. I recently spoke to a friend…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Childcare: Affordability and AvailabilityMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I could not take my babies around to meetings and so on after about four months. At that point, I needed either not to attend and not to go to…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Childcare: Affordability and AvailabilityMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: the inequality in the provision that does exist means there are stark differences within different communities and between families in…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Childcare: Affordability and AvailabilityI beg to move, That this House has considered the affordability and availability of childcare. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies, and we hope that Sir…21 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsI thank the Minister for his statement and for his work to ensure that Iran International returns to the UK before too long. Until a few days ago, it was broadcasting from…20 Feb 2023HANSARDUS State-level Market BarriersAfter failing to get a trade deal with the United States, the Government have resorted to signing non-binding agreements with separate US states. The Minister’s answer to the hon.…09 Feb 2023HANSARDIndependent Review of Net ZeroI thank the right hon. Member for Kingswood (Chris Skidmore) for his work on the report and for his speech, which will have given many people across the House and across the…09 Feb 2023HANSARDIndependent Review of Net ZeroWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?09 Feb 2023HANSARDIndependent Review of Net ZeroThere are actually at least two windmills in my constituency, one on Ormiston Wire in Isleworth and the other, a large one that a great many people see when they see drive in or…09 Feb 2023HANSARDLoan Charge: Impact on Mental HealthHMRC has acknowledged that there have now been 10 suicides connected to the loan charge. Can the Minister confirm whether loan schemes like those that the charge was set up to…07 Feb 2023HANSARDLoan Charge: Impact on Mental Health7. If he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the loan charge on the mental health of people affected by the charge.07 Feb 2023HANSARDIran: Nuclear CapabilityCan the Foreign Secretary explain how the Government are dealing with the military threat to our allies from Iran through its proxies and through its arms trade and arms sales?…31 Jan 2023HANSARD Building SafetyFlammable cladding and fire safety issues are not the only building safety concerns that affect the residents of blocks, particularly those built since the post-2010 bonfire of…30 Jan 2023