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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWhat is it about the Conservative party and its predilection for avoiding scrutiny in the House? It tried that during the withdrawal Act process, and even to some extent during…18 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOver a million households and growing have real housing needs. According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the Minister’s Department has seen the largest proportional reduction…09 Jan 2023HANSARDCounty LinesOn that very point, last week I met an inspiring group of young students at West Thames College who are studying full time and having to work two or three jobs to make ends meet.…19 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade BarriersSurely it is vital that the Government support British businesses, but even senior Conservatives have admitted that the Government have failed on that front. As it is nearly…15 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Party donors such as Clearsprings Ready Homes are making vast profits from the Home Office contracts for accommodation and food for asylum seekers. They are overseeing a murky…08 Dec 2022HANSARDGP RecruitmentA constituent of mine, a full-time GP in her 50s, told me that the pension rules mean she has to retire, work part-time or emigrate, which is hardly likely to help her patients to…06 Dec 2022HANSARDGP Recruitment6. What progress his Department has made on its commitment to recruit 6,000 additional GPs by 2024.06 Dec 2022HANSARD Independent Cultural Review of London Fire BrigadeI really appreciate that the Minister is appalled by the findings in this report, but he should not really be shocked, as successive reports from His Majesty’s inspectorate have…28 Nov 2022HANSARD Covid-19: PPE ProcurementThe Minister says that lessons will be learned about Government procurement from this PPE scandal. Will he look at the contracts that the Home Office has for accommodating and…24 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27The Minister says that the Government want to address the energy crisis soon and roll out renewable energy, so will they recommit to onshore wind and solar power development, as…21 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs private sector rents continue to rise in west London, more and more of my constituents on low incomes and dependent on benefits are having to pay rent well above the levels of…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Application BacklogIn Hounslow there are more than 3,500 asylum seekers waiting for a determination on their applications in, at the last count, 12 interim or contingency hotels. They have been…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryI appreciate that, Madam Deputy Speaker, but I hope you will let me continue, because I will bring my speech back to the point about standards in public life, which is where I…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Night Flights: Impact on CommunitiesIs the Minister aware that, some years ago, the Government had to defend a case on night flights and did not have the evidence to justify the position he is taking on the economic…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryDoes that mean that it is okay, if the material shared was not a matter of public security and was not secret or anything? Surely the code of practice for Ministers applies to…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Night Flights: Impact on CommunitiesI thank my neighbour, the hon. Member for Richmond Park, for securing this debate. The overflying flights into Heathrow go over her constituency before mine. Does she not agree…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryThis debate has as its core the issue of standards and integrity in our politics. When he was appointed as Prime Minister, the right hon. Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Rishi Sunak)…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryThe Home Office has contracts with organisations such as Clearsprings Ready Homes, which then has contracts with a network of other agencies that are providing a terrible service.…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryAll right, Madam Deputy Speaker. I take your point and I will keep my notes on that level of misuse of taxpayer money for another time. I will conclude by saying that perhaps the…08 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Sector: Trade OpportunitiesOn behalf of His Majesty’s Opposition, I welcome the Secretary of State to her position on her first outing. The Government have committed to reaching net zero by 2050, but they…03 Nov 2022