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HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationIn three minutes, I can touch on only a handful of my serious concerns about this Budget. For NHS staff this year has been the toughest ever, yet the only reward and recognition…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Cultural and Entertainment SectorsThe pandemic has had a devastating effect on the cultural sectors. Thousands of people’s livelihoods and work have been put on hold and, in some cases, ended. Those most affected…02 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Ethnic Minority DisparitiesWill the Minister outline the application process for, and the distribution of, community champion funding? How will highly diverse boroughs like Hounslow which did not receive…01 Mar 2021HANSARD Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021Following on from the question from the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby), FE colleges such as West Thames have had years of underfunding, yet they work hard to ensure…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillAny debate about fire safety should not just be about cladding, nor just about buildings over 18 metres high, as residents of the four-storey block, Richmond House, which burned…24 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapThe Prime Minister has today acknowledged the importance of holidays abroad but also that strict quarantine is essential to address the global transmission of covid. The aviation…22 Feb 2021HANSARD Environment BillThe Environmental Audit Committee labelled this Bill a “missed opportunity”. I rise to support amendments in the name of the Opposition and others that could make it fit for our…26 Jan 2021HANSARDCouncil Tax: Government’s Proposed IncreaseFollowing on from the hon. Member for Bury North (James Daly), I will talk about practicalities. The Government are forcing councils to increase council tax while simultaneously…25 Jan 2021HANSARD Skills for Jobs White PaperWest Thames College in Isleworth has a strong reputation, long developed, for providing courses across the range, including basic skills and English as a second language, but also…21 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19The pandemic has touched the life of every single person in this country to a greater or lesser extent, but for many, the impact has been devastating. We cannot get away from the…12 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19As my right hon. and learned Friend the Leader of the Opposition said, whether it is on exams, financial support or the measures on test and trace, the Government seem to sit and…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryHeadteachers at primary schools, and at all schools, are willing and able to be partners in ensuring that our children get a proper education, but the Secretary of State has said…30 Dec 2020HANSARDFree Sanitary Products in SchoolsIt is my honour to have what might be the last debate in this parliamentary year, and I thank Mr Speaker for granting it. Over half the population expect to have periods most…17 Dec 2020HANSARDFree Sanitary Products in SchoolsThe hon. Gentleman raises an important issue. This is about more than just schools and more than just one part of the UK. My focus today is on education, but this issue has much…17 Dec 2020HANSARDFree Sanitary Products in SchoolsMy hon. Friend gives a brilliant description of a project in his constituency, and I know there are many others across the UK that, like the Hounslow Red Box scheme and Wings…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCounty Lines: SafeguardingChildren in my constituency are also being unwittingly or unwillingly ensnared by gangs and exploited by them, only not into county lines but other criminal activity. That has a…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCounty Lines: SafeguardingWhat steps she is taking to tackle county lines drug trafficking and safeguard vulnerable children from exploitation.14 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsLike the hon. Member for Sevenoaks (Laura Trott), primary schoolchildren across my constituency have I can tell the Secretary of State that raised the issue of plastic. Why is the…26 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Outbreak: DWP ResponseI, too, welcome the report, and the speech made today by my right hon. Friend the Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms). The impact of the covid pandemic has exposed so many of our…26 Nov 2020HANSARDClimate Change Assembly UK: The Path to Net ZeroI, too, welcome the Climate Assembly’s report and its 14 recommendations on aviation. As my hon. Friend the Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner) said, this was a people’s…26 Nov 2020