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HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme20. What humanitarian support his Department is providing to Afghan people (a) in and (b) fleeing Afghanistan.13 Dec 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeLast year my team and I heard countless harrowing, brutal stories of people and their families being murdered in Afghanistan, often while on the phone to my casework team. My team…13 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceFor the first time in its 106-year history, the Royal College of Nursing has taken the monumental decision to take strike action. They have not taken that decision lightly,…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceOur Front-Bench team have clearly set out a number of proposals, including taxing non-doms, which would seek to address the lack of funding in our NHS. I will not get into the…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceAbsolutely. My little sister is a nurse who works in palliative care in Southend, Essex. During the pandemic, her job was to help lots of people to experience the least suffering…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceI will make some headway, because plenty of other hon. Members want to speak. It is not just about pay: workforce shortages are at unprecedented levels across the NHS. The latest…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceI cannot speak for the Welsh Government, but if we look at their record—the times that they have been returned to office with a stonking majority, and the fact that there are no…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceI do not think a single person sitting on the Opposition Benches has a second job. The truth is that NHS staff pay demands are reasonable and fair. Nurses’ pay is down by £4,300…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceWill the Minister give way?06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceWill the Minister give way?06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceThe Minister talks about waiting lists dropping. I would like to hear an explanation as to how, in one 24-hour period last week, in the whole of the UK, there was one paediatric…06 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week the RMT voted overwhelmingly for strike action. Last night the Secretary of State said he would be prepared to meet the leader of the RMT. Some 50% of the public and…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Covid-19: PPE ProcurementToday’s revelations show further evidence that the Government’s VIP lane was possibly criminal and was exploited by Members of the Government party. Will the Minister today commit…24 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Ownership of Energy CompaniesIt is an honour to speak under your chairmanship for the first time, Mrs Murray. This winter, more than three quarters of UK households will face fuel poverty. Many will have to…31 Oct 2022HANSARDPublic Ownership of Energy CompaniesWill the Minister give way?31 Oct 2022HANSARDPublic Ownership of Energy CompaniesWill the Minister give way?31 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIn the early hours of Monday morning, three people were shot in my constituency. Two have died and a third is still in intensive care. Since January, eight people have been…27 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Reading East (Matt Rodda). Last month, the Government engaged in one of the worst acts of economic self-destruction in…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMany constituents in Ilford South will be very glad that the last Labour Prime Minister had the foresight to make the Bank of England independent, given the mini-Budget a few…17 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenI wish to place on record my tribute alongside so many who have spoken today already and offer my personal condolences to His Majesty King Charles III on behalf of all of our…09 Sept 2022