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HANSARD Sri LankaThe human rights abuses of the Sri Lankan police force have been well documented. It has been clear from their response to the widespread protests that their unacceptable…13 Jul 2022HANSARD Hammersmith Bridge: Restoration FundingThank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the hon. Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) for securing this debate and I thank the Minister and you for allowing me to contribute…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Hammersmith Bridge: Restoration FundingCan the Minister bring any influence to bear on her colleague in the other place, Baroness Vere, so that she reconvenes a taskforce that will enable the whole issue of tolls to be…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) BillIt is vital that we provide additional support to those in receipt of disability and means-tested benefits who are covered under this Bill, but in itself it is not an adequate…22 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayThe Secretary of State has mentioned on a number of occasions the various different people who will be seriously impacted by the strike: the exam students; those with medical…20 Jun 2022HANSARD Infant Mental Health Awareness WeekIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray. I congratulate the right hon. Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom) not just on securing the…16 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Housing and Building SafetyI welcome the reflections made by the Secretary of State in his opening remarks on the Grenfell tragedy and, along with Members across the House, I welcome the bereaved family…09 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Action on Suicide PreventionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy) for securing this debate. I can see that the subject…08 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. In my constituency, there are simply not enough school places for children with special educational needs. What is really needed is a new school to increase capacity. What…23 May 2022HANSARD TransportIt is a real pleasure to contribute to this transport debate, because transport is so central to so many of the challenges facing us as a country, from net zero to levelling up.…19 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthIt is a pleasure to speak in this Queen’s Speech debate, just as it was a pleasure to see Her Majesty yesterday at the opening of the Elizabeth line, our new railway line through…18 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Last Friday, it emerged that there had been an oil spill in Beverley Brook, a river that flows through Richmond Park to the Thames. Black waste oil and iridescence can now be…30 Mar 2022HANSARDFinancial StatementHouseholds are facing the biggest hit to living standards on record, and they were looking to the Chancellor today to offer them some hope. We know from the OBR forecast that the…23 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI agree. I am also getting an awful lot of inquiries from people who do not have rooms to offer but want to help in other ways, so I would really like to see a co-ordinated…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineIt is a genuine pleasure to be part of this instructive and informative debate. We have had excellent contributions from across the House, reflecting how the House is united in…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Professional Qualifications Bill [Lords]I rise to speak to amendment 3, which stands in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain). I am sorry to say that she is ill with covid, so I…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Smart Road PricingThe hon. Member raises an important point. What we are trying to achieve is a certain amount of equity. He is absolutely right about the contrast between rural and urban car usage…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Smart Road PricingI just want to challenge the hon. Gentleman on the point that the charge will hit everybody. Obviously, I have experience of ULEZ coming into my constituency. It applies only to…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Smart Road PricingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I welcome this debate and congratulate the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) on securing…09 Mar 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Misogyny and Sexual HarassmentI beg to move, That this House has considered reports of misogyny and sexual harassment in the Metropolitan Police. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Cummins.…08 Mar 2022