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HANSARDTesting of NHS and Social Care StaffOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Has the Speaker received notification from the Secretary of State for Communities that he wishes to give a statement on the documents he…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWestferry Printworks DevelopmentI would like to make a little progress, because an awful lot of Members—not just in the Chamber, but elsewhere—would like to contribute to the debate. The Secretary of State…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWestferry Printworks DevelopmentThe hon. Gentleman makes a very important point, and I agree with him. Indeed, the Secretary of State allowed the applicant to reduce the proportion of affordable and social…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWestferry Printworks DevelopmentI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. There is, of course, a very simple way for the Secretary of State to show that he did absolutely nothing wrong—it really could not be…24 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State is caught up in a cash for favours row that now reaches inside No. 10 Downing Street, but last week he did not even have the courage to show up and answer…15 Jun 2020HANSARDPlanning Process: Probity(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make a statement on the need to maintain public confidence in the…11 Jun 2020HANSARDPlanning Process: ProbityThe Secretary of State will not have the public confidence that he needs to overhaul the planning system until we have full transparency over his unlawful decision to force…11 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local Authority FundingMay I first echo the Secretary of State’s thanks to everybody working in local government? They are all heroes helping to keep our communities safe. As he is aware, councils are…28 Apr 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillThere has rightly been a lot of very positive talk about libraries in the Chamber this morning, but does my hon. Friend share my regret that, because of the scale of cuts to local…13 Mar 2020HANSARD Education and Training (Welfare of Children) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy) on bringing forward the Bill. She has not been in the House for very long, so it is good to see her…13 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI congratulate the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart) on a confident and optimistic maiden speech. She certainly has very big shoes to fill, but from what we have…12 Mar 2020HANSARD Self-defence Training in SchoolsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that comment. He made some important points earlier about prevention, on which we should perhaps focus for a moment. I certainly agree that…12 Mar 2020HANSARD Self-defence Training in SchoolsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, as always, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for North Wiltshire (James Gray) on securing this important debate,…12 Mar 2020HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and DisabilityWill the Minister apologise for her Government’s imposition of such irresponsibly severe cuts that the Care Quality Commission has now found that one third of all services for…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Equality of Funding: Post-16 EducationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle) on securing this important…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingIt is powerful to hear how the issue is affecting people across the country, including residents of Radnor House in my constituency of Croydon North, which is in south London.…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disability FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. As many others have done, I congratulate the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) on securing this important…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disability FundingThe hon. Lady makes an important point. Many of the outcomes for these children in later life are negative when they could have been positive. The failure to fund high needs…29 Jan 2020HANSARDChildren Entering the Care SystemToo many children in the care system are being placed in unregulated hostels, as we have heard, without the support that they need to keep safe. Lance Scott Walker was killed aged…20 Jan 2020HANSARD SPAC NationHow much longer does the Minister think that this organisation should be allowed to access vulnerable young people and exploit them?08 Jan 2020