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HANSARD Valedictory DebateI would like to thank my fantastic family, my friends and my staff, who are amazing, as well as all the people I have worked with here and in the constituency, but most of all I…05 Nov 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ2. Housing, I believe, is the first of the social services; without it, we cannot have education, productivity or health. The NHS has a diagnosis code for inadequate housing. The…02 Oct 2019HANSARD New Covent Garden MarketIt is my understanding that one of the key roles of the Covent Garden Market Authority is to nurture good relations with tenants. How do such actions nurture good relations?02 Jul 2019HANSARDCystic Fibrosis Drugs: OrkambiThe hon. Gentleman is being extremely generous in giving way. On the issue of shareholdings and profit, when I was doing research for this debate, I came across something in the…10 Jun 2019HANSARDDartford Crossing: Revenue8. What the net revenue income has been from the Dartford crossing since construction debt relating to that crossing was repaid.02 May 2019HANSARDDartford Crossing: RevenueI thank the Minister for his response, but according to my reading of the legislation and the accounts, the income from the Dartford crossing is paid to the Department for…02 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ10. In March 2014, my constituent Jadwinder Singh Bhogal went on holiday to Dubai and never came home. He was arrested, made to sign a confession in Arabic and convicted of…01 May 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingThe Minister is saying that the Tory Government want to spend on things that work. I can tell him that what works is the troubled families programme, which is due to end next…24 Apr 2019HANSARDAccess to Criminal Justice7. What steps he is taking to increase access to the criminal justice system.23 Apr 2019HANSARDAccess to Criminal JusticeI thank the Minister for that reply, but there is a crisis in legal aid and in legal representation. The Law Society data says that within five to 10 years there will be…23 Apr 2019HANSARD South-Eastern Rail FranchiseThere appears to be a serious issue around rail pensions. The Minister has said that there are two pension-compliant bids on the table. Could he tell me whether the Department has…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeWill my hon. Friend give way?04 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeWill my hon. Friend give way?04 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeI wasn’t.04 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Authorities: Children of EU Nationals14. What steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities settle the status of the children of EU nationals in their care.01 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Authorities: Children of EU NationalsThe Home Office’s testing of the EU settlement scheme has highlighted real challenges for this group of vulnerable children. Across five authorities, only 16 children have secured…01 Apr 2019HANSARD Rail Services: South-east LondonSoutheastern is full to busting at the moment, and given all the new development in my patch and in the right hon. Gentleman’s patch, does he share my concern about how on earth…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Rail Services: South-east LondonOn the point about the new franchise, commuters in the right hon. Gentleman’s constituency and in mine have journeys that are meant to be about 30 to 40 minutes, but Delay Repay…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. The Home Office has a service standard to deal with indefinite leave to remain applications of six months, unless they are complex, when there is no timescale at all.…21 Jan 2019HANSARD Togo: Human RightsI beg to move, That this House has considered human rights in Togo. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Howarth. I am grateful to have been allocated this…08 Jan 2019