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HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsThere is no doubt that the death of Awaab was tragic, but it was also preventable and unforgivable. I endorse the exchange between the Secretary of State and my hon. Friend the…16 Nov 2022HANSARDWest Balkans: Council of EuropeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Henley (John Howell) —I use that term advisedly—on opening the debate.…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The coroner recorded this morning that the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak was caused by acute oedema—respiratory failure—but that that was…15 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsThe Minister talked earlier about allowing the British public the chance to purchase in a competitive environment, but competition requires information. If there is no adequate…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsIt is a pleasure to see the newly branded hon. Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) in his place. His language is a degree more restrained than I am used to. Perhaps I can speak a…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsThe environment chapter ought to have been capable of actually changing the climate change debate in Australia, so it is disappointing that it has, quite frankly, no teeth…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland ElectionsNobody is asking for a running commentary on the protocol negotiations. Three years on, “running” is hardly the expression any of us would use. It is important that we now create…09 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS Waiting Times10. What recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) representatives of political parties in Northern Ireland on tackling NHS waiting times in Northern…09 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS Waiting TimesTwo years ago, the Health Minister Robin Swann, who did such a good job, averted industrial action by ensuring comparability between pay for nurses in Northern Ireland and in…09 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Sector Pay: Proposed Strike ActionLet me add to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon). Why not make people like me pay national insurance contributions once we have passed the…01 Nov 2022HANSARD UkraineThe Foreign Secretary is right to make the point about protecting the infrastructure in Ukraine, because we know that, at the moment, the campaign is about weakening the morale of…31 Oct 2022HANSARDAvanti West CoastThe Minister has varied between apologising and criticising Avanti. The one thing that she has not mentioned is the need to tell Avanti something very clear: get round the…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ8. On the theme of children, the Prime Minister will know from her time as Children’s Minister that children whose young lungs are exposed to cold and damp housing are more…07 Sept 2022HANSARDUK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership12. What recent progress she has made on delivering the UK and Rwanda migration and economic development partnership.05 Sept 2022HANSARD Ukraine UpdateHistory can be a double-edged teacher. We know that the Soviet Union lost out in Afghanistan because public opinion among the people of the Soviet Union turned so firmly against…05 Sept 2022HANSARDUK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development PartnershipDoes credible evidence of the use of violence and torture by the Rwandan security authorities not give the Home Secretary any pause for thought?05 Sept 2022HANSARD Urgent and Emergency CareThe Secretary of State might recall that in his previous Health incarnation, he responded to a debate about the crisis in the ambulance service in my constituency. It is worse…05 Sept 2022HANSARDClimate Targets: Energy EfficiencyThe COP President will know that the bulk of buildings that are around today will still be around in 2030 and 2050. Most of them are grossly inadequately insulated; even new…20 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ5. Very few people in the north of England believe that the levelling-up agenda has achieved anything at all. The Prime Minister has a few days left in office. Can he use that…20 Jul 2022HANSARDClimate Targets: Energy Efficiency8. What assessment he has made of the potential role of energy efficiency in meeting the UK’s climate targets.20 Jul 2022