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HANSARDUniversal Credit: Disabled PeopleI have a constituent with a severe brain injury who applied for universal credit in August 2018 and immediately lost his severe disability premium. Since then, he has lost over…18 Mar 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Disabled People4. What assessment her Department has made of the financial effect of universal credit on disabled people.18 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week, the Leader of the House said that Timpson’s review of exclusions would be published soon. I am just wondering what kind of soon she is referring to. Is it the kind of…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week I asked the Leader of the House when the review on expulsions would be brought forward to the House. The Leader of the House, surprisingly, said that I needed to give…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeWe know that the rise in knife crime is multifaceted and multi-layered, we know that we need to adopt a public health approach—increasing community policing, youth work and early…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeFollowing another tragic wave of violence over the weekend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care dismissed treating it as a public health issue, contradicting the…04 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMore than 50% of the prison population were excluded from school. Last year the Government announced a review of school exclusions, led externally by Edward Timpson. They said…28 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill the Home Secretary be there for the debate on serious violence?14 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Last weekend Millwall Lionesses from my constituency played and beat Lewes FC in the fourth round of the FA cup. In the women’s competition, the Lionesses received £2,000 in…13 Feb 2019HANSARDSecondary School Opening HoursMy hon. Friend is making a fantastic speech. Does he agree with me and the BMJ that delaying the time children finish school is a very important part of this issue? On his point…11 Feb 2019HANSARDSecondary School Opening Hoursrose —11 Feb 2019HANSARDSecondary School Opening HoursI have listened intently to the Minister’s speech, and he is absolutely right about the lack of evidence on delaying start and finish times. However, I mentioned the BMJ research…11 Feb 2019HANSARD Windrush SchemeMy constituent has been waiting since 26 December for a decision on his Windrush application. The process has taken nine times the length of the two-week turnaround period that…05 Feb 2019HANSARD[P002354]I would like to present a petition in the same terms on behalf of the wonderful Clyde Nursery School and the wonderful Chelwood Nursery School in my constituency, which have…05 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersI have a few questions for the Minister that I hope she can answer, especially given that the Home Secretary is not here. How much does she expect the roll-out of knife crime…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. In response to my recent Adjournment debate on the relationship between exclusions and youth violence, the Minister for School Standards failed to address how the…04 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseSince the Home Secretary’s announcement that the Government would adopt a public health approach to address violence, we have heard nothing—nothing on funding and nothing on how,…31 Jan 2019HANSARD School Exclusions and Youth ViolenceI absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. Therein lies one of our problems: when kids are seen to be excluded, they are not only excluded from school; they can sometimes feel…28 Jan 2019HANSARD School Exclusions and Youth ViolenceI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. The work in Croydon has been fantastic at identifying the need to follow the evidence, and the evidence clearly points to the link…28 Jan 2019HANSARD School Exclusions and Youth ViolenceI am grateful for the opportunity to bring this extremely important debate to the House. As I hope that the Minister and other hon. Members are aware, I am chair of the…28 Jan 2019