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HANSARDAsylum Backlog10. What recent progress her Department has made on reducing the backlog of asylum applications.19 Dec 2022HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: Prosecution Rates1. What steps she is taking to increase the proportion of cases relating to violence against women and girls that are prosecuted.07 Dec 2022HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: Prosecution RatesLewisham has some of the highest domestic abuse-related crime levels in London and that appears to be increasing. One of the main challenges in capturing accurate pictures of the…07 Dec 2022HANSARDSoutheastern Railway Timetable ChangesIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship for the first time, Ms Harris. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Eltham (Clive Efford) on securing this…06 Dec 2022HANSARDSoutheastern Railway Timetable ChangesThere has been quite a lot of talk about Lewisham station, which is in my constituency. I can assure the Minister that Lewisham station is absolutely rammed at times, and there…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCost of Energy: People with DisabilitiesMany disabled people are having to make unimaginable sacrifices to keep life-saving equipment running in the face of huge energy bills. For instance, Carolynne Hunter’s…05 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Biocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mr Robertson. I thank the Minister for presenting the statutory instrument. We do not consider it controversial, but I have a…23 Nov 2022HANSARDVoter IdentificationIn response to voter ID pilots in 2018 and 2019, the Electoral Commission found that some groups might find it harder than others to provide photo ID, such as the millions of…17 Nov 2022HANSARDVoter Identification4. What discussions the Committee has had with the Electoral Commission on the publication of guidance for returning officers on the implementation of the Voter Identification…17 Nov 2022HANSARDVeterans: Cost of Living Crisis19. What assessment he has made of the impact of the cost of living crisis on veterans.07 Nov 2022HANSARDVeterans: Cost of Living CrisisIt perhaps might help the Minister if I give him a real-life example. My constituent, Leslie Constable, is an Army veteran who receives a state pension, war pension, Army pension…07 Nov 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Social Security PaymentsToo many disabled people have been disproportionately hit by the cost of living crisis, with extra costs of over £600 a year. Sadly, we have seen too many unable to cope with…31 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Why was the post of Minister for Disabled People demoted? What message do we think that that sends to disabled people, who already feel like an afterthought for this…26 Oct 2022HANSARD Procurement of EvusheldThe Minister is making an interesting speech, but I am really inquisitive as to how we are still using vaccines that have not been tested on omicron, yet we are using the excuse…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Procurement of EvusheldWill the Minister give way?12 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Despite repeated questions from me and other hon. Members, immunocompromised people still do not have access to the prophylactic drug Evusheld. It appears that some heads…19 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is a question for the Secretary of State.19 Jul 2022HANSARDBTEC QualificationsI absolutely agree. Studying performing arts taught me that I loved history and geography and taught me about team working. There are so many other skills that are important in…18 Jul 2022HANSARDBTEC QualificationsI was looking at Oxford’s website today. It says that the university will be accepting BTECs and will not be accepting T-level subjects. I want to make sure that the Minister is…18 Jul 2022HANSARDBTEC QualificationsThat is a really important point. BTECs can enable students to go to university at Oxford and Cambridge, but Oxford and Cambridge will not recognise the T-level subjects.18 Jul 2022