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HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)There is no doubt that the Conservative Government left our public services in tatters and the NHS on life support. This Government were left with no choice but to make tough…04 Nov 2024HANSARD Higher Education ReformI put on record that I am the parent of three students—two undergrads and one postgrad—who are all paying their fees. Does the Secretary of State agree that courses offering just…04 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe majority of teachers have had no more than half a day’s training on autism. If the Government are as committed as they say they are to ensuring that most children with special…04 Nov 2024HANSARDChildren’s Hospices: FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank the hon. Member for Liverpool West Derby (Ian Byrne) for securing this debate. Every time I meet a parent…30 Oct 2024HANSARDLocal Authority FundingRough sleeping is the most visible end of the homelessness crisis, but it is also brutal—the average age of death for rough sleepers in London is just 44. The rough sleeping…28 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsHigh streets are the beating hearts of our communities. Those in places such as Broadstone in my constituency are really bouncing back and reinventing themselves. The public…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesI would like to raise the issue of children being off-rolled and put into alternative provision. I speak as not only an MP but a parent who this has happened to, and I have a…24 Oct 2024HANSARD City and Town Centres: RegenerationI am delighted that Poole was one of the places to get its Wilko back a little while ago—that was a great celebration. The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: some town centre…16 Oct 2024HANSARD City and Town Centres: RegenerationI am confident from the nodding I see that that they will be. In fact, that is what first got me interested in politics: I felt the unfairness of business rates when I had my own…16 Oct 2024HANSARD City and Town Centres: RegenerationI will come to business rates later, and I absolutely agree that meanwhile use is important. The out-of-town shopping centre was such a catastrophe because it was cost-effective…16 Oct 2024HANSARD City and Town Centres: RegenerationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Vickers, and to represent the Liberal Democrats for the first time as a Housing, Communities and Local Government spokesperson.…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that, as well as training, there is a need to consider the regulation around the SIA? Over the past five years the SIA has granted licences to a…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Sport: Team GB and ParalympicsGBThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to make my maiden speech in this uplifting debate to celebrate the success of the Olympics and Paralympics. I congratulate the hon.…10 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Data from Marie Curie suggests that 90,000 people die in poverty every year, many of them after a terminal diagnosis. Even with the help of the special rules system, there…07 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe issue of special educational needs funding is well known in the House. Local authorities are still waiting for clarity on an extension to the statutory override that allows…12 Sept 2024HANSARDAsylum Claims Backlog11. What steps she is taking to tackle the asylum backlog.29 Jul 2024HANSARDAsylum Claims BacklogAccording to a 2022 YouGov poll, 81% of people support a right of asylum seekers to work. Currently, successful asylum seekers have little choice but to present to their local…29 Jul 2024