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HANSARDKnife CrimeDoes my hon. Friend agree that, whether we like it or not, social isolation and a lack of opportunities are possible causes of knife crime? I am an OnSide youth zone champion, and…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeWill the hon. Lady give way?15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeOf course, it is the job of the state system to act as a deterrent, so I understand the hon. Lady’s point. I sit on the Justice Committee, and I have visited prisons and spoken to…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEducational Assessment System ReformIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hertford and Stortford (Josh Dean) for securing this important debate. I also…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEducational Assessment System ReformDoes the hon. Member agree that exams do not even test resilience? I consider myself to be quite a resilient person, but I used to hate exams. Even though I retook my A-levels and…15 Oct 2025HANSARDTackling Climate Change: International Co-operation18. What discussions he has had with his international counterparts on tackling climate change.14 Oct 2025HANSARDTackling Climate Change: International Co-operationYoung people in my constituency of Wolverhampton West are particularly concerned about protecting the environment and the future of our planet. I have been contacted by students…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Postural Tachycardia SyndromeI thank my hon. Friend for giving way again. Like others in this room, I have had many constituents ask me to represent them today. One such constituent, Sophie Evans-Carey, has…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Provision of Council HousingAccording to the charity Crisis, only 1.4% of one to three-bedroom properties in my constituency are affordable to renters who need housing benefits, while the number of people on…15 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportRecently, I held a roundtable for parents and carers, and we had a very moving discussion. One parent spoke about how her son had not been to school since January and had missed…15 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank the 123 constituents in my constituency of Wolverhampton West who have signed this petition for support for…15 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportThe hon. Member is absolutely correct. What is more, when parents appeal, they succeed in the vast majority of cases. Why is that decision not made earlier to save the money,…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian AccessIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. The humanitarian crisis that we are continuing to see in Gaza is appalling, horrific and unforgivable, and…10 Sept 2025HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Impact on British SocietyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship for the first time, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank the hon. Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell) for securing the debate, although I have…10 Sept 2025HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Impact on British SocietyI take the right hon. Lady’s point about everyone being equal under the law, but what happens if somebody is not made equal under the law? What redress would that person have,…10 Sept 2025HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Impact on British SocietyI accept that we should not have tick-box exercises, but does the hon. Member not agree that legislation should reflect changing social values? Were it not for the fact that we…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Palestine Action: Proscription and ProtestsMany of those arrested over the weekend for simply holding placards were older and disabled citizens and human rights activists, who can hardly be described as terrorists.…08 Sept 2025HANSARDPeople Smuggling1. What steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of people smugglers. [R]04 Sept 2025HANSARDPeople SmugglingI welcome the Government’s steps to deter people smuggling and end the exploitation of vulnerable people. I also want to highlight the work that Wolverhampton City of Sanctuary…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseOver the summer recess, two older Sikh taxi drivers were attacked outside Wolverhampton train station, one of whom is a constituent of mine. Although I commend British Transport…04 Sept 2025