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HANSARDEnabling Community EnergyI beg to move, That this House has considered enabling community energy. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir David, and I am looking forward to the Minister’s…01 Jul 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryOur country faces a tremendous challenge. How do we recover from covid, not only in terms of our health and wellbeing, but in terms of jobs, our economy and, crucially, our…29 Jun 2021HANSARDBlack History and Cultural Diversity in the CurriculumIt is a pleasure to work under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. History is written by the winners. However uncomfortable and however painful it is, we have a responsibility to confront…28 Jun 2021HANSARDBlack History and Cultural Diversity in the CurriculumI am so sorry, Mr Gray, but I want to put on the record that I do not compare anything to the holocaust.28 Jun 2021HANSARDBlack History and Cultural Diversity in the CurriculumMr Gray, may I just correct that? I am not comparing the holocaust—28 Jun 2021HANSARDBlack History and Cultural Diversity in the CurriculumI thank the Minister for giving way, and we have a little time to debate this issue. Does the Minister agree that a lot of why we are debating this is that a profound sense of…28 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House has accused the Opposition of moaning and complaining. Let us just call that opposition—and clearly he is not suggesting that a one-party state is a better…24 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementThese planning reforms are the biggest change to the planning system since 1947, yet this White Paper is a jumbled series of aspirations and statements that do not amount to a…21 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementDoes the hon. Member agree that this is not about the number of houses, but about the whole infrastructure around housing applications —accessibility, connectivity, access to…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnd-to-end Rape ReviewIt is of course vital that the charging and prosecution of rape cases improves dramatically, so that rapists are put in prison and survivors get justice, but we also need to stop…21 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseYou have just missed a lovely exchange on a tribute to Dame Vera Lynn, Mr Deputy Speaker. I have to admit that I use her for my own purposes whenever people struggle to pronounce…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Children and Young People’s Mental HealthThe Minister has quoted the numbers for what the Government have made available. As I said, unfortunately a lot of that money has not reached the frontline. Will she make CCGs…16 Jun 2021HANSARD European Union Settlement SchemeI thank the hon. Member for Lanark and Hamilton East (Angela Crawley) for securing this important debate, and I thank the Minister for granting me permission to take part. EU…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Children and Young People’s Mental HealthI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) for securing this important debate. We have a long way to go to properly respond to our growing mental health…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Hillsborough: Collapse of TrialsBishop James Jones set out in his report that one of the problems with the initial inquest was that there was no public funding for the families to get the representation and…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe UK is the leading English language teaching destination, bringing students from over 150 countries to Britain to study English, and there are several excellent schools in…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Human Rights in Hong KongThe Chinese Communist party has continued to dismantle Hong Kong’s autonomy at a worrying pace. This month marks the 32nd anniversary of Tiananmen Square and the second year that…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsThe Government’s own figures show that the number of outstanding criminal court cases has risen by 15,918 since the pandemic began. Some of this is a consequence of covid—a…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Obesity Strategy 2020The Minister knows that I have had a number of conversations about calorie counting. What really concerns me is the evidence base for whether this will really reduce the number of…27 May 2021HANSARD Obesity Strategy 2020I speak today as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on eating disorders and I want to highlight the anxiety felt by many of those with an eating disorder about one…27 May 2021