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HANSARDSocial Rented HousingIn Bolton, 20,000 people are on a housing waiting list. There is an 18-month wait for a three-bedroom house and, on average, 800 to 900 people apply for each home that comes up.…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSocial Rented Housing19. What steps he is taking to increase the provision of social rented housing.04 Mar 2024HANSARDFunding for Youth ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Luton South (Rachel Hopkins) on introducing this absolutely fantastic and…28 Feb 2024HANSARDFunding for Youth ServicesI totally agree with the hon. Lady. We need properly funded youth services because they are the key to unlock the potential of many young people, especially in communities like…28 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. According to a report produced by the National Audit Office last week, housing legal aid is out of reach for many people who are struggling to keep a roof over their head.…20 Feb 2024HANSARDChild Poverty5. What steps he is taking to help reduce child poverty.05 Feb 2024HANSARDChild PovertyThe Joseph Rowntree Foundation recently found that 42% of children in Bolton live below the poverty line. After 14 years of Tory cuts and general incompetence, Britain now has the…05 Feb 2024HANSARD Household Support FundIt’s okay. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for East Ham (Sir Stephen Timms) for securing this important…31 Jan 2024HANSARDGaza21. What recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Israel on the number of civilian deaths in Gaza.30 Jan 2024HANSARD Children’s Mental Health Week 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. It is also a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton). I congratulate my…30 Jan 2024HANSARDGazaAccording to the UN World Food Programme, over half a million Palestinians in Gaza are starving. A famine is imminent. Allegations against 12 United Nations Relief and Works…30 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalI welcome the Minister’s response to the urgent question. Several of my constituents have been affected by this scandal. One of them has written to me to say that when they…10 Jan 2024HANSARD Rwanda Plan Cost and Asylum Systemrose —09 Jan 2024HANSARD Rwanda Plan Cost and Asylum SystemMy right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Are not the problems with the Rwanda scheme compounded by the fact that it means we have to take people from Rwanda as well?…09 Jan 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationThe UN Secretary-General recently said: “We are witnessing a killing of civilians that is unparalleled and unprecedented in any conflict since I have been Secretary-General.” Over…04 Dec 2023HANSARDCandidate Diversity: Democratic ProcessThe Labour party has more women and ethnic minority MPs than the rest of the political parties put together. We know that that leads to better outcomes for British people, but…25 Oct 2023HANSARDEngagementsThere is an email in my inbox from a constituent who has family in Gaza. It reads: “My heart can’t handle this anymore. We are being massacred, relentlessly bombed. Homes…25 Oct 2023HANSARDStorm Babet: FloodingMy heart goes out to all the communities affected, and particularly to those who lost their lives. The images on the news of the devastation of the floods will also have an impact…23 Oct 2023HANSARDHormone Pregnancy TestsFirst, I thank all Members who have spoken in the debate. In particular, I pay tribute to the vice-chair of the APPG on hormone pregnancy tests, the hon. Member for Livingston…07 Sept 2023HANSARDHormone Pregnancy TestsI thank the Minister for that intervention. I look forward to meeting her and her officials, and to a great scheme that will help the victims of Primodos. I remind her that if we…07 Sept 2023