Business questions: the government should get off the fence and invest in Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon
At Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Questions on Tuesday 12 June, I had…
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Challenging the Brexit Minster: How can we maintain a world-leading science and technology sector after we leave the EU?
Will the UK be able to continue to recruit the best scientists and researchers from…
Prison is an opportunity to change violent behaviour
People who beat their partners and family members are very likely to go on to…
Failure to prevent domestic violence has a high cost
Domestic violence destroys the lives of the victims and the perpetrators. It also has a…
Challenging the Transport Minister on accessibility of Bristol’s local train network
It is outrageous that in 2018, some disabled passengers are still seriously disadvantaged by the…
Debate on the Serious Violence Strategy: how education can help
Before becoming an MP, I worked to end domestic violence. I feel very strongly about…
Question about Access to Work grants – are increased bureaucratic demands legal?
Yesterday I asked Work and Pensions Minister Sarah Newton about the increasing administrative burden on…
Urgent question to the Leader of the House of Commons: democracy
In Parliament on 10 May 2018, my colleague Afzal Gorton was granted an ‘urgent question’…
Oral questions to the Attorney General: perpetrator programmes
I was encouraged by the response from the Attorney General to my question today about…
Questions on Brexit: How will pensions be affected?
Today I challenged the Government on their lacklustre approach to the Brexit negotiations. A huge…
Westminster Hall debate on Internally Displaced People
Media coverage of the crisis in Syria has often focused on refugees – and for…
Question to the Home Secretary: How will she restore trust in the Home Office?
On Monday 23 April, the Home Secretary was summoned to the House of Commons to…
Question on membership of the European Aviation Safety Authority
By March 2019 it will be almost half a century since the UK joined the…
The Immigration Minister agrees to look again at the Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill
Yesterday I used Home Office questions to ask Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes about the Government…
Question to the Prime Minister: Will the UK help millions of Syrians fleeing war?
Yesterday the Prime Minister came to the House of Commons to answer questions on the…
Why should the ‘Windrush Generation’ have to prove their right to live in the UK?
Since Caribbean people started moving to the UK in the late 1940s, they have made…
World Autism Awareness Week – how can we address loneliness and increase employment?
Yesterday I spoke in the debate in the House of Commons Chamber to mark World…
International Trade Questions: The Brexit Clock is Ticking for Live Performers
On Thursday 29 March 2018 I asked the Minister for International Trade if he would…
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Questions, Tuesday 27 March 2018
The number of Syrians fleeing the civil war are shocking – more than 5.6 million…
Debate on Leaving the EU: UK musicians, Thursday 22 March, 2018
British musicians have had a huge global influence in almost every genre. I am concerned…
Question to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education, Monday 19 March 2018
On Monday 19 March in Education Questions, I asked the government how many children with…