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I was a member of the Committee that scrutinised the Statutory Instrument,(SI)  The Houses in Multiple Occupation ( Asylum Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023. This piece of legislation has been rushed through and whilst I made an intervention to seek clarity, from the Minister, she failed to take other interventions. These are a mechanism whereby questions can be raised on the legislation and Ministers can clarify the legislation. 

As a result of a sensitive case I wanted to raise with the Minister, the conflict between the Government’s policy of deporting people who have been convicted of a serious crime and making sure victims come first in the Criminal Justice system.  I applied for and was granted a debate in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 9 May 2023. The title of the debate was: That the House has considered victims’ and offenders’ rights in the criminal justice system. Here is my speech in full: 

There was a debate in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 9 May 2023 secured by Carol Monaghan MP. Here is my intervention: 

I asked the Secretary of State for Education a Written Parliamentary Question about teachers in Walsall South.

On Wednesday 3 May 2023 the House considered the Lords amendments to the National Security Bill. The National Security Bill 2022-23 would replace existing counter-espionage laws with a comprehensive framework for countering hostile state activity analogous to the counter-terrorism framework established since 2000. The Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 17 November 2022. Significant amendments were made to the Bill by the Lords in Committee and on Report. There were 3 votes.