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I sponsored the free school meals Private Members Bill introduced by Frank Field MP, which aims to automatically grant children who are eligible for, but not registered for school dinners.

This Bill will put a duty on all local authorities to identify and register disadvantaged children based on their family…

28 January is National Young Carers Awareness Day, to recognise the 700,000 young carers in the UK who provide care and support to family and friends.

These children, who provide unpaid care to family members often miss out on their childhoods as a result of their caring duties.

Carers Trust is…

Wednesday 27th January marked the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, the site of the largest mass murder in history.

This week, I signed the Holocaust Educational Trust's Book of Commitment, in doing so pledging my commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered…

The abolition of student maintenance grants will have a big impact on those who come from lower-income families, who will now leave university with much higher debts than many of their peers. This is likely to discourage many from studying without saving the Government much money.

The Conservative Government tried…

I raised the issue about terror financing, in particular /Daesh's financing from oil sales, in the House of Commons.

The Minister agreed that this is a significant issue and has highlighted the steps taken to undermine /Daesh's financial means.

You can read the question here.