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The Save the Children's 'No Child Born to Die' campaign calls for politicians to tackle the hunger and malnutrition suffered by children throughout the world. Members of Parliament have been asked to sign an Early Day Motion () on Global Food Security. The calls for Members of Parliament to ensur…

Parliamentary Business

Victims and justice

I raised concerns about victims' rights in parole hearings in a recent debate.

Victims have the right for an impact statement to be read out at the parole hearing. However victims of crime, or their families, do not have the right to speak, or to…

Meg asked a question of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury about affordable housing. Meg asked the Chief Secretary what he will do to ensure there are enough affordable homes for the people in Hackney to live in.

In Hackney, there is growing demand for affordable housing but there are…

Meg questioned Nick Clegg at Prime Minister Question Time about the number of Liberal Democrat Councils pay the living wage.

Hackney Council is an accredited living wage employer. To receive this accreditation employers need to ensure that all direct and indirect employees (those who work for contractors) receive a living…

Meg was delighted that a bill to license scrap metal dealers as one means of tackling the problem of metal theft was supported by MPs at its second reading in the House of Commons.

This bill was supported by churches, local government, scrap metal dealers and army veteran organisations.