News Archive
Support young people priced out of citizenship
Thursday, 15 April 2021
The high cost of Home Office fees means too many young people in Hackney and London are priced out of citizenship.
I secured a Westminster Hall debate on immigration and nationality application fees to press this issue. These debates are opportunities for backbench MPs to raise issues and force a…
Greensill: Taxpayers' money requires better transparency
Tuesday, 13 April 2021
Throughout the pandemic there’s been too little transparency from the Government about how it spends our money.
I pressed the Minister over whether a six-week inquiry is enough to shine sunlight on the millions of taxpayers’ money given to organisations such as Greensill.
Knife Crime - Hard calls save lives
Thursday, 8 April 2021
See this powerful film about mothers learning of their son's death.
Calling with information about knife crime may feel hard - but there are harder calls. If you ever have any information about knife crime, you can anonymously call Crimestoppers and help prevent further deaths.
See here for further information and…
School breakfasts update
Tuesday, 6 April 2021
Every child deserves to start their day with a healthy breakfast. That is why I joined Emma Lewell-Buck MP in urging the Government to scale up school breakfast funding and make support to schools permanent. See more here.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families, Vicky Ford MP, has recently…
Government guidance on 2021 exams
Tuesday, 6 April 2021
The continued disruption to pupils’ learning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic meant the Government cancelled GCSE and A-Level exams this year.
The Joint Council for Qualifications has now released a fact sheet with helpful guidance on the system that will be used to calculate grades for pupils impacted by the…
