In Parliament - Janet Daby for Lewisham East

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Below you my contributions that I previously made in Parliament.

Palestine: Women

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her department is giving to women-led humanitarian and peace-building groups in Lebanon.

Palestine: Women

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her department is giving to women-led humanitarian and peace-building groups in Palestine.

Security Vetting

Commons debates

I thank the Prime Minister for his statement. I know he is aware that public confidence in politicians needs to drastically improve to retain the public’s trust. With that in mind, Reform...

Hatzola Ambulance Attack

Commons debates

Alongside many inside the House and outside it, I condemn the attack on the Jewish-run ambulance service in Golders Green. The attack was clearly antisemitic, and it is right that the authorities...

Topical Questions

Home Department

Janet Daby made a speech in the House of Commons

I regularly meet lead stakeholders in my constituency who work passionately to keep children safe and reduce knife crime. What work are the Government doing with grassroots organisations to...

Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Bill

Commons debates

The Secretary of State is correct in everything he has said so far about the memorial. Is he willing to meet me? He has spoken about safety, and many of my residents are concerned about their...

Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address

Commons debates

Peter Mandelson’s behaviour was disgraceful, and his continued relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is difficult to comprehend. It is an insult to the victims and survivors of Epstein’s...

Strait of Hormuz

Commons debates

I thank the Minister for his detailed responses. He will know, as many of us in the Chamber do, that many residents across our country are really concerned about the conflict in the Persian gulf....

Business of the House

Commons debates

Fly-tipping is a blight on our communities. It should not happen and it is wrong. It spoils and damages communities, and I see far too much fly-tipping up and down my constituency. Lewisham...

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Commons debates

I thank the Chair of the International Development Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion), for securing this timely debate. I also thank the Clerks of the Committee,...

Schools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and Thriving

Commons debates

I thank the Secretary of State for her statement, for the White Paper and for all the hard work she and her team have put into it. In my previous profession as a children and families fostering...

Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address

Commons debates

I share the sentiments expressed by many Members, and my thoughts are with the hundreds of survivors—most of them children—of that horrific sexual abuse. The public rightly expect...

Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill

Commons debates

I thank my hon. Friend—I call him that even though he sits on the other side of the House—for stating that so eloquently and accurately. This means that the previous Conservative...

Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is absolutely correct; it is about supporting parents into better-paid work.

Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill

Commons debates

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Torbay (Steve Darling). I appreciate the Liberal Democrats’ support for lifting the two-child limit. I cannot express enough how delighted I...

China and Japan

Commons debates

I thank the Prime Minister for his statement, but will he tell the House what steps the Government are taking to protect parliamentarians and others in public life against foreign influence?

Race Equality Engagement Group

Women and Equalities

Janet Daby made a speech in the House of Commons

I represent a hard-working, diverse community, yet the latest Office for National Statistics figures on the median-adjusted pay gap for UK-born black, African, Caribbean or black British...

Race Equality Engagement Group

Women and Equalities

Janet Daby made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent progress the race equality engagement group has made on helping to tackle race inequalities.

Business Rates: Retail, Hospitality and Leisure

Commons debates

Libraries and community centres are central to communities like mine in Lewisham East, and they make an excellent contribution to the local area. Can the Minister say whether there are any...

Engagements

Janet Daby made a speech in the House of Commons

Mr Speaker, I am sure that you, and I hope others across the Chamber, will agree that we need to recognise and celebrate achievements. I say that because across the country knife crime offences...