In Parliament - Janet Daby for Lewisham East

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Crossbows

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of reviewing the statutory framework on the (a) possession and (b) use of...

Misuse of Drugs Act

Commons debates

I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Withington (Jeff Smith) for securing this significant debate. Fifty years of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, according to the charity...

Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups

Department of Health and Social Care

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) assessment he has made of the additional risk of the covid-19 virus to South Asian communities and (b) additional support will...

Investment in Companies: Transparency and Low Carbon Economy

Church Commissioners

Janet Daby made a speech in the House of Commons

This week, the Young Christian Climate Network began its relay for justice, where over 500 young people will take part in the trek from Truro Cathedral to Glasgow to call for bold action from our...

Investment in Companies: Transparency and Low Carbon Economy

Church Commissioners

Janet Daby made a speech in the House of Commons

What progress the Church of England has made on engaging the companies it has invested in to (a) improve transparency and (b) transition to a low carbon economy.

Police: Death

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Government provides to families of people whose deaths are found to have been caused or partially caused by police actions;...

Police: Biometrics

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what oversight mechanisms are in place for facial recognition technology used by the police; and what consent is required from members of...

Students: Greater London

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to plans to suspend free travel in London for people aged under 18, what plans he has to financially support students attending (a)...

Catch-up Premium

Commons debates

We expect a competent Government to step up and give the nation’s children the support they need. I think we all need to know why this Government are ignoring their own commissioner....

Topical Questions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Janet Daby made a speech in the House of Commons

The Government are fully aware that my constituent, Mr Anoosheh Ashoori, has been detained as hostage in Iran because of his British citizenship, with declining health and no contact with his...

Museums and Galleries: Equality

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of issuing mandatory diversity quotas for artists whose art is...

Uighurs: Human Rights

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 assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports that (a) the Chinese government is...

Mental Illness: Offenders

Department of Health and Social Care

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues in the (a) Home Office and (b) Ministry of Justice on the way in which the...

Electric Scooters: Visual Impairment

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made made of the potential effect of e-scooters on the safety of visually impaired people.

Musicians: EU Countries

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made on the proposed arrangement for musicians to tour in the EU without needing individual visas for...

Identity Cards

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has plans to provide a photo identification card for every British citizen free of charge as a form...

Prisoners: Mental Illness

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what specialist training is given to staff in prisons to handle individuals in custody who are experiencing mental health crises; what the procedure is...

Police: Training

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what specialist training is given to police officers attending to people experiencing mental health crises; and what consideration is given...

Aviation, Travel and Tourism Industries

Commons debates

My constituents are significantly impacted by the aviation industry, and I have been hoping to raise their case in this place for a long time. Thousands of my residents in Lewisham East live...

Human Rights in Hong Kong - [Ms Nusrat Ghani in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Ghani. The UK Government have abandoned the people of Hong Kong, who once shared much of their national identity with ours. That is shameful....