"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Poole (Neil Duncan-Jordan) for securing this debate.
It is clear from some of my colleagues’ comments and from some of the discourse on this topic that many politicians do not …..." Olivia Blake - View Speech
"According to Cancer Research UK, 86% of melanoma skin cancer cases are preventable. My constituent Charlotte, who has stage 4 melanoma, is leading a campaign alongside Melanoma Focus to get better enforcement for the ban on sunbeds for under-18s and to stop the use of harmful melanotan II products such …..." Olivia Blake - View Speech
That this House has considered child poverty and no recourse to public funds.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I refer the House to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, on the help I receive from the Refugee, …..." Olivia Blake - View Speech
"That is absolutely right. I will come on to the review later in my comments, but I thank my hon. Friend for putting that on the record.
The IPPR and Praxis estimate that around 722,000 children are affected by NRPF restrictions, of whom 382,000 are living in poverty. The NRPF …..." Olivia Blake - View Speech
"I am pleased that my hon. Friend has made that point, because London Councils itself has previously described this issue as a
“direct cost shunt resulting from central government policy.”
The Local Government Association continues to call for this ambiguity to be resolved so that councils can support families affected …..." Olivia Blake - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. That statistic makes a stark point. He also makes a strong point about why the Government should consider these issues in the upcoming child poverty strategy.
We know that growing up in poverty has terrible short-term and long-term consequences, and there is …..." Olivia Blake - View Speech
"Yes, I agree completely that there is huge pressure on young people in migrant families to provide such services. There is also pressure on young carers who are migrants as well, which is another concern. My hon. Friend makes a very valid point. Young people should not experience such situations, …..." Olivia Blake - View Speech
"Yes, I agree. My hon. Friend makes an important point that we have choices. This is not inevitable, and the upcoming strategy is an opportunity that will hopefully allow us to turn the corner for many families.
The all-party parliamentary group on poverty and inequality and the all-party parliamentary group …..." Olivia Blake - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Member for his contribution, but I want to push back a bit on his comments about what I was implying. There is a net contribution from migrants—we know that to be true—and it is not all about costs. If some of the things I outlined in …..." Olivia Blake - View Speech