Former MP for Bow and Poplar
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If what the Minister is saying is correct, does he not agree that the money must be being misspent? Speech therapy will now be refused to 375 children between the ages of five and 11, and Moorfields hospital is turning away patients from east London who want eye operations and appointments, because of the reduced funding of the contract for east London and the City health authority. Where is...
I present a petition signed by almost 4,000 Londoners, most of whom live in the east end, in support of the efforts of the group known as Civilians Remembered to obtain a suitable memorial for civilians who died during the last war and to commemorate the bravery of those who kept the London docks open throughout the blitz. The petition showeth that the most fitting and appropriate site to...
Does my hon. Friend agree that it would be damaging to children if absent parents were deeply distressed by being forced to live in dire poverty?
Former MP for Bow and Poplar
Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 8 April 1997 — General election
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