Following the Government update on the resettlement of Afghan nationals who were evacuated in Operation Pitting, James Sunderland highlights the need to distinguish, in law, between those who come here illegally and those who come here legally, so that we can do more for those who served alongside British forces in Afghanistan.
James Sunderland welcomes plans to reform the private rented sector, giving renters greater security and safer, higher-quality homes, but calls on the Government to ensure that the new laws are balanced and asks what is being done to protect landlords against tenants who do not fulfil their responsibilities.
James Sunderland makes interventions in a debate marking 20 years since the beginning of Operation Telic in Iraq recalling his own experiences, paying tribute to all those who did not come back, and seeking assurances from the Minister that there must be a good reason for the deployment of armed forces in the future.
James Sunderland highlights that in 2021 more than 600,000 people worldwide died of malaria, and calls on the Government to renew the UK Government’s commitment towards meeting the 2030 Commonwealth goal of ending malaria and provide maximum support to the Global Fund.
James Sunderland welcomes the Government’s efforts to improve outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities or in alternative provision and funding for a new SEND school in Bracknell in particular, but highlights the importance of diagnosis and the need to improve the Child And Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).
James Sunderland asks the Government about its plans to incentivise the over-50s who retired during the pandemic back into work, and to help those who have left the uniformed services and are looking for a second career.