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HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan the Minister outline how much cotton and how many products to construct solar panels have been imported into the UK from Xinjiang in the past year?20 Jan 2022HANSARDUyghur Tribunal JudgmentI thank the hon. Member for Wealden (Ms Ghani) for securing the debate, and for her excellent speech; indeed, we have heard excellent speeches from other Members, too. I commend…20 Jan 2022HANSARDImports from Xinjiang, China9. If she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to ban the import of Chinese cotton and solar panels from Xinjiang.20 Jan 2022HANSARDUyghur Tribunal JudgmentI thank the hon. Member for her intervention. It is harrowing, isn’t it? It reminds us of what happened to the Jewish community here in Europe. Those things are repeating. Will…20 Jan 2022HANSARDBritish Council Staff: AfghanistanA recent report by Human Rights Watch detailed how Taliban rule has had a devastating impact on Afghan women and girls, and the catastrophic cuts to funding for the British…20 Jan 2022HANSARD Gas and Electricity CostsI also welcome this debate and thank the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) for securing it. My constituency of Manchester, Gorton has long faced…18 Jan 2022HANSARDPending Asylum ApplicationsThe Conservatives say that the asylum system is broken, but having been in power for more than a decade, the truth is that they are the ones who broke it. Asylums seekers are some…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPending Asylum Applications13. What recent estimate she has made of the number of asylum applications pending initial decision.17 Jan 2022HANSARD Draft Online Safety Bill ReportI too want to say how important this work is; this Bill is desperately needed. Refuge has found that one in three women have at some time in their life experienced abuse online. I…13 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventMy beloved mum died of covid in March 2020. She died alone in hospital while I sat in the car outside trying to be as close to her as I could. Even burdened with our grief, my…11 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeThe humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is worsening by the day. Huge numbers of people do not know where their next meal will come from as they endure harsh winter conditions, and…06 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWinter is always a difficult time for the NHS, but we are now in an unsustainable situation. Last night, 17 hospitals across Greater Manchester announced that they were suspending…05 Jan 2022HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse Rail: Stakeholders17. What recent discussions he has had with (a) Transport for the North and (b) other stakeholders in the north of England on completing further sections of Northern Powerhouse…16 Dec 2021HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentLike the hon. Member, I have a very diverse constituency, and I deal with a heavy immigration caseload. Does he share my disappointment about the fact that delays in those cases…16 Dec 2021HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse Rail: StakeholdersIn the north, we have been waiting six years for the so-called Northern Powerhouse Rail to improve connectivity between our major cities, yet in the integrated rail plan the…16 Dec 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome the Government’s appointment of Baroness Hallett to chair the inquiry into covid-19, and the Prime Minister meeting his own deadline for a change. Much remains unknown…16 Dec 2021HANSARDJoint Committee on the Draft Online Safety BillI welcome the Committee’s work. Like many Muslims, I face Islamophobic racist abuse online, which has skyrocketed during the pandemic. Did the Committee consider the definition of…16 Dec 2021HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentEven with the spectre of omicron hanging over us, this time of year is very special. For the first time in two years, I have been able to join communities across my constituency…16 Dec 2021HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his moving speech and his tremendous work on this issue, not only here as a parliamentarian but when he served in the British Army. I share…16 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Civil Jurisdiction and Judgements (2005 Hague Convention and 2007 Hague Convention) (Amendment) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Davies. I thank the Minister for his opening remarks and for outlining the extent of what is being undertaken. It is…14 Dec 2021