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HANSARDBishops in the House of LordsIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Davies, and to contribute to this debate on behalf of the Opposition. I congratulate the hon. Member for Edinburgh East (Tommy…06 Jul 2023HANSARDBishops in the House of LordsThe hon. Gentleman tempts me to read the future. I am afraid that I will disappoint him. We have not finished our process of policymaking. The Government are hiding from the…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI am grateful for that intervention. My hon. Friend almost reads to the end of my paragraph, so I will address that point presently. The point on gagging clauses was also made by…03 Jul 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillYes, I think that what has been striking is that colleagues who come at this from very different places and parties have reached that conclusion of the inadequacy of this…03 Jul 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillIt is a pleasure to close this challenging but important debate on behalf of the Opposition. The debate has covered Britain’s place in the world, freedom of speech, human rights,…03 Jul 2023HANSARD Co-operatives and Alternative Businesses: Local Authority SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I refer colleagues to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I am a Labour and Co-op Member of…20 Jun 2023HANSARD Nottingham IncidentOur community has been shaken by these devastating events. Yesterday, we stood together at a vigil in St Peter’s church. It was a sad and poignant act of reflection for the loss…14 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyIt is a pleasure to close for the Opposition in this debate. Let me start by bringing us back to first principles. The Mayor of Teesside himself has requested a National Audit…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyI chirped during the right hon. Gentleman’s earlier contribution to ask him how he knew. I took from that—if I am wrong, the record will show otherwise—that he had had those…07 Jun 2023HANSARDLevelling-up Fund: Delivery of FundsNearly 18 months after the publication of the levelling up White Paper, instead of meaningful levelling up, all that we have is disorganisation and disappointment. The…05 Jun 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresThe shadow Secretary of State raised very important questions about work visas that the Minister has not yet addressed. The number of work visas has doubled since the pandemic.…25 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn March, 8,000 Afghan relocations and assistance policy scheme families were given eviction notices from their hotel accommodation by the Home Office. What assurances can we hear…15 May 2023HANSARD Voter IDColleagues will have been dismayed to learn that fewer than 90,000 of the up to 2 million people without appropriate ID have applied for a voter authority certificate. Voter ID…27 Apr 2023HANSARDVoter Identification Requirements: Local Election TurnoutI am told by the Association of Electoral Administrators that some returning officers plan to use greeters at the front doors of polling stations to check whether people have the…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBallot Secrecy Bill [Lords]I add my congratulations to Lord Haywood on initiating this important Bill in the other place and on securing its progress so far. If it is successful—I think we can have complete…24 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans’ WelfareThe Minister says the review is under way. Of course, a review is already under way on the armed forces compensation scheme, with its initial findings stating that the processes…13 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans’ Welfare8. What recent steps Veterans UK has taken to support veterans and their families.13 Mar 2023HANSARD Future of the UK Constitution and DevolutionIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Fovargue. I congratulate the hon. Member for Hitchin and Harpenden (Bim Afolami) on securing this important debate. I believe…08 Mar 2023HANSARD Future of the UK Constitution and DevolutionI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention, which I will take as a contribution to our consultation. That point has been well made by our Welsh colleagues, so it…08 Mar 2023HANSARDBallot Secrecy Bill [ Lords ]It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr McCabe. I thank the noble Lord Hayward for sponsoring this important Bill in the other place and I congratulate him on securing…07 Mar 2023