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HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillAlthough I was stuck getting here, I have listened to a number of speeches. It is entirely normal for me to disagree with speakers and to find what they say objectionable, but I…12 Jul 2021HANSARD EU Settlement SchemeI am particularly concerned about the status of children, many of whom have grown up in the UK: their status is unclear and it is even unclear whether they are British citizens.…07 Jul 2021HANSARDTourism Industry: Covid-19I have been speaking to leaders in the tourism industry who are distinctly underwhelmed by the Minister’s tourism recovery plan. An inclusivity ambassador, a rail pass and £10…01 Jul 2021HANSARD Social Care ReformWe all know that commissioning in social care is broken. The price paid for care is too low, the wages paid to carers are too small and there is a lack of training and…23 Jun 2021HANSARD Deforestation in the AmazonIt is excellent to see you in the Chair, Mr McCabe. I once again find myself in agreement with the right hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling), as I was in the tourism…23 Jun 2021HANSARDChurch Estates: Rewilding, Tree-planting and Sustainable FarmingWhat plans there are for rewilding, tree-planting and sustainable farming on Church estates.17 Jun 2021HANSARDChurch Estates: Rewilding, Tree-planting and Sustainable FarmingThe Church is a significant UK landowner, owning 105,000 acres of land, with a property portfolio worth over £2 billion. May I ask what plans it has for rewilding, tree planting…17 Jun 2021HANSARDCatch-up PremiumLike parents across the country, I have been more involved in the education of my two children—one at primary and one at secondary—than at any other time. I saw how the schools…15 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonAt the tribunal, we heard the evidence of Tursunay Ziyadin about how beatings and internal torture in the camps had left her sterile—we in the Jewish community are all too…14 Jun 2021HANSARD Safety of JournalistsFreedom of the press is at the centre of a free society, so I would like to start by talking about West Papua, whose people have been fighting for self-determination from…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Aviation, Travel and Tourism IndustriesThere were so many excellent speeches from the Back Benches in this debate that someone would think, if they did not know, that they all came from the same party. I am sure the…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Aviation, Travel and Tourism IndustriesThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker; I will try to be as brief as possible, to give Members the maximum time. My role as shadow tourism Minister means that I am lucky enough to visit…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationMany happy returns of the day, Mr Speaker. The High Court judgment was absolutely damning. The judge said: “I do not accept that the accommodation there ensured a standard of…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Safety of JournalistsThe freedom of journalistic expression is paramount, including in terms of freedom of religion. The hon. Member makes vital points. The BBC’s China correspondent has had to move…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Safety of JournalistsI think this is one of those subjects where, in principle, every Member of the House can agree, but it is in the detail—whether domestically or internationally —that we need to…10 Jun 2021HANSARDSupport for Asylum SeekersThank you, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle) for securing this debate.…27 Apr 2021HANSARD Arms Trade: YemenColleagues have rightly spoken about Saudi Arabia and the effects of arms sales on Yemen. I agree with the comments of my colleagues on restricting sales, but with time so short,…20 Apr 2021HANSARDNHS PayIt has been a year now since hospital beds started filling up. Since then, there have been more than 126,000 deaths: our mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters, friends,…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFourth National Lottery LicenceI will ask a question more directly to do with the national lottery. The national lottery helps to fund many charities, cultural organisations and heritage sites, and whoever is…18 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy hon. Friend and I have organised and been on many peaceful protests together. The measures in this Bill are so regressive that, under them, surely some of those protests that…16 Mar 2021