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HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will start in order with Lords amendment 1D in the name of Lord Coaker. The Minister asked why the Government ought to have due regard for those particular pieces of…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ15. Ukrainian Member of Parliament, Mykola Stefanchuk, is in the Public Gallery this afternoon. I am sure we all wish to welcome him and wish Ukraine “Slava Ukraini”. Mykola has…17 Apr 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaThe director-general of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has talked about the devastating destruction of Gaza’s hospitals, and the dead bodies still being…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Afghan Refugees: Deportation from PakistanIt is absolutely ludicrous that, three years after the fall of Afghanistan, we are still talking about people that the UK Government have left behind. It is absolutely appalling…17 Apr 2024HANSARDRecommendations of the Infected Blood InquiryI rise to present a petition on behalf of my constituents regarding the recommendations of the infected blood inquiry. I note the letter from the Paymaster General today, but…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillMy hon. Friend is making some excellent points about fuel poverty. When I conducted a survey of Dalmarnock residents about its impact, I found that it had a hugely detrimental…17 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillThe proliferation of vapes has happened almost overnight. Does my hon. Friend share the concerns of my constituent, who runs a newsagent and tobacconist, that he is holding the…16 Apr 2024HANSARDNet MigrationThe cruel Conservative hikes to the visa minimum income threshold have caused deep distress—deep, deep distress—to many. Does the Home Secretary understand the pain that these…15 Apr 2024HANSARDVisa Scheme for Palestinian RefugeesGaza Families Reunited’s petition for a Palestinian family visa scheme has garnered 100,000 signatures, and I hope it will soon be debated in Parliament. Gazans are stuck in a…15 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateMy constituent Sama has been trying to get her mother, father and brother out of Gaza since this conflict began. They have been displaced multiple times, and they are now in a…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIf the hon. Gentleman thinks that our own domestic judges should not be allowed to make decisions on these issues, I would be very interested to hear his point.15 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The hypocrisy goes even further than that: this Government expect Rwanda to uphold all of its agreements and laws internationally and…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillHere we are again, debating this outrageous and unworkable Bill. We are no further forward, and the Government will fail to get any further forward, because the Bill is a complete…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThis legislation inhibits the ability to look at facts, and I think that is quite a dangerous road to go down. I do not think that that is really what the Government ought to be…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillHaving met many constituents and other people who have been victims, as the hon. Member sets out, I know this is devastating for them, when it is already difficult enough to…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am coming to the end of my remarks. The Government will not even listen to these people’s stories, so what will happen to them and where will they live? This Government seem to…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCyber-security and UK DemocracyWe should be worried about Chinese influence in various areas of Government. Graham Barrow, the Companies House expert, has been warning for quite some time about dubious company…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Women’s State Pension AgeWASPI women in my constituency have campaigned relentlessly for many years, and I pay tribute to all of them, particularly Rosie Dickson, who has done so much at various events…25 Mar 2024HANSARD HMRC Self-Assessment HelplineI am regularly contacted by constituents who have had poor services from HMRC, as I am sure many of my colleagues are. These people are pretty certain that they would still be…20 Mar 2024HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesOne of the requests from female-led businesses in my constituency, including Cùrlach and Rock’n Rollers, was for a VAT cut for hairdressing businesses. Can the Minister tell me…19 Mar 2024