Contributions
1,586 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD Support for Civilians Fleeing GazaMy hon. Friend is making some excellent points, and I share his frustrations, having also written to the Foreign Secretary on this issue on behalf of my constituent, Sama, whose…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Support for Civilians Fleeing GazaThe Minister says there is aid provision, but it is simply not getting through. I attended a briefing by ActionAid, among others, this morning, and I heard that dignity packs for…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Potential ExtensionWill the hon. Gentleman give way?06 Feb 2024HANSARD Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Potential ExtensionIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Sharma. I congratulate the hon. Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham), who is my in-laws’ MP, on securing this afternoon’s debate. It…06 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The Minister has been clear about the extremely dangerous situation in Sudan. I have a number of constituents still waiting for the UK Government to process their applications…30 Jan 2024HANSARD Fossil Fuels: LobbyingThe hon. Lady is making some excellent points. Does she agree that it is quite frustrating to look at the regime in Norway, which collects more tax, meaning that the people of…30 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2024It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. I apologise for my tardiness—as colleagues explained, I inadvertently got stuck in a lift trying to get to Committee today…24 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2024On the point about synthetic opioids, many charities are concerned about the impact that the stymieing of the flow of drugs from Afghanistan may have on the development of…24 Jan 2024HANSARDAction Against Houthi Maritime AttacksYemeni analyst Hisham Al-Omeisy is no friend of the Houthis—they took him hostage some time ago—but he has been raising concerns about the way in which these blunt military…23 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI have heard the hon. Gentleman make that point before about people who come and cannot be sent back to whatever country because of the situation there. That has occurred within…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Billrose —17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillPerhaps the right hon. Member would like to correct the record. Most people who come on small boats are in fact refugees, because the Home Office grants them that status. They are…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (David Simmonds). It was refreshing to hear somebody on the Conservative Benches talking up the merits…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe front page of this tawdry, pathetic piece of unworkable legislation says, in the name of the Home Secretary: “I am unable to make a statement that, in my view, the provisions…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI wish to make some progress. The hon. Gentleman will be able to contribute later on. I wish to touch on what the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said about…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI beg to move amendment 45, page 2, line 33, leave out “a safe” and insert “an unsafe”.16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe hon. Gentleman should inform himself, because there is no such thing as an illegal asylum seeker in the first place.16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe hon. Gentleman can sit down; he has made his point. Fellow human beings, from Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, China, the Democratic…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe SNP has brought forward these amendments to this appalling Bill not because we really believe that there are improvements that can be made to it, but because that is the…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am glad the right hon. Gentleman has had your advice, Dame Rosie, on the subject of the debate. To put the issue into context, every single week I sit in front of people at my…16 Jan 2024