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HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsNo one will wish the new commissioner of the Met success more than London MPs, whose constituents have suffered a catalogue of institutional harm under his predecessors, but his…09 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. On 15 May, it will be 75 years since the Nakba—the expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians from their homes and the destruction of 500 Palestinian villages. Given Britain’s…02 May 2023HANSARDPolice Uplift ProgrammeMy constituents feel under siege from drug dealers, antisocial behaviour and online fraudsters. They will feel insulted by the Minister’s attempt to whitewash this Government’s…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Israel and Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesIt was disappointing that there was no announcement in the Minister’s statement on recognition, on settlement trade and on supporting international law processes in the…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Human Rights Protections: PalestiniansI am grateful to the hon. Member for Dundee West (Chris Law) and the Backbench Business Committee for securing this debate. The conditions on the ground in the occupied…20 Apr 2023HANSARDFuture of Social HousingNot only could I have made this speech in any year since I was first elected in 2005, I have made this speech in every year since then, because sadly, since long before that,…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFuture of Social HousingThe hon. Gentleman is making a very good speech. Understandably, most of this debate has been about general needs housing, but there is also social housing, asylum seeker and…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Research and Development Funding and Horizon EuropeI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield) on his excellent speech, and on getting this debate, which is relevant and pertinent, given what…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Machetes: ConsultationIs the Minister aware of the long-standing research by the University of Leicester on knife injuries, which found that carving knives are the most commonly used in stabbing…18 Apr 2023HANSARDIllegal Immigration Bill: ECHR CompatibilityLast month, the Attorney General told the Justice Committee: “It is particularly important that they”— Government lawyers— “work to keep the Government acting properly and within…30 Mar 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary has told Channel 4 FactCheck that he intends to correct the record, following his use at yesterday’s Prime Minister’s questions of…30 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateIn the past few weeks, asylum seekers have been placed in hotels in my constituency that the Home Office has then deemed unfit for occupation, and those asylum seekers have been…29 Mar 2023HANSARDFamily CourtsThe best support that families could get is representation, but the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 virtually abolished private law family legal aid.…28 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Last week, a supervising officer at HMP Wormwood Scrubs was brutally attacked a matter of yards from the prison entrance. The Prison Officers Association tells me—the right…28 Mar 2023HANSARD Afghan Resettlement UpdateOn 20 February, after 18 months in a bridging hotel in west London, the Nadiri family and many other Afghan refugees were relocated to Leeds and housed in another bridging hotel.…28 Mar 2023HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesEvery death in this conflict is a tragedy, so I hope the Minister will disassociate herself from comments from those on her own side who either ignore the deaths of Palestinians…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Heritage Assets: LondonIt seems the theatre in the Minister’s constituency was drawn out of the Arts Council lottery and won a prize. I am pleased to say that the theatres in my constituency also did…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI will grant it as my birthday present to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) that I am taking last place behind him. Afghan refugee children who have already spent 18…23 Mar 2023HANSARD International Child AbductionIt is a pleasure to serve with you as Chair, Mrs Cummins. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (David Simmonds) on securing the debate and setting out,…22 Mar 2023HANSARD International Child AbductionI listened carefully to what the Minister said about TRNC, and I am not sure whether she said that the police would talk to the law enforcement authorities there. As I have said,…22 Mar 2023