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HANSARDIsrael and Gaza: CeasefireThe Minister says he has a policy on evictions and demolitions in East Jerusalem and the west bank, on the attacks on al-Aqsa and the expansions of settlements, but the illegal…19 May 2021HANSARDEngagementsWhat does the Prime Minister think when he hears Jenny McGee, the nurse who saved his life, say of NHS staff,“We’re not getting the respect and now pay that we deserve. I’m just…19 May 2021HANSARDSafe Streets for AllThis Queen’s Speech displays a hostility towards democracy and the rule of law, with a planning Bill that shifts power from elected local government to developers, which is a…17 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineIf the Foreign Secretary will take action on ethnic cleansing in Xinjiang, why not in Sheikh Jarrah? If the UK Government will impose sanctions for the occupation of Crimea, why…12 May 2021HANSARDSupport for Asylum SeekersThe Home Office is knowingly presiding over an asylum accommodation and dispersal system that sees some of the most vulnerable people in the UK forced into squalid and overcrowded…27 Apr 2021HANSARDMinisterial CodeThe Minister has a specific duty to ensure transparency in Government through the Freedom of Information Act. Is he concerned that Transparency International last year identified…26 Apr 2021HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesThe commission’s chair says that it found no evidence in Britain of institutional racism, which it defines as “racist or discriminatory processes, policies, attitudes or…20 Apr 2021HANSARDTrespassWill the Minister explain why he thinks that the organisations that he indicates, such as the Ramblers Association, whose comments I read out, are not at all persuaded by the…19 Apr 2021HANSARDTrespassWill the Minister give way?19 Apr 2021HANSARDTrespassIt is a pleasure to be before you in Westminster Hall, Mr Bone. I thank the Petitions Committee for facilitating the debate, which has come slightly later than we envisaged—it was…19 Apr 2021HANSARD Hammersmith BridgeI am most grateful to the Minister for giving way. We need £4 million towards investigation work and there is a bill of over £140 million for repairs. Where does the Minister…14 Apr 2021HANSARD Hammersmith BridgeMy hon. Friend is making an excellent case, but I think she is being slightly too generous towards the taskforce. A letter from the Hammersmith Society, which is a strictly…14 Apr 2021HANSARD Hammersmith BridgeWill the Minister give way?14 Apr 2021HANSARD Hammersmith BridgeMy hon. Friend is being most generous in giving way. In fact, both Hammersmith and Fulham Council and Transport for London have contributed a sum of about £25 million. The…14 Apr 2021HANSARD Hammersmith BridgeWill the Minister give way?14 Apr 2021HANSARD Independent Review of Administrative LawThe amount of time and resources spent by successive Conservative Governments on restricting judicial review is extraordinary. It is one slender means that the individual has to…18 Mar 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillAsk almost anyone involved in the criminal justice system for their priorities, and they will not say, “More new offences, types and lengths of sentences, and further layers of…15 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine: Take-up Rates in LondonI beg to move, That this House has considered covid-19 vaccine take-up rates in London. It is a great pleasure to be here in what I think is, from a Back-Bench point of view, the…09 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsYesterday, the Minister’s Department answered a named day question that I tabled on 1 December 2020 about some of its multimillion-pound contracts with management consultants. The…09 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine: Take-up Rates in LondonThank you, Sir Christopher, for your stewardship of our proceedings this morning. I am grateful to colleagues from north, south, east and west London for speaking on behalf of…09 Mar 2021