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HANSARDHuman Rights13. Congratulations to you, Mr Speaker. I thank the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling (Tom Tugendhat), for his comments. I have…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Valedictory DebateI wanted to allow others to go first, but thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was elected in the middle of a miners’ strike, in 1984, to the seat held at one time by Keir Hardie,…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Valedictory DebateThank you very much. Yes, I remember our first few days here. If you come in in a by-election, it is always more difficult to assimilate. I am glad that my hon. Friend is still…05 Nov 2019HANSARDTributes to the SpeakerI do not use many words, but I want to say to you, Mr Speaker, that I cannot imagine this place without you. I have been here a very long time now, as the right hon. Member for…31 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsThere is no guarantee from this Government that UK employment rights will keep track with EU employment protections. For example, the gig economy was just mentioned, and the…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWhat is the point of smart motorways? We should have a statement or explanation in the House from the Transport Secretary, because even the head of Highways England has said that…24 Oct 2019HANSARD The National Health ServiceMadam Deputy Speaker, you were in the Chair when I was granted an Adjournment debate by Mr Speaker on a subject which I will discuss again today. I was a patient at the time and I…23 Oct 2019HANSARD The National Health ServiceI have been a critic of the health service in Wales, as my colleagues know, but I am also an admirer of much of the good work it carries out, particularly in my hon. Friend’s…23 Oct 2019HANSARD British Children: SyriaBut surely now, with a ceasefire and a lull in the fighting, is the perfect time to facilitate repatriation—to get them out. Will the Minister tell us what numbers he is talking…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillDoes my right hon. Friend acknowledge that many EU nationals in this country are really afraid, because they do not know what their future is going to be? An Italian flower seller…22 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. May I remind the Minister that next year marks 50 years since the Equal Pay Act 1970, and much of the progress has been made because of our membership of the European Union? I…17 Oct 2019HANSARD US Troop Withdrawal from Northern SyriaI am afraid that the Kurds are being stabbed in the back once again, as they have been so many times in the past. We have a responsibility, and we should stand up. We need to know…08 Oct 2019HANSARD No-deal Brexit: Schedule of TariffsOne of the most successful exports from my constituency is Penderyn whisky, which comes from a small village in the Brecon Beacons. If the Minister went to Wales, he must have…07 Oct 2019HANSARDUS Tariffs: Scotch WhiskyMany years ago, Mr Speaker, when Mr Speaker Weatherill sat in your Chair, I was taking part in a filibuster and I mentioned Penderyn whisky at length. As a result, Mr Speaker…07 Oct 2019HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI know from working with the Minister in the past that he is a compassionate and determined man. Does he have any information at all about the medical assessment that Nazanin…07 Oct 2019HANSARD Brexit NegotiationsAs the Prime Minister has repeatedly demonstrated this morning, the information about the political declaration is very vague indeed. It would not protect jobs, rights or…03 Oct 2019HANSARD YemenUnless there is an immediate ceasefire, by the end of this year 233,000 people will have died in Yemen, including 150,000 children under the age of five. What are we doing to try…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Arms Export Licences (Saudi Arabia)Thank you, Mr Speaker. Does the new Minister realise that it took almost a year, at the start of this Parliament, to set up the Committees on Arms Export Controls because the…26 Sept 2019HANSARD IranIt was not always the case that we slammed Iran in this Chamber; 25 years ago when I stood at the Dispatch Box, I in fact congratulated Iran on helping to save the Kurdish…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateI have been in this House for 35 years and I spent five years in the European Parliament, from 1979 to 1984, with the Prime Minister’s father, who I have to say was a very…25 Sept 2019