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HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon. I will start by saying that none of us here can possibly understand how complex the work is that you and your colleagues do. I am trying to understand some of…21 Sept 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Second sitting)Q My second and final question is on international relations. The UK lags behind other European countries in terms of numbers. The British Red Cross said that we were the 17th…21 Sept 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon. You have already answered some of what I was planning to ask you about. I read recently that you said the preservation of life should be the UK’s top priority.…21 Sept 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Second sitting)Q You talked about the concurrent effort needed. I suppose you do not want to agree, but I am going to ask you anyway. Do you agree that it would be better if, at the same time as…21 Sept 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (First sitting)Q The British Red Cross is part of the International Red Cross, so perhaps it has a clearer picture of the scale of the global crisis that is leading to the displacement of…21 Sept 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill (Second sitting)Q You have said a number of times that having safe and legal routes is one of the things that will reduce what some people refer to as the pull factor. I am going to dispute the…21 Sept 2021HANSARDRefugee Rights: International LawSpeaking in the House on Tuesday of the Home Secretary’s plan literally to push back migrant children and their parents arriving by boats in the channel, the now former Justice…16 Sept 2021HANSARDRefugee Rights: International Law8. What recent assessment she has made of the compatibility of the Government’s proposals on asylum with (a) the UN’s convention on the status of refugees and (b) the rule of law.16 Sept 2021HANSARDBlack Maternal Health WeekI completely agree with my hon. Friend. It is up to the many Members of this House who are not already doing it to do it, and those of us who are doing it must keep repeating over…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBlack Maternal Health WeekMaybe I am misunderstanding, but this Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is going to look at things like smoking—you can stop smoking and can be supported in that, and…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBlack Maternal Health WeekIt is Eastwood in the Scottish Parliament. Forgive me, Mr Hollobone. As my hon. Friend said, studies in America show that even among women who come from fairly well-off…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBlack Maternal Health WeekIt is a pleasure, Mr Hollobone, to serve under your chairmanship today. I start by paying tribute to the hon. Member for Streatham (Bell Ribeiro-Addy) for securing this debate in…14 Sept 2021HANSARDThe Rule of LawThe Nationality and Borders Bill also lengthens the time for which those seeking asylum must wait for a decision, while shortening the time that they have in which to appeal. As…14 Sept 2021HANSARDThe Rule of LawNone of this is funny. This Government’s disregard for the rule of law is wide-ranging, as we have heard. They are reducing access to justice, planning, for instance, to remove…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBlack Maternal Health WeekAbsolutely. The right hon. Member for Romsey and Southampton North mentioned evidence from the Women and Equalities Committee. I was not on the Committee at the time, but NHS…14 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan PolicyThe Minister talked in her statement about a referral process for those inside Afghanistan where it is possible to arrange safe passage, thus acknowledging that that is not always…13 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. I am still not happy with the answers given to my colleagues about the lack of HGV drivers. The problems facing Carntyne Transport in my constituency are absolutely due to…09 Sept 2021HANSARDLegacy of Jo CoxDespite being elected on the same day as Jo Cox, I cannot say that I knew her. I knew who she was, and in the months after she died, I almost felt I did know her. I certainly felt…09 Sept 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWell, okay, if it gives me extra time, I will take an intervention.20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillOn the hon. Gentleman’s first point, that is not true. We have just heard—he was clearly not listening—about a number of other countries that, per head of population, take far…20 Jul 2021