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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Mr Speaker, you will be pleased to know I have a very short question that could be answered with one word. Will serving personnel receive an above-inflation pay rise this year?18 Jul 2022HANSARDWork and PensionsI know what the Government have said they are doing to increase the uptake of pension credit, and that is good; I do not want to hear it again, though. I also know that people can…14 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know what the Government have said they are doing to increase the uptake of pension credit, and that is good; I do not want to hear it again, though. I also know that people can…11 Jul 2022HANSARDPension Credit Campaign: New Claimsrose—11 Jul 2022HANSARDAccess to Justice for Victims of CrimeThe Scottish Government are investing an extra £4 million this year to tackle violence against women and girls and offer greater support for victims’ needs. The Crown Office…07 Jul 2022HANSARDMacpherson Report: Twenty-two Years OnThank you, Ms McDonagh. It feels a little strange to be summing up after just one speaker, but the speech of the right hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana…07 Jul 2022HANSARDMacpherson Report: Twenty-two Years OnJust on that, does the hon. Lady agree that allowing suspicionless stop and search under the Public Order Bill will increase disproportionality rates between the different…07 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI wonder whether my hon. Friend was in the Chamber on the day that a Government Minister was ridiculing the Scottish Government for the amount of money they spent on what were…06 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you, Mr Speaker. This really is a tale of two countries. In Scotland, legislation passed by the Scottish Parliament is not law if it is incompatible with the rights defended…05 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, Russia followed the UK Government’s lead in ignoring a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights, telling the Court: “Russia no longer complies with the…05 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sorry to laugh— [ Interruption. ]05 Jul 2022HANSARDWindrush ReviewIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Ms McVey. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Edmonton (Kate Osamor) and other Members present who have been so tenacious in…29 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsThis Bill of Rights and the removal of the Human Rights Act are the culmination of multiple pieces of legislation that have gone through this place in the past year. They are all…22 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)Yes, but it does not have a number outside. I was unable to be here last week due to a diary clash, and I apologise for that, although I advised the Committee. I recall that the…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)Thank you for allowing me to speak, Mr Dowd, despite my being a couple of minutes late. I am sorry, but I could not find room 10; I could find rooms 9 and 11 but not 10. I thought…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)We will not be voting against it. We will just be abstaining on it because it is our principled stance not to vote for it. I certainly support it.21 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn answer to an earlier question about Sri Lanka, the Under-Secretary, the hon. Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford), said that she would continue to lobby the Sri Lankan…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)I certainly support properly acknowledging and tackling crimes motivated by sex or gender, but this new clause applies to England and Wales only, so I will abstain, in keeping…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (First sitting)Q My question is for Mr Groves. If tunnelling is the biggest issue for HS2, are you surprised that it has just been added on as an amendment, given that it is so important? What…09 Jun 2022