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HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI thank the hon. Member for her intervention and I highly encourage Conservative Members to go and have a look. I have previously spoken in this Chamber on the Nolan principles of…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipNo, I am going to make progress. A constituent wrote to me saying, “I am a single woman that has learning difficulties. A £20 per week cut in my income would have a huge impact on…30 Nov 2021HANSARDAccess to Salbutamol InhalersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I thank the hon. Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) for leading this important debate and all those who signed…29 Nov 2021HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: 40th Anniversary of UN DeclarationIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh). The speeches in this debate have been insightful and have shone a light on the challenges…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is completely fair for us in the SNP to raise concerns over lords in an unelected position who have just happened to give significant sums to the Conservative party. With the…25 Nov 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Moira Anderson Foundation, based in my constituency of Airdrie and Shotts, is named after Moira, who was 11 years old when she went missing in 1957. It is believed that she…25 Nov 2021HANSARD Islamophobia Awareness MonthThank you, Mr Dowd; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton (Afzal Khan) on securing the debate, and thank the…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Islamophobia Awareness MonthI am sorry, but I do not have enough time to take interventions. When people say, “I don’t see race. I don’t see religion,” they might not, but I do, because there are other…24 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsFacts matter, not sensational, xenophobic rhetoric peddled by this Government. Last month, the Home Secretary made the inaccurate claim that 70% of people who arrive in the UK by…22 Nov 2021HANSARDYoung JobseekersWhat message does the Minister think the UK Government send to young people with wage rates that discriminate based on their age, with a £5,000 gap between the one for an…08 Nov 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: Women and GirlsThe Taliban, who banned women from playing all sport during their rule in the 1990s, have indicated that women and girls will face restrictions in playing sport, which has caused…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 VaccinationsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairwomanship, Ms Ghani. I begin by commending all those across the four nations who have signed these two petitions: by signing, they have…20 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsSeptember marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Every day across the UK, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer, and, of those, two will not survive. My…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeI share the hon. Gentleman’s real concerns about female politicians. Like many of them, as a Muslim woman, I am keen to see democracy preserved but I simply do not trust the…15 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe first issue that the Secretary of State mentioned in his statement was the importance of vaccines. We know that 40% of the world’s population has been single-vaccinated…14 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan PolicyThe Minister referred to the importance of learning the English language. In previous interviews she has referred to “western values”, and to the support that her Government will…13 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany constituents have emailed me to outline their concern that the planned removal of the £20 uplift will have a significant impact on their family and children. How does the…13 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Immunology ResearchIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) who secured this important debate. As a relatively new Member, it is…09 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Immunology ResearchI do not know off the top of my head, so I will get back to the hon. Gentleman on that matter. In light of the statistics and the current rates of covid-19, it is crucial that…09 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO UpdateI welcome the news that, last week, the Foreign Secretary visited Pakistan, a key player in the region. However, does he accept that it is simply unacceptable that he did not call…06 Sept 2021