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HANSARDApproved Mileage Allowance Payment RateIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I thank the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for introducing the petition, and other hon.…03 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency reveals that, despite achieving the same level of qualification, the salaries of first-class female graduates were £2,000…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseLabour-run North Lanarkshire Council is moving early years practitioners down from grade 9 to grade 7. They have been given the option either to take a pay cut of up to 30% or…08 Jun 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresThe Tories on the Government Benches and the Tory-lite Labour party would have the public believe that a rise in net migration is something to fear. That could not be further from…25 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituents, like those of many Members, have been impacted by the actions of Apostle Accounting. Many owe large amounts in repayments to HM Revenue and Customs, causing undue…25 May 2023HANSARDEquitable Pay: WomenFawcett Society evidence shows that more than a third of women want to work, but are prevented by reasons including a lack of flexible working options and affordable childcare.…26 Apr 2023HANSARDEquitable Pay: Women12. What steps the Government have taken to help ensure that women have equitable pay.26 Apr 2023HANSARDHunger: East Africa and the Horn of AfricaIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I draw Member’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Interests, which will be updated shortly to reflect…25 Apr 2023HANSARDHuman Rights in MyanmarIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I thank my friend, the hon. Member for Bradford West (Naz Shah), for securing this important debate. She has been a…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI pay my respects to both Palestinians and Israelis who have been killed in recent violence. Ramadan Mubarak; today marks the start of Ramadan and I, like many Muslims, am…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on talks to de-escalate the violence in Israel and…23 Mar 2023HANSARDOccupied Palestinian Territories: Illegal SettlementsRamadan Mubarak to everyone celebrating. In January, the Foreign Secretary told the House that the UK Government’s position on the illegality of Israeli settlements remains…23 Mar 2023HANSARDOccupied Palestinian Territories: Illegal Settlements7. Whether she plans to advise businesses not to trade with illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.23 Mar 2023HANSARD International Child AbductionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairwomanship again, Mrs Cummins. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (David Simmonds) on securing this…22 Mar 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework: Economic Competitiveness13. Whether he has made a comparative assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Windsor framework on economic competitiveness in (a) Northern Ireland and…22 Mar 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework: Economic CompetitivenessScotland, like Northern Ireland, rejected Brexit. Both were dragged out of the EU despite voting to remain. Yet Northern Ireland has retained access to the EU single market and…22 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Compatibility11. What recent assessment she has made of the compatibility of the Illegal Migration Bill with the European convention on human rights.20 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: CompatibilityWhen introducing the Bill, the Home Secretary said that she was “confident that this Bill is compatible with international law.” —[ Official Report , 7 March 2023; Vol. 729, c.…20 Mar 2023HANSARD Silicon Valley BankDoes the Minister agree that the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank highlights the dangers associated with deregulation in the banking sector—something that the UK Government have…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIntegrated Review RefreshDoes the Foreign Secretary agree that, following his Department’s devastating international aid cuts, the UK Government cannot claim to be fully safeguarding vulnerable…13 Mar 2023