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HANSARDLawfare and UK Court SystemI thank the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) and my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill (Liam Byrne) for securing this important debate.…20 Jan 2022HANSARDTaylor Review of Modern Working PracticesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Cummins. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) on securing this important debate. The covid-19 crisis…19 Jan 2022HANSARDTaylor Review of Modern Working Practicesrose—19 Jan 2022HANSARD Building Safety BillI thank my hon. Friend for making that point strongly. I share his concern that there is too much of a free pass in that situation and such buildings should just not be allowed to…19 Jan 2022HANSARD Building Safety BillI rise to speak in support of amendment 73, tabled my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts), and amendment 1, tabled by the hon. Member for Waveney (Peter…19 Jan 2022HANSARDTaylor Review of Modern Working PracticesI thank the right hon. Lady for giving way. She said that the Government have done so much more than any other in peacetime history. However, in 2019 the Government promised that…19 Jan 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe judge in the High Court ruling that deemed unlawful the Government’s red carpet-to-riches VIP lane for personal protective equipment suppliers, stated: “There is evidence that…13 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Vaccine AccessSome 700 million doses of the vaccine were delivered instead of the 2 billion that were promised through the COVAX programme by the end of the last year. Does my hon. Friend agree…13 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill the Leader of the House join me in congratulating the four people who demanded racial justice with the removal of a slave owner’s statue in Bristol on being vindicated of…06 Jan 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI am in favour of a number of amendments, but for the purposes of time I will largely keep my comments to new clauses 12 and 13 in my own name and new clause 14 tabled by my hon.…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Islamophobia Awareness MonthEvery single day, people of Muslim backgrounds like me face discrimination and prejudice. I am never allowed to forget that my presence in Parliament, as the first MP to wear a…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillIn the interests of time, I will just speak to my amendment 99 and new clause 57 tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Streatham (Bell Ribeiro-Addy). The Government often talk…22 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Q On the different description of zoos, do you think something clearer is needed in the Bill? David Bowles: Yes, there are issues around that. When does a farm that has a couple…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Q Do you think that the Bill contains a sufficiently robust definition of conservation? David Bowles: Yes. The RSPCA is glad that, under the Zoo Licensing Act 1981, conservation…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Q A final question: in Committee, our work will involve looking at the detail of the Bill, and it is said that the success of a Bill is often dependent on the financial…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Paula, did you want to come in on this? Paula Boyden: No, I defer to David on that.09 Nov 2021HANSARDBlack History MonthMy hon. Friend has mentioned some important, though depressing, statistics about the reality of things in the country today. To add to that, there are fewer than 200 black…28 Oct 2021HANSARDUniversity Tuition FeesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I know from speaking to students that many face extreme financial hardship as a result of the covid-19 crisis. In…25 Oct 2021HANSARDUniversity Tuition FeesInterim results of a Muslim Census survey show that almost 10,000 Muslim students are foregoing university or are being forced to self-pay. In 2013, the then Prime Minister, David…25 Oct 2021HANSARDUniversity Tuition FeesI agree that a number of different options should be, and are, available for students across the country, but a significant number of young people who would like to go into higher…25 Oct 2021