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HANSARDDraft State Immunity Act 1978 (Remedial) Order 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray, to discuss this important draft remedial order. I hope not to detain the Committee for long, so soon after recess. The…10 Jan 2023HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayMy hon. Friend is right to highlight those cases, and he is right that we should never forget them. My right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana…08 Dec 2022HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I thank the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Margaret Ferrier) for securing such an important debate to…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Saudi Arabia: Death Penalty and Spike in ExecutionsLabour unequivocally condemns the recent executions in Saudi Arabia and the use of the death penalty anywhere in the world. In the last two weeks, executions have been taking…28 Nov 2022HANSARD IranI thank the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) for bringing forward this urgent question. Iranians have been protesting in almost every town and city for several months,…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ7. Can the Deputy Prime Minister tell the House if he has ever entered into a non-disclosure agreement connected to a complaint against him?16 Nov 2022HANSARD Yemen Peace ProcessIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies, I believe for the first time. I welcome the Minister to his place, and I look forward to working with him on this and…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranFor the past six weeks, Iran has seen huge protests following the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of its brutal morality police. Ms Amini was violently beaten following her…25 Oct 2022HANSARDSchool Budgets and Costs to Parents18. What recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of inflation on (a) school budgets and (b) the cost to parents associated with school.24 Oct 2022HANSARDSchool Budgets and Costs to ParentsData from a National Association of Headteachers survey shows that 90% of schools expect to run out of money by the end of the next school year. I have spoken to headteachers who…24 Oct 2022HANSARD FIFA World Cup 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I wish to thank the right hon. Member for Vale of Glamorgan (Alun Cairns) for securing this very important debate.…20 Oct 2022HANSARD FIFA World Cup 2022The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. There are issues within our own game with footballers coming out as gay or LGBTQ+. That is an issue for sport across the UK and…20 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthIt is less than a month since the former Chancellor delivered his “Let’s call it a fiscal event” Budget. The so-called mini-Budget turned out to be a full-on, unmitigated,…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Mahsa AminiLike many Members of this House, I have been heartened to see the bravery of the protesters in Iran in the past few weeks, and particularly the women and girls who are…11 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenI pay tribute to Her late Majesty the Queen on behalf of myself and my constituents in Enfield, Southgate. In our grief, we remember a lifetime dedicated to extraordinary public…09 Sept 2022HANSARDIsraeli Government Proscription of Palestinian Civil Society GroupsLast October, Israel designated six Palestinian civil society groups as terrorist organisations, which has caused widespread concern. Accusations of terrorism must be treated with…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSrebrenicaOnce again, the hon. Member makes an excellent point. I am sure that the Government will consider that and, if they do, they will have the full support of the Opposition. For so…14 Jul 2022HANSARDSrebrenicaI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton South East (Yasmin Qureshi) and the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) for securing this immensely important debate…14 Jul 2022HANSARDSrebrenicaThe hon. Member makes an excellent point. Sexual violence is one of the most heinous war crimes that can be committed, and it has a lasting effect. It is unspeakably dreadful. As…14 Jul 2022HANSARDIran’s Nuclear ProgrammeI thank the right hon. Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) and my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Steve McCabe) for securing this excellent and important debate,…30 Jun 2022