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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)Q Inspector, you referred to the lack of time. That puzzled me a bit. Where does this idea of the lack of time comes from? We have done virtually nothing legislatively since…23 Jul 2019HANSARDSituation in the GulfI share the Foreign Secretary’s concerns about the possibility that tensions will escalate and that the region may descend into conflict. That is why it is so important that we…22 Jul 2019HANSARD Immigration Detention: Victims of Modern SlaveryMay I ask the Minister if she will reconsider the possibility of keeping such numbers centrally, including breaking them down, for instance, by how many victims of torture are…17 Jul 2019HANSARD Immigration Detention: Victims of Modern SlaveryFurther to the question asked by my right hon. Friend the Member for Birkenhead (Frank Field), is it not the case that keeping numbers centrally might be a good idea? I understand…17 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat discussions is the Secretary of State having with his relevant counterparts in other departmental teams about the ability of people in the creative industries to travel…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am sorry but I have to make a slight correction. When I asked my question, I forgot to mention my entry in the Register of Members’…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseI hardly know where to start with my appreciation for this Bill and for the cross-party consensus that has broken out. Of course, there are things that I would like to be better…16 Jul 2019HANSARDRelationship Education in SchoolsIn Bristol on Saturday the Pride event was a magnificent celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. I was there; it was wonderful. Many of the people in the…16 Jul 2019HANSARDRefugee Settlement ProgrammeThe Minister knows that I would like the ambition to be as high as possible. What plans has she got to consult refugees and refugee organisations about the lessons that can be…15 Jul 2019HANSARDRefugee Settlement Programme4. When he plans to announce details of the integrated programme to resettle an additional 5,000 refugees from 2020-21.15 Jul 2019HANSARD Resignation of UK Ambassador to USAThese attacks on, and the undermining of, the legislature, the judiciary, the civil service and the press are profoundly worrying. They have frightening historical echoes of…11 Jul 2019HANSARDBritish Sign Language CoursesI pay tribute to the hon. Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous), as nobody in the Portcullis House atrium yesterday can have failed to have been moved by the signing choir, who…11 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther to the question from the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson), is it not time that the Department for International Trade undertook a thorough review…11 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does he agree that the exporting of our climate problems is part of what we need to address in this House? I fear that, in trying to…10 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Prisons Minister has been good enough to keep me informed of developments at HMP Bristol in Horfield and of the urgent notification status. Will he agree to visit the prison…09 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I associate myself with the remarks of the Secretary of State about the Lionesses, and also of course wish good luck to the England cricket team? The epidemic of appalling…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.04 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.04 Jul 2019HANSARD Points of OrderThank you, Mr Speaker. I seek your guidance on the need for Ministers of the Crown to speak accurately about the actions of Members of this place and the other place in…04 Jul 2019HANSARDSexual Abuse Conviction RatesIn relation to conviction rates for sexual abuse trials, I would like to ask the Minister whether she can comment further and perhaps in more detail—perhaps in a meeting with…04 Jul 2019