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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. What plans does my right hon. Friend have to amend the Equality Act 2010, which would give us the opportunity to remove caste as a protected characteristic?07 Jun 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse Prosecutions8. What steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to support the prosecution of domestic abuse cases.25 May 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse ProsecutionsThe breakdown of a relationship is a particular stigma for women in families from the Indian subcontinent, many of whom are forced to either remain in coercive relationships or…25 May 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresPeople who come to this country and want to work here and add value are welcome. Clearly the concern is the illegal migration figures, which have continued to grow. Given that the…25 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI associate myself with my right hon. Friend’s remarks about our dear friend Karen Lumley. She certainly brightened up Prime Minister’s Question Time—each week, we were not sure…25 May 2023HANSARDNuclear Power Sites4. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on new nuclear power sites in Wales.24 May 2023HANSARDNuclear Power SitesI thank my right hon. Friend for his answers thus far. Clearly, Wales has a bright future as part of the new nuclear capability across the United Kingdom. What further measures…24 May 2023HANSARDNuclear Fusion: Energy ProvisionI thank my right hon. Friend for that answer. When I was studying physics at university more than 40 years ago, fusion was a gleam in our professor’s eye. Now we have been able to…23 May 2023HANSARDNuclear Fusion: Energy Provision1. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing nuclear fusion technology to provide energy.23 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act: Repeal11. What progress she has made on repealing the Vagrancy Act 1824.22 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act: RepealI thank my right hon. Friend for that answer. More than a year ago in a vote in both this House and the other place, we agreed to repeal the 1824 Vagrancy Act, yet it seems as if…22 May 2023HANSARD National Numeracy DayI beg to move, That this House has considered National Numeracy Day. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Maria. I declare an interest as a graduate in physics…18 May 2023HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker, on the Order Paper today is the matter of the Holocaust Memorial Bill Second Reading. Indeed, I understand that the Joint Committee on…18 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend will be aware that Vahid Beheshti was carrying out his hunger strike on the opposite side of the road from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office…18 May 2023HANSARD National Numeracy DayApplied mathematics.18 May 2023HANSARD National Numeracy DayThank you, Dame Maria, for presiding over the debate, and I thank colleagues for their contributions. The hon. Member for Glenrothes (Peter Grant) posed a number of questions and…18 May 2023HANSARDIndustrial Action: Support for Public Services13. What steps his Department is taking to support public services during industrial action.11 May 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillBetween 2016 and 2019, the Procedure Committee heard regularly about the thousands of statutory instruments that either had to be translated into UK law, repealed, or reformed in…11 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI add my congratulations to my right hon. Friend on her performance at the coronation. The wait for the renters reform Bill seems never-ending. It is important that we get the…11 May 2023HANSARD No Recourse to Public FundsIt is an honour to follow the right hon. Member for East Ham (Sir Stephen Timms), who set out the complicated nature of this problem that the Government face. I will not repeat…11 May 2023