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HANSARDPrisoners: Skills DevelopmentI thank my right hon. Friend for his answer. Under my Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, prison governors have a duty to ensure that people leaving prison are housed properly after…28 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillMy right hon. Friend kindly raises the AJEX parade that I mentioned. I am pleased to report that the Minister for Defence Procurement, my hon. and learned Friend the Member for…24 Mar 2023HANSARDBallot Secrecy Bill [Lords]I rise to support the Bill in the name of both my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Paul Bristow) and, as he rightly says, Lord Hayward in the other place, who has done a…24 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillIt is a great pleasure as always to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis), who always gives a lively speech and informs the House of many…24 Mar 2023HANSARDBallot Secrecy Bill [Lords]As a fellow London MP, my hon. Friend will know that we have multi-member constituencies, particularly for local elections. That can lead to confusion in voters’ minds. Does my…24 Mar 2023HANSARD Food Price InflationThe Government’s short-term measures are of course welcome, but we also need a long-term food security plan to encourage farmers to grow more and to ensure that more of our food…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesSince January, 14 Israelis have been murdered by Palestinian terrorists, and 80 Palestinians have lost their lives during confrontation with the IDF or in the course of terrorist…23 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. This month we are due to have the seventh round of trade talks with our partners in India, working towards a free trade agreement. My right hon. Friend’s predecessor but one…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hooliganism of Khalistani hooligans outside the Indian high commission on Sunday is a disgrace to this country. This is the sixth time in as many years that the high…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIn just a few weeks’ time, we will be celebrating the coronation of King Charles III, and people up and down the country will be planning their celebrations. It therefore would be…16 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ13. In 2016, the current Mayor of London promised zero strikes on the London underground. Today is the 135th day of strikes since then. Will my right hon. Friend join me in…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLondon Zoo LeaseI thank the hon. Member for that intervention, which goes to the nub of the issue that I am about to raise. ZSL and Whipsnade Zoo bring animals into the wild in a much more open…14 Mar 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineThe emergence of Lions’ Den, a new terrorist group to go alongside Hamas, Hezbollah and many other Islamic terrorist groups, is clearly a threat to Israel’s security, and indeed…14 Mar 2023HANSARD BBC: Government Role in ImpartialityOn duties of impartiality, it is important that BBC presenters, who have such a wide audience, make statements that are correct. Whatever people’s views on Gary Lineker, he did,…14 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding SafetyI warmly congratulate my right hon. Friend on the progress he is making. Leaseholders are the most important people we have to look after. There will be people who have paid out…14 Mar 2023HANSARDUkrainian Refugees: HomelessnessI beg to move, That this House calls upon His Majesty’s Government to support Ukrainian refugees living in the United Kingdom, to prevent homelessness amongst this group where…14 Mar 2023HANSARDUkrainian Refugees: HomelessnessI thank the hon. Gentleman for that. He shares many of the views I have on homelessness and how to assist people. As I have said, I think we are all greatly pleased that the…14 Mar 2023HANSARDUkrainian Refugees: HomelessnessI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. I am slightly constrained by the subject of the debate, as she knows. However, I take the issue of Afghan refugees very seriously…14 Mar 2023HANSARDUkrainian Refugees: HomelessnessI thank the hon. Lady for that intervention, and I am coming on to some of the statistics, which affect not only London, but the whole UK. They emphasise how important this issue…14 Mar 2023HANSARDUkrainian Refugees: HomelessnessWith the leave of the House, may I thank everyone who has contributed to this debate? I echo the Minister’s words of thanks for all those who have acted as hosts to Ukrainian…14 Mar 2023