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HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment SupportI have had a lot of emails on this subject, so may I ask the Minister again how the Government are going to support freelancers and the self-employed? They are desperately worried.19 Mar 2020HANSARDLoan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse ReviewWhen the right hon. Gentleman took evidence from people who are subject to the loan charge, did he receive any evidence to the effect that their chartered accountants or financial…19 Mar 2020HANSARDLoan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse ReviewIn 2018, when a group of constituents first came to my surgery to complain about their treatment by HMRC, I was not particularly sympathetic—they were talking about loan schemes,…19 Mar 2020HANSARD Windrush Lessons Learned ReviewAs someone who has served in the military with soldiers from the Windrush generation, may I say that we never once thought of them as anything other than British? We looked in…19 Mar 2020HANSARDLoan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse ReviewMy constituents just do not have any extra money—they have used it all up each year. After 2010, they were continually told by financial experts and the companies they were…19 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)Can I remind my hon. Friend that I think hydrogen cars will be making a big entry into the market very shortly? I am waiting for the hydrogen car, so I do not have to plug it in…17 Mar 2020HANSARDFreedom of Religion or BeliefI would like to place on the record that I have been invited to the funeral on 21 March, but the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has said no.12 Mar 2020HANSARDFreedom of Religion or BeliefI am jolly pleased to hear it, but I want to see that happen on the ground. Trying to stop it is very, very difficult. I know the reality of what happened in that village— I was…12 Mar 2020HANSARD Veterans’ Mental HealthI commend my hon. Friend and, indeed, all Governments for all they have done in this area. When I came back from a very heavy tour in Bosnia in 1993, I had an interview with a…12 Mar 2020HANSARDFreedom of Religion or BeliefThank you, Ms Buck. It is a pleasure to be here today. I have spoken about freedom of religion or belief before. Of course, any decent society believes that freedom of religion is…12 Mar 2020HANSARD Mental Health of VeteransI declare an interest: PTSD Resolution is run by my old commanding officer, Colonel Tony Gauvain. It is the most brilliant charity, and it takes very little money from Government.…11 Mar 2020HANSARD Mental Health of VeteransI support exactly what my good Friend the Minister is saying. I am backed up by other Members here, such as my hon. Friend the Member for Bracknell (James Sunderland). The vast…11 Mar 2020HANSARDLesbian, Bisexual and Trans Women’s Health InequalitiesThe hon. Lady refers to half of trans people. Can she put a figure on that? I would like to know, because that is terribly sad.10 Mar 2020HANSARD Commonwealth in 2020For the record, there are a huge number of people on the Conservative Benches who entirely agree with that point. We should look after these men. I have served with Fijians of…09 Mar 2020HANSARD Commonwealth in 2020I commend my hon. Friend, who is a really good friend. I have been to his constituency on many occasions for dinners—he is a terribly generous fellow—and every time there have…09 Mar 2020HANSARDSyria: Security SituationWe have stalemate in the Security Council with one permanent member saying “No.” What is the feeling in the General Assembly, which is an alternative means of getting some idea of…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Persecution of ChristiansI agree. Iraq, another country where we have given blood to help, is No. 15. In 2003 there were 1.5 million Christians in Iraq; now there are 160,000. Throughout the middle east…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Persecution of ChristiansWe have a prime position in the Security Council of the United Nations, as a permanent member—one of the five. Do the Government intend to introduce a United Nations Security…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Persecution of ChristiansThe Vatican suggested in 2014 that about 100,000 Christians were being severely persecuted. Open Doors suggests that 11 Christians are killed every day—or 4,000 a year. Christians…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Persecution of ChristiansWhen I went to Egypt in 2011, I met members of the Muslim Brotherhood in their headquarters. They assured me that they had no political intentions in Egypt and that they did not…06 Feb 2020