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HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI do not believe it was my hon. Friend’s speech, Mr Evans, but if it was, it was a perfectly good one and I thank him for it. The points he makes are absolutely valid.13 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI am sure I am not the only person in this House who can see the irony of how taking back control supposedly has led us to a position where Parliament is being neutered by the…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillFundamentally, this Bill is an attack on democracy that will disenfranchise millions, entrench more powers with the Executive, and remove the power of the Electoral Commission to…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillI could not agree more, and I will elaborate on that as I go through my speech. In all the debate and discussion that have followed the Queen’s Speech in May, the Government have…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillA charity has the right to advocate on behalf of its members and the people it represents. A charity must have the leeway and the bandwidth to advocate. To block that off screams…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We are heading down a dangerous road and I urge Government Members to think carefully before proceeding. One would have hoped that, at a time…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillIf the right hon. Gentleman wishes to reduce this debate to that level, he is perfectly welcome so to do, but this is about a fundamental right for people to exercise their…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillCan I just clarify whether the Minister is drawing a clear and direct parallel between the situation in Northern Ireland in the 1990s and the situation in the United Kingdom in…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections Billrose—07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillIt is on that point.07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillI would say gently to the hon. Gentleman on the Tower Hamlets issue, which I believe went back to 2014, that to change an entire voting system on what went on in one particular…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillI agree with the hon. Gentleman: we are heading down a very, very dangerous road. The public have to be made aware of that and Government Members have to be aware of where this…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillI do not regard any findings of the OSCE, but what I think is important in this place, looking at UK-wide elections, is that we have a measure that works for United Kingdom…07 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO UpdateAn easy mistake to make, Madam Deputy Speaker. Spirit Aid, the charity founded by the Scottish actor David Hayman, currently has doctors, teachers and others, and their families,…06 Sept 2021HANSARD AfghanistanMy right hon. Friend will be aware that yesterday the Nobel laureate Nadia Murad said: “I know what happens when the world loses sight of women and girls in crises. When it looks…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanAs has mine.18 Aug 2021HANSARDChannel 4: PrivatisationI thank the hon. Member for Wallasey (Dame Angela Eagle) for securing this debate on what she described as the wanton cultural vandalism that the UK Government are planning. The…21 Jul 2021HANSARDChannel 4: PrivatisationWill the Minister give way?21 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.15 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are six months into Brexit and the sea of opportunity that the seafood producers of my Argyll and Bute constituency were promised has turned out to be swamp of bureaucracy.…15 Jul 2021