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HANSARDAsylum PolicyOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Secretary of State accused one of my Green colleagues of hypocrisy when in fact she had been objecting to the warehousing of asylum…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Asylum Seekers: MOD HousingThe Refugee Council has a clear proposal that would allow the Minister to close asylum hotels within a year without resorting to barracks: a one-off scheme to give a time-limited…29 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationWill the hon. Member give way?20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationI must congratulate the hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) on an excellent, compelling and evidence-based opening speech of the debate. I declare my…20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationI have previously asked Home Office Ministers, and staff supporting them, whether they have any evidence for the claim that allowing asylum seekers to work while waiting for a…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillIt is great that the UK is finally ratifying the treaty, and it is also great to hear the Minister talk about the benefits of marine protected areas, but if the Bill is to signify…16 Oct 2025HANSARDCarbon Budget Delivery Plan10. What steps he is taking to ensure the forthcoming carbon budget delivery plan includes measures to financially support people on low and middle incomes.14 Oct 2025HANSARDCarbon Budget Delivery PlanI welcome the Minister to her new position and thank her for her answer. I know how much she will want the new carbon budget delivery plan to reflect the scale of ambition…14 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ4. Fifty-one Israeli arms companies are exhibiting at the Defence and Security Equipment International arms fair in London this week, and some of them even boast that their…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillWe in this House all know that some landlords use the excuse of selling up to evict tenants only to re-let at a higher price. Does the hon. Member agree that Lords amendment 18,…08 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillOn devolving the ability to run pilots, and following up on the point made by the hon. Member for Clapham and Brixton Hill (Bell Ribeiro-Addy), Bristol city council—including…02 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumOur communities are divided, and they are scared. We—all of us—want to be with our families, and communities are at their strongest when family life is protected and supported. If…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPrax Lindsey Oil RefineryThe last time we discussed Prax Lindsey, I asked the Minister to support my energy jobs Bill—a plan for the redeployment and retraining of oil and gas workers that is proactive…22 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastThe UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls has said that Palestinian mothers are repeatedly watching their children slowly starve to death, be maimed, be killed…21 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The Government’s new Scope 3 guidance for offshore projects is hugely welcome. We are already battling deadly heatwaves and overshooting climate limits, so it is critical that…15 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureWill the hon. Gentleman give way?14 Jul 2025HANSARDUK-France Migration: Co-operationWill the Secretary of State explain to us what happens if one in, one out works? If the goal is to stop small boat crossings and it is successful, the outside of the equation…14 Jul 2025HANSARDUK-France Migration: Co-operationindicated assent .14 Jul 2025HANSARDFossil Fuel Advertising and SponsorshipThe hon. Gentleman will have heard earlier in the debate from the hon. Member for Thornbury and Yate (Claire Young) that some oil and gas companies advertise their work on…07 Jul 2025HANSARDFossil Fuel Advertising and SponsorshipI thank the Minister for his patience while I checked a fact. A minute or so ago, he used the phrase “informed choice” to defend why he is not planning to ban advertising for…07 Jul 2025