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HANSARD Sri Lankan Tamils and Human RightsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. It has been an excellent debate. We have heard from the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day);…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Sri Lankan Tamils and Human RightsGiven the scepticism about yet another announcement of this sort of process, will the Minister pledge to continue more truthful and thorough approaches? For example, with regard…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?22 Nov 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster), and I fully concur with his ideas on workforce planning. I am going to focus my remarks on the poverty of…22 Nov 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsThe right hon. Gentleman talks about which questions will be asked during a general election campaign. Since last year, my constituent has had to move with her husband and…22 Nov 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsAs you will know with your lifetime of experience in social care and other sorts of public services, Madam Deputy Speaker, the good councils—I have to say they are mainly Labour…22 Nov 2023HANSARDDebate on the AddressMay I extend my thoughts to my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum), who has been targeted, particularly in the last, very difficult, month? It reminds…07 Nov 2023HANSARDConference AdjournmentI thank my hon. Friend for correcting the record. It is so important that Parliament, above all, has correct information. We cannot let misinformation flourish, given how social…19 Sept 2023HANSARDFace to Face Banking ServicesI rise to present this petition on behalf of my constituents in Hornsey and Wood Green who are furious at yet another bank branch closure—this time the Halifax in Muswell Hill,…19 Sept 2023HANSARDAfghan Relocations and Assistance PolicyI return to the question raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western): how many applicants are still being kicked out of hotels in the UK, and how…11 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitWith so much at stake—the war in Ukraine, increasingly high numbers of people suffering from famine and drought, and human rights issues in places such as Iran or the Xinjiang…11 Sept 2023HANSARDAfghan Relocations and Assistance Policy19. What steps he is taking to help support Afghan nationals eligible for resettlement under the Afghan relocations and assistance policy scheme.11 Sept 2023HANSARD Ahmadi Muslims: PakistanIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. It was also a pleasure to hear the opening speech from the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn)…06 Sept 2023HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasIt is a delight to contribute to this debate under your chairmanship, Ms Ali. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for St Helens South and Whiston (Ms Rimmer) on her excellent…05 Sept 2023HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasIn the course of this debate, the question of whether the Foreign Office considers Mr Lai to be a British national has been raised. Could the Minister please elaborate on that…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsI put on record my thanks to Hornsey School for Girls and the local authority, which do have a plan for students to return safely to school. My question is whether the money that…04 Sept 2023HANSARDBritish Nationals Detained OverseasJagtar Singh Johal, Alaa Abd El-Fattah, Morad Tahbaz, Mehran Raoof and Jimmy Lai are all high-profile British citizens detained abroad, whose families have severely criticised the…18 Jul 2023HANSARDIllicit Finance: War in UkraineI thank the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) for bringing this motion before the House. I also thank the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong UpdateI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. Once again, we are here in response to the actions of the Chinese Government in flagrant breach of the legally binding…13 Jul 2023HANSARDIllicit Finance: War in UkraineI will allow that message to pass straight across the Dispatch Box to the Minister so that she can answer it. That query was going to be in my concluding remarks, so now I will…13 Jul 2023