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HANSARD School Rebuilding ProgrammeOf course I agree with that. I thank the hon. Member for the clarification on the Derby and Bury boundary. While I am talking about boundaries, I will conclude with the comment…22 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI will try to help the Minister with a different point. He has mentioned the Syrian scheme and the two Afghanistan schemes, and now there are at least two schemes for the…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesDoes the hon. Member agree that this is a classic case of this Government’s government by press release, rather than having a strategy, a plan or a discussion with local…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell) for introducing the debate, as…14 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for UkraineToday, on International Women’s Day, we see all the women trying to escape with their families, their children and their mothers and fathers to reach places such as Poland, which…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillDoes my right hon. Friend agree that, had the Government got a move on with this years ago, we would be able to deal with phoenix companies today, which rip off members of our…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillThe Home Secretary is very generous in allowing so many interventions. During the 2017 Parliament, the then Prime Minister appointed a tsar—for want of a better word—to fight…07 Mar 2022HANSARDRelationship with Russia and ChinaI congratulate the hon. and gallant Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely) on securing the debate and on speaking up so clearly for the defence of human freedom. It is so important…24 Feb 2022HANSARDChristians and Religious Minorities: IndiaI thank the right hon. Member for her reminder of what was a mistake. I understand that, at the time, my hon. Friend the Member for Wigan (Lisa Nandy) clarified that that was a…24 Feb 2022HANSARDChristians and Religious Minorities: IndiaIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), who as ever has secured a debate to continue to…24 Feb 2022HANSARDSexual OffencesOne in 75 women who report rape see their case come to a conclusion and a conviction. What does the Minister say to women who say, “I haven’t had my case properly investigated, I…23 Feb 2022HANSARDSexual Offences1. What steps she is taking with the Home Secretary to tackle the potential causes of recent trends in the level of reported sexual offences.23 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19It is lovely to have the Prime Minister with us today, and that he is not filling in his questionnaires or busy having his meetings with the police. Can he confirm or deny the…21 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill the new Leader of the House provide an urgent statement on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s performance? The Transport Committee has criticised it twice in recent…10 Feb 2022HANSARDUK-Taiwan Friendship and Co-operationXièxie, wǒ men dōu shì péngyou. That was a lovely finish to the speech by the hon. Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson), and I am sure we could all practise our Mandarin. A big…10 Feb 2022HANSARD Edmonton EcoPark: Proposed ExpansionIt is a pleasure to contribute to this debate under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) on…09 Feb 2022HANSARD Edmonton EcoPark: Proposed ExpansionWoodford Green.09 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteThe shadow Chancellor is making an excellent speech. Does she agree that not only is it a disgrace to write off all those billions, but, to add insult to injury, working people…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteDoes the hon. Lady agree that while the arrangements relating to foreign entities do need to be a tightened, a culture change is also needed? She will be aware from press reports…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Future of the NHSWill the Minister give way?31 Jan 2022