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HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I will direct my questions to Mr Stone. Earlier, Professor Goodwin said in evidence that he would happily have invited someone from the BNP or the National Front to speak to…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (First sitting)Q My question is to Mr Phillips, and is particularly around some of what we discussed about the porter you mentioned. Fundamentally, this is a very thin Bill. As Professor Biggar…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Transport (Disabled Passenger Charter)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish a passenger charter for disabled land transport passengers setting out their rights, the legal obligations of…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (First sitting)Q I am interested in two of the points that we have come back to a few times today. The first is around the distinction between academic freedom and freedom of speech. You…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (First sitting)Q And if you think there should be a limit in the Bill, or are you saying that in an absolutist context there should be absolute freedom of speech? Professor Stock: I am not…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (First sitting)Q If the Bill goes through, what would the measure of success be? You have talked about academic freedom, the chilling effect and self-censorship; these are things that exist in a…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (First sitting)Q To go back to your point about a Cambridge academic accusing you of being a racist on Twitter and universities not doing their job, a lot of the evidence we have heard seems to…07 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateToday it was announced that Australia and New Zealand have withdrawn from autumn’s rugby league world cup, which we are proud to be hosting, citing safety concerns given the…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Social Justice and Fairness CommissionIt is a privilege to serve under your chairship, Ms Bardell. I congratulate the hon. Member for East Renfrewshire (Kirsten Oswald) on securing this debate, which has clearly been…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Social Justice and Fairness CommissionI am interested in how a policy that, as the hon. Member for East Renfrewshire said, affects only a very small number of people can be unsustainable. We know that all money put…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Social Justice and Fairness CommissionWill the Minister give way?21 Jul 2021HANSARD Social Justice and Fairness CommissionI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, again, and echo her remark about enjoying a debate that, from the call list at least, seemed as though it would not be as lively as it…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Social Justice and Fairness CommissionI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention and refer her to my previous answer: we both agree that this is an utterly inadequate Government in all parts of the UK, but that does…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Social Justice and Fairness CommissionI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. She refers to the commission’s report being on decisions to be taken in the here and now, but as I outlined, the Scottish Government…21 Jul 2021HANSARD NHS UpdateI send solidarity to my fellow gingers in the Chamber and beyond who will no doubt be struggling with the heat today, as I am. NHS staff are justifiably angry. The Minister can…21 Jul 2021HANSARD International Travel RulesOwing to our proximity to both, a large number of my constituents work at Manchester airport and Liverpool John Lennon airport, or otherwise rely on them for their livelihoods,…19 Jul 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI am interested in the specific examples that the hon. Gentleman is giving, because surely this Bill would actually promote and protect the right of people to make exactly the…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillUniversity students have never had such a raw deal as they do today. Sky-high tuition fees lumber them with decades of debt. Living costs soar, along with private sector rents.…12 Jul 2021HANSARDPregnancy and Maternity DiscriminationResearch from the TUC has found that one in four pregnant women and new mums experienced unfair treatment or discrimination at work during the pandemic, including being singled…07 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe pandemic is not over, and learning to live with the virus means putting in place measures to reduce risk. Flamefast, based in Woolston Grange in Warrington North, manufactures…06 Jul 2021