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HANSARD China’s Policy on its Uighur PopulationIt always changes just before I start, Mr Sharma. I do not take it personally, of course. I want to start off on a slightly different tack. In March 1936, the Conservative MP for…11 Mar 2020HANSARD China’s Policy on its Uighur PopulationThere is a patent injustice, and injustice tends to lead to people taking some form of action. We would always want it to be legitimate and peaceful. The danger is, as the hon.…11 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI completely agree with the Secretary of State about keeping Parliament open, and I am grateful for the work that he, you, Mr Speaker, and the Leader of the House, have done to…11 Mar 2020HANSARD China’s Policy on its Uighur PopulationWill the Minister give way?11 Mar 2020HANSARD China’s Policy on its Uighur PopulationWhen?11 Mar 2020HANSARD China’s Policy on its Uighur PopulationBut when will you lay the regulations?11 Mar 2020HANSARD Commonwealth in 2020I gently suggest that sometimes we want both. I have an idea: why not allow all British high commissioners in Commonwealth countries to fly the rainbow flag when there is a pride…09 Mar 2020HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Employment SupportThe trouble with many people who have had brain injuries, particularly traumatic brain injuries, is that the nature of their condition is such that it varies considerably from day…09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusIt is not just coronavirus and dealing with it that needs parliamentary scrutiny. The Government cannot continue levying income tax unless we have another Finance Act, and they…09 Mar 2020HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. There have been several references today, including from the Secretary of State, quite rightly, to the House of Commons Commission meeting…09 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2020It is a great delight to see you in the Chair, Sir David, not least because I think you were here when the legislation was introduced. I do not mean the Bill of Rights 1688,…09 Mar 2020HANSARD Commonwealth in 2020That is all very well, but the vast majority of Commonwealth citizens live in countries where homosexuality is illegal, where they could be sent to prison, and where they suffer…09 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt was just one voice.05 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay we have a debate about banking? As the Leader of the House will know, the best part of £50,000 has now been raised by people in the Rhondda for those who have suffered as a…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseYou’re repeating yourself.05 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingWill the Minister give way?04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingNearly a quarter or more of all those affected in the recent flooding were in one local authority area in Wales, in Rhondda Cynon Taf. I hope, Mr Deputy Speaker, that my hon.…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingJust say, “In Rhondda.”04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingI think the Secretary of State is slightly misunderstanding the point here. This is not about the financial request from the Welsh Assembly to this Government. This is about the…04 Mar 2020HANSARDEnergy-Intensive Industries: DecarbonisationWill the Government help to decarbonise the Rhondda? I ask because following the flooding we have seen significant landslides on former coal sites. I do not want to overstate…03 Mar 2020