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HANSARDSexual Abuse Conviction RatesNewcastle’s sexual exploitation hub brings together the police, victim support and social services to provide a wrap-around service for victims of these horrendous crimes,…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Serco Justice SystemIt seems that no matter what the specific wrongdoing or general incompetence of a private sector supplier, with a few warm words from the chief executive of the day, they have…04 Jul 2019HANSARD English for Speakers of Other LanguagesMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Will she join me in suggesting that the Minister might do well to look at the German example? All refugees in Germany have access to a…03 Jul 2019HANSARD English for Speakers of Other LanguagesI thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. She makes the point about third sector provision. In my constituency, First Step and the Angelou Centre provide ESOL…03 Jul 2019HANSARDG20 and Leadership of EU InstitutionsThe Prime Minister spoke of engaging constructively with the European Union, which I welcome, but went on to praise a slate of top-job nominations agreed in backroom deals. Does…03 Jul 2019HANSARDHong KongAt a time when democracy and human rights are under attack by authoritarian regimes across the world, it is critical that Britain sets out clearly whose side we are on. I welcome…02 Jul 2019HANSARDUK Soft PowerMr Speaker, you have just graciously opened Parliamentary Links Day, celebrating science in Parliament and the UK’s world-leading position as a science nation. Unfortunately, all…25 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilThere are about 5,000 Tory party members in the north-east, and only they will get a say in who succeeds the Prime Minister at European Council meetings. That means that whoever…24 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilOn the deals.24 Jun 2019HANSARDVisa Processing AlgorithmsI thank the Minister for the remarks that she is making, and also for the way in which she is responding to my own remarks. She has said that the algorithm is used for allocation…19 Jun 2019HANSARDVisa Processing AlgorithmsI really thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, because he is of course absolutely right. He raises a heartbreaking case, but he also hints at the fact that, as a…19 Jun 2019HANSARDVisa Processing AlgorithmsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Unsurprisingly, as we have worked together in the all-party parliamentary groups, I agree with everything he said. In fact, he…19 Jun 2019HANSARDVisa Processing AlgorithmsI thank the Minister for her remarks, and I appreciate the approach that she has taken. I did not expect the Home Office to make the decisions on how algorithms should function…19 Jun 2019HANSARDVisa Processing AlgorithmsThis is an important debate about technology, automation, the Home Office, immigration and people’s lives. I came to the House in 2010 and have since often raised issues to do…19 Jun 2019HANSARDHigh Streets and Town Centres in 2030It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I thank the Committee, its members and its staff for the excellent report. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member…13 Jun 2019HANSARDPublic Transport: LondonIn those discussions with the Mayor of London, will the Minister seek his advice on why it costs more to take a bus four stops up the West road in Newcastle than it does to travel…13 Jun 2019HANSARDPublic Transport: Londonrose—13 Jun 2019HANSARD Jewish Community: Contribution to the UKI thank my hon. Friend for giving way and also for his excellent opening speech. If it had one fault, it was that it did not mention Newcastle, which I shall now do. I grew up in…13 Jun 2019HANSARDDiscrimination in SportI thank my hon. Friend for her excellent speech. Does she agree that the Football Association and, indeed, the Premier League have a duty of care not to send British players to…12 Jun 2019HANSARDDiscrimination in SportI thank my hon. Friend for the fantastic points that she is making. I want to emphasise her last point: it is wrong to tar all fans with the acts of a few. British…12 Jun 2019