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HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillIt is a real pleasure to follow my friend the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens). I want to say a big personal thank you to him for all his excellent work over…24 May 2024HANSARD NHSI welcome the commitment from the Health Secretary to paying the £210,000 interim payment to those infected under the contaminated blood scandal. But can I say that there is no…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I also pay tribute to you, Madam Deputy Speaker? I think you are a class act. May I also thank the Leader of the House for all her work in delivering on the infected blood…23 May 2024HANSARDArrests and Prison CapacityObviously, public safety is paramount in all of this, and I do want to say to the Minister that the fact that contingency plans were being drawn up is itself worrying. I accept…22 May 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI welcome the Minister’s statement today. Reflecting on the fact that he has talked about those infected and affected being fully engaged, I gently remind him of the maxim “No…21 May 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry ReportI thank the Prime Minister for his statement, and for his apology on behalf of the nation. I also thank Sir Brian for his report. Finally—the truth. It is a vindication of nearly…20 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseNext Monday, having taken evidence for six years, Sir Brian Langstaff will publish the final report on the contaminated blood scandal. It will be a momentous day for all those who…16 May 2024HANSARD Conflict in Sudan: El FasherI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for West Ham (Ms Brown) on securing this urgent question. Nearly 100 humanitarian groups in Sudan have warned Elon Musk that he risks…16 May 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice BillThere have been some excellent speeches on this first day on Report on the Criminal Justice Bill, and I support many of the amendments that have been spoken to. In my remarks, I…15 May 2024HANSARD War Graves WeekI pay tribute to the Chair of the Defence Committee, the right hon. Member for Horsham (Sir Jeremy Quin), for the speech that he has just made. I agree with every word he said,…14 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateThe National Audit Office estimates that it will cost £11,000 per person to fly people to Rwanda. Can the Minister tell the House which airline he will use to transport people to…01 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI want to add to the tributes to the late Frank Field. He was a graduate of Hull University, of which we are very proud in Hull. I worked with him on ensuring that this House…25 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. I thank the Paymaster General for all his hard work on the contaminated blood scandal. However, as you would expect, Madam Deputy Speaker, I still urge him to go further and…25 Apr 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry(Urgent Question): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office to make a statement on the evidence uncovered of experiments on children and the contaminated blood scandal, and…23 Apr 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryWe know that more than 3,000 people have already died in the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS. Another 680 have died since the public inquiry started in 2018.…23 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillAlthough at times I agree with quite a lot of what the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) says, the point he has just made about Labour’s policy is…22 Apr 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is over a year since Sir Brian Langstaff made his final recommendations on compensation. The Government have accepted the moral case for compensation to be paid. More than 100…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe Government’s motion to disagree with Lords amendment 1D is a motion to disagree with the Government’s obligation in relation to the Bill to have due regard for international…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWe are now on the final stages of the legislative journey of the Rwanda scheme announced two years ago, as my hon. Friend the Member for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock) said from the…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Women’s State Pension AgeI have heard many Ministers say from the Dispatch Box that they are working at pace, or that there will be no undue delay in dealing with scandals. This is a real opportunity for…25 Mar 2024