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HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On 19 September 2023, the chair of the Brook House inquiry, Kate Eves, published her report on the mistreatment of individuals detained…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaWe all know that behind Hamas sits the malign power of Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The same is true of Hezbollah and the Houthis. With the Foreign Secretary…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Chancellor accept that he has caused a great deal of anxiety and further distrust among those who have been infected and affected by the contaminated blood scandal by not…19 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIt is almost two years since the Rwanda scheme was first announced by the then Home Secretary in April 2022. This is now the third piece of legislation connected with that scheme.…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am going to carry on. The hon. Gentleman spoke at length, and I want to get through a number of amendments. I turn to amendments 2 and 3, which also relate to the treaty. In the…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am going to carry on, because I want other Members to be able to speak. Amendment 8 relates to the timetable for removals under the Illegal Migration Act. It would require the…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe hon. Lady is trying to get in, so I will give way, but I am keen to finish.18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillVery briefly, I am reporting what the cross-party Home Affairs Committee decided and put in our report on cross-channel small boat crossings. We produced that report nearly two…18 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum and MigrationI completely agree with what the hon. Lady has said about our visit to the Bibby Stockholm. Does she agree with me that what Wendy Williams said in her review on the Windrush…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum and MigrationI think it worth pointing out that the two other Labour members of the Home Affairs Committee are representing Parliament at the United Nations women’s equality summit this week.…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum and MigrationLet me start by thanking the Backbench Business Committee for granting the debate. I think we can all agree that it is an important and vital job for Parliament to scrutinise…14 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseSub-postmasters are rightly being put at the centre of the Government’s response to the Horizon scandal. Last week, the Leader of the House told me that the Paymaster General was…14 Mar 2024HANSARD Extremism Definition and Community EngagementThe Secretary of State said in his statement: “Our definition draws on the work of Dame Sara Khan, the Government’s independent reviewer of social cohesion, and Sir Mark Rowley,…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum and MigrationThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that this is a Government choice. Does the Minister think that spending £3.2 billion on asylum accommodation in the UK is an appropriate use…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum and MigrationThe right hon. Gentleman makes his point very clearly. To go back to that new development that we have heard about in recent days, will the Minister be clear with the House about…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum and MigrationThis has been an excellent debate at which members of the Home Affairs Committee have been well represented, including the deputy Chair, the hon. Member for East Worthing and…14 Mar 2024HANSARDRecommendations of the Infected Blood InquiryI rise to present this petition, owing to the Budget failing to provide for any allocation of money to those infected and affected by the contaminated blood scandal. The final…12 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday, after the Budget, Kate Burt, the chief executive of the Haemophilia Society, said: “Today, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt could have reassured those infected and affected by…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThe House will be surprised to know that I will talk about not billionaires, but ordinary people in my constituency of Kingston upon Hull North, for whom this Budget provides very…06 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsMy hon. Friend, who has also campaigned on the issue over the years, makes a good point; I will come to that. Ministers received the final recommendations on compensation from Sir…06 Mar 2024