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HANSARD P&O FerriesI speak on behalf of my hon. Friends the Members for Kingston upon Hull East (Karl Turner) and for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (Emma Hardy) and the people of Hull, who…17 Mar 2022HANSARDTransport for the North and Levelling Up5. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of reductions in Transport for the North’s budget on levelling up in the north of England.17 Mar 2022HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesI am disappointed that there is not a Home Office Minister on the Treasury Bench. The Select Committee on Home Affairs report, “The Macpherson Report: twenty-one years on”, was…17 Mar 2022HANSARDTransport for the North and Levelling UpShall we try again on this? On 18 November, the same day that Ministers ignored TfN’s recommendations in the disappointing integrated rail plan, Whitehall also removed powers from…17 Mar 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Members representing port constituencies, not least in northern England, will be shocked at the news being reported about DP World,…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThis week has been an important one for those infected in and affected by the contaminated blood scandal. Sir Robert Francis has given his review of compensation frameworks to the…17 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeI welcome the Secretary of State’s announcement, and we are grateful to Lord Harrington for having already agreed to appear before the Home Affairs Committee on Wednesday to…14 Mar 2022HANSARDExecutions in Saudi ArabiaThe Saudi authorities have said that these executions were carried out in compliance with Saudi law. Given that we know that the Saudi justice system falls far short of…14 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s DayThe Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee puts that very well. That is exactly the message that is being sent out. I notice that time is going by, so I will conclude. I,…10 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s DayThis week, I attended a meeting with the brave Ukrainian women politicians at the British Inter-Parliamentary Union to discuss the humanitarian impact that war has on women and…10 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI absolutely agree with the right hon. Lady. Let me clear, so we are all aware in the Chamber, that telemedicine for early medical abortion services has enabled thousands of women…10 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s DayAbsolutely. I pay tribute to the hon. Lady for all the work she has done; she took a particular interest in this issue when she was a Health Minister. That brings me to my next…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineThank you, Mr Speaker. While I welcome the changes for Ukrainian passport holders, many Ukrainians do not have passports, as the Home Secretary has just said. I want to ask her…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseCarol and William Dowson emailed me this morning about their problems in accessing GP appointments and the fact that people ended up in hospital because they could not get to see…10 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s DayAs the Minister is talking about women’s health and women’s voices, can she explain to the House why the Government have decided not to extend telemedicine for abortion services…10 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Urgent Refugee ApplicationsI am grateful for the granting of the urgent question, but I think that a statement from the Home Office would have been a much better way of dealing with the confusion of recent…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is in the light of the many questions today during the urgent question about the humanitarian sponsorship pathway that the Government…08 Mar 2022HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI beg to move, That this House has considered the Fifth Report of the Home Affairs Committee, The Windrush Compensation Scheme, HC 204, and the Government response, HC1098. It is…03 Mar 2022HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI thank everyone who has contributed this afternoon. It is clear from the speeches we have heard that the Windrush generation has been let down and is still battling for justice…03 Mar 2022HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeWill the Minister give way on that point?03 Mar 2022