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HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI am just a bit concerned because it is now several years since the issue arose. Getting clarity on what their entitlement to state pension will be is something that will concern…03 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia’s Attack on UkraineI join the Secretary of State in praising our BBC and the other free independent British journalists who have been proudly providing the finest objective independent journalism…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe fast-moving situation in Ukraine obviously means that the Government are having to move very quickly on our response to the flow of people leaving Ukraine. In the light of the…03 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsTwo hands are up on the Front Bench.02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI am pleased to have this opportunity to debate male violence against women and girls. My hon. Friend the Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams) spoke about the…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI am sure we can agree with all the sentiments that the Minister has expressed. There is one other thing that we could do, which is naming this for what it is: not just violence…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI am very glad to hear that because, of course, the Minister for Crime and Policing is also named as having responsibility for the rape review. There is a bit of confusion. As the…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsThat helps. The issue I have is that, unless one person is driving it through, things often do not happen. If the Minister is responsible, that is good to hear. We are still…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State meet me as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on sexual and reproductive health in the UK? Can I bring along the Royal College of Obstetricians…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI thank the Home Secretary for making this statement after the confusion following yesterday’s attempt to inform the House of her plans. I want to ask about the humanitarian…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsI am delighted to follow the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton)—the longest-serving member of the Home Affairs Committee and a very able acting Chair. I…01 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctionsI welcome what the Foreign Secretary said about banning Russian airlines and Russian ships from docking at our ports, but yesterday afternoon, a Russian-owned and Russian-crewed…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillOn the consultation that the Minister will undertake, is it a very targeted consultation on the specific offence of sex for rent, or does it recognise the sexual exploitation of…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCorporate Transparency and Economic CrimeThe Secretary of State has been challenged several times this afternoon about the need for effective enforcement of any new legislation. What additional resources and support will…28 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the evidence the Home Secretary gave to the Home Affairs Committee on 2 February, she said that a major obstacle for accepting more people under Operation Warm Welcome for…28 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI thank the Minister for his update this morning. I wish to express the solidarity of the people of Hull with the people of Ukraine at this appalling time, and the utter…25 Feb 2022HANSARD UkraineTo follow up on the question from the hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely) about the combating kleptocracy cell in the National Crime Agency, may I seek from the Prime…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformI understand that an impact assessment has been produced on the changes to the repayment of loans. Can the Secretary of State tell the House what the impact of those changes will…24 Feb 2022HANSARDOfficial Photographer to the Prime Minister15. What recent assessment he has made of the value for money provided by the official photographer to the Prime Minister.24 Feb 2022HANSARDOfficial Photographer to the Prime MinisterWell, Mr Speaker, that was a nice try at justification, was it not? As I understand it, Downing Street employs three tax-funded photographers to chronicle the work and life of the…24 Feb 2022