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HANSARD Public Order BillI will be brief, because I want to make a simple point in support of the new offence of locking on. I am conscious that the debate has in a sense become a sort of proxy for an…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention. The fact is that going equipped to commit an offence is a criminal offence in itself. We are creating a new offence here…23 May 2022HANSARDLocal TransportRural transport networks are the arteries of our towns and villages—they bring life to our communities. However, the answer is not just big buses running the same routes on the…19 May 2022HANSARDLocal Transport5. What steps he is taking to improve local transport services.19 May 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Today’s Daily Mail carries a story that Dignity in Dying, the campaign group that wants to bring assisted suicide to this country, has…17 May 2022HANSARDMaking Britain the Best Place to Grow Up and Grow OldHow to follow that! Thank you for calling me to speak, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will try to just use the microphone for amplification. I am grateful to the Opposition for choosing…16 May 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI want to open by acknowledging what I thought was the fair, measured spirit in which the Leader of the Opposition opened this debate. I thought he spoke in a fair-minded way, as…21 Apr 2022HANSARDConversion Therapy BanI very much understand the intentions behind the proposed Bill, but can my hon. Friend tell the House what evidence has come to light of unacceptable conversion therapy practices…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillWith 20,000 Syrians, 18,000 Afghans, 100,000 Hongkongers and an unlimited number of Ukrainians—probably upwards of 100,000 are expected—it is just not the case, as the hon. Member…22 Mar 2022HANSARDYoung People from Deprived Backgrounds: Access to Higher EducationThe Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill is one of the most important Bills now before Parliament. When does my right hon. Friend expect the Bill to come back before the…14 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s DayThe Father of the House is also present.10 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s DayIt has been humbling and very disquieting to listen to the accounts that we have heard of abuse, hatred and discrimination, and, of course, violence and murder. I pay particular…10 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI have just looked up the quote from the hon. Member for Oxford East (Anneliese Dodds). It may well be that she can clarify this. She was trying to explain the Labour party’s…10 Mar 2022HANSARDVaccine Damage Payments Act 1979As we can tell from the distressing stories that my hon. Friend is telling, this is an important debate, and I regret the empty Chamber. He is a brave Member of the House who…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaMay I endorse the point that my hon. Friend made about the contribution of the British Government to the Disasters Emergency Committee? It is an absolutely tremendous and…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaDoes the hon. Lady share my concern that by sending convoys of material out to Poland, we might risk interfering with supply chains of medical and military equipment and confusing…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaPutin thought that when he invaded Ukraine the people there would crack and that the west would split, but he was wrong. We have seen the most inspirational demonstration of…02 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI very much welcome the announcement today. Community sponsorship is absolutely the right approach to support refugees coming into this country. Of course, it does not come for…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThe tyrant Putin is getting what he said he feared: a thicker and thicker line of defence around the NATO alliance. I am very pleased that we are doubling our commitment to…25 Feb 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillI express my very sincere congratulations to my right hon. Friend the Member for Bromsgrove (Sajid Javid), who got the ball rolling on this, but principally to my hon. Friend the…25 Feb 2022