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HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I absolutely agree that, at this time of national crisis, parties should come together. I think the Prime Minister is in breach of that…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. The Leader of the House says that it is not possible to brief the House before this is ready, but if that is the case why has the press…25 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan the Minister confirm that the disproportionate impact on women was specifically considered at the recent Cobra meeting dealing with the effects of coronavirus? Our country’s…11 Mar 2020HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI want to thank the Government for making time available for this debate—looking at the Minister, I am glad that I did not wear my pink jacket today; that would have been a little…05 Mar 2020HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Home Office press team told journalists that all the people on a deportation flight to Jamaica were serious criminals. That seems not to have…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLGBT+ Hate CrimeThis is my first time at the Dispatch Box this year, so may I congratulate you on your re-election, Mr Speaker, and say happy new year to all the staff in the House? I thank the…23 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Home Secretary’s response to a question on race relations was actually quite damaging. I am really pleased that the Minister is listening to Labour MPs, but can she clarify…23 Jan 2020HANSARDTributes to the Speaker’s ChaplainOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Will you indulge me for a moment? I have a bit of FOMO—fear of missing out—because as a Front Bencher I have not been able to say thank you for…31 Oct 2019HANSARD Civil PartnershipI welcome the regulations, and I congratulate the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) on his campaign. I too called for the law to be changed, so I am…31 Oct 2019HANSARDGender Recognition Act 2004I welcome the Minister to her new position and look forward to working with her on all these issues. I am losing count, but I think she is the fifth Minister whom I have shadowed…17 Oct 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I want to say a huge thank you for all that you have done for Back Benchers and for democracy, especially throughout this time as we…09 Sept 2019HANSARDWindrushThe petitioners, including the change.org online petitioners—almost 12,000 people in just a few days—call on the Prime Minister, who has 24 hours to rescue her legacy, to resolve…23 Jul 2019HANSARDWindrush: Home Office InvestigationThe Government said that it would take two weeks to resolve the Windrush cases; it has been over 64 weeks thus far. I have a live petition, which garnered more than 800 signatures…11 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you, Mr Speaker. I could go through the list of things that have been said, but we do not have time. I hope the Minister will give assurances that the women and equalities…11 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Prime Minister cites the race disparity audit and the gender pay gap regulations as some of her proudest achievements, seemingly not realising that they are symbolic of her…11 Jul 2019HANSARDOnline HomophobiaI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I absolutely agree. Sometimes people deliberately go on those platforms and pretend to be something else. I think they call it…01 Jul 2019HANSARDOnline HomophobiaIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Walker, and to respond to this debate on behalf of the Opposition. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Daniel…01 Jul 2019HANSARDOnline HomophobiaI have to keep up. People deliberately go on those apps just to get people to open up, and then they bring them down and abuse them. Who wants to live in a world with that kind of…01 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsEarlier, one of the Ministers said that they were unfamiliar with some of the comments made by the Conservative candidates for the leadership, so I would like to do my public…12 Jun 2019HANSARDInternational Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and TransphobiaIt is an absolute pleasure to take part in this debate and to follow the passionate speech by the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Mhairi Black) in support of the…16 May 2019