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HANSARD Human Rights DayAbsolutely. I want to place on record my gratitude for the intervention, but also how amazed I am by the hon. Lady’s strength and what she is doing. I promised I would raise in…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Human Rights DayI agree that the rise in domestic abuse during the pandemic is a real issue. Yes, I believe that we need further strict enforcement, but I also believe that we need to educate not…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Human Rights DayI could not agree more. There is an important point about leadership, which has to come from the top, and it has to be visible that such behaviour is totally unacceptable. Women…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Human Rights DayI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, and I would like that. I am just about to come to that subject. Given that it is now four months since the Afghan resettlement scheme was…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Human Rights DayI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for her timely intervention, and I could not agree with her more. This is something that I want to raise in a moment, particularly in the…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationMy fear is that the consultation on our Human Rights Act is more about giving more power to the Executive and there being fewer challenges to it than about meaningful reform. Will…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI welcome a precautionary response given the emerging data. By introducing these measures to slow down the doubling of the rate from two to three days to five to six days, we will…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Rail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I have been contacted by a constituent who has incurable secondary breast cancer. She has planned a Christmas holiday to Spain with her…08 Dec 2021HANSARDUN International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesI am afraid that that was just not reflected in Greater Manchester. I welcome the Minister to her place, but I think she should know that 80% of those disabled people who…06 Dec 2021HANSARDUN International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesWill the Minister give way?06 Dec 2021HANSARDUN International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesI congratulate the hon. Lady on this debate and on her stamina in making her speech at this time of night. Is she as concerned as I am that we are reflecting not just on the…06 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI wholeheartedly agree that no one is safe until we are all safe, and the UK and other G7 countries need to take some responsibility for the emergence of this variant. I just…29 Nov 2021HANSARD Islamophobia Awareness MonthDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that as well as accepting the passionate speech given by my hon. Friend the Member for Tooting (Dr Allin-Khan) we also need to challenge ourselves,…24 Nov 2021HANSARDTransport for the NorthUnfortunately, the eradication of Northern Powerhouse Rail will have a detrimental effect on my constituents who use Greenfield station. Further to the question from my hon.…24 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAndrew Dilnot, whose commission undertook the inquiry into social care nearly 10 years ago, says that the impact of the Government’s social care plans on working-age disabled…23 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small Boatsindicated dissent .22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsWhat proportion—22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsI think we should all remember why we have the 1951 UN refugee convention. It was established after the second world war as a result of millions of Jewish people being unable to…22 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small Boatsindicated dissent .22 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsMay I just correct a couple of things that the Minister has said? First, Exercise Cygnus and Exercise Alice both identified shortages of PPE should there be a global pandemic,…17 Nov 2021