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HANSARD Railway Stations: AccessibilityThe hon. Lady’s contribution and those of others have illustrated the problems that many people face, not just those who are disabled. Some 60% of disabled people have no car in…27 Mar 2019HANSARD EducationAlthough I accept that the proposal is necessary in this day and age, does the Minister accept that, in politics, we have to take people with us, otherwise it causes a great deal…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismI feel that it is a matter of some regret that this urgent question has been framed as one of right-wing extremists, because there are also left-wing extremists; this is…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementWhy not?18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. This House runs on conventions, as you have already made clear in your statement today. One of those conventions is that Treasury Benchers always…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Privatised Probation SystemThe Minister will probably be aware that the former Home Secretary Charles Clarke very much wanted tendering for probation to be, as he described it, the norm. Why does the…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentAlthough it can never be comfortable to give a settlement to any organisation, I have to agree with the Father of the House, my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of Terrorismrose —26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of Terrorismrose —26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismThe decision to proscribe Hezbollah in its entirety is long overdue, and I congratulate the Home Secretary on taking this action. I first called for its proscription after I…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismMay I say to my right hon. Friend how pleased my constituents are tonight as they hear this news? May I ask him to confirm that at the annual Al-Quds rally we will not see the…26 Feb 2019HANSARDExiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)The Minister will be aware that I have some concern about the REACH regulations after we leave the European Union, but I am aware that we are talking about the statutory…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Relationships and Sex EducationThe issue of relationships and sex education is causing a huge amount of concern in my constituency. I took a delegation to meet Lord Agnew, who said that his Department set the…25 Feb 2019HANSARDExiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)rose —25 Feb 2019HANSARDExiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)I am grateful to the Minister for taking interventions, which we are seeking to make because we have specific questions on which she can provide us with advice. Is it the…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisemitism in Modern SocietyIt is hard to follow the speech by the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Luciana Berger). I pay tribute to her for the actions that she has taken in the past couple of days,…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisemitism in Modern SocietyI do not believe that that intervention was aimed directly at me, but I will say that I have for some time been asked in hustings and during elections, “Is the Labour party…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Deprivation of Citizenship StatusThis country is admired around the world for its sense of decency, fair play and the rule of law, which is why I am concerned about this case. I realise the Home Secretary cannot…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisemitism in Modern SocietyI wish to say how grateful so many of my constituents who attended that service—as did Lord Pickles and I—were when they saw Government representatives at that event. I did not…20 Feb 2019HANSARDUK Nationals returning from Syria(Urgent Question): To ask the Home Secretary if he will make a statement on Government actions in dealing with UK nationals returning from Syria.18 Feb 2019