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HANSARDSri LankaFirst, though, I gladly give way.09 Nov 2022HANSARDSri LankaI absolutely agree with the right hon. Member’s point about the importance of a free press. What he describes is having an effect beyond the borders of the island. A prominent…09 Nov 2022HANSARDSri LankaI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for that intervention; she has been a doughty champion in this place for the Tamil population for many years and I thank her for lending her…09 Nov 2022HANSARDSri LankaI absolutely agree. I am very glad that the Government have decided to support the motion today, so that we can get to work on bringing everyone back around the table, because we…09 Nov 2022HANSARDSri LankaI am grateful for that intervention. I absolutely agree with the hon. Member, but I would add an extra layer to that. The difficulty in Sri Lanka is not just that people are being…09 Nov 2022HANSARDSri LankaI beg to move, That this House is concerned by reports of increased militarisation and human rights violations in Sri Lanka, particularly during the country’s current economic…09 Nov 2022HANSARDSri LankaI am aware there is an important debate to follow, so I will be very brief. I again thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting us the chance to discuss this subject…09 Nov 2022HANSARDSri LankaI absolutely agree with the hon. Member. I hope that the UK sees that the new resolution passed by the UN Human Rights Council about collecting evidence should indeed include the…09 Nov 2022HANSARDSri Lanka: Human RightsAs chair of all-party parliamentary group on Tamils, and also through hearing from Tamils in Carshalton and Wallington, I am clear that the economic situation in Sri Lanka is…08 Nov 2022HANSARDPancreatic Cancer Awareness MonthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing the debate, and I thank my hon. Friend the…08 Nov 2022HANSARDSri Lanka: Human Rights16. What diplomatic steps he is taking to help address human rights concerns in Sri Lanka.08 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The Government have given Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust the green light to get on with improving St Helier and building a new hospital in Sutton. We know…01 Nov 2022HANSARDSupport for Energy Customers: Winter 2022-237. What steps he is taking to support households with energy bills over winter 2022-23.25 Oct 2022HANSARDSupport for Energy Customers: Winter 2022-23The cost of living, and especially energy, is of great concern to my Carshalton and Wallington constituents. I welcome the Government’s action on energy bills, but I know from…25 Oct 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: SafetyI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 602171, relating to the safety of covid-19 vaccines. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. On…24 Oct 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: SafetyI have not seen that publication, although I have read a lot of the significant amounts of material that have been shoved through my constituency office door by a large number of…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Carshalton and Wallington parents are still coming to my surgeries in huge numbers because the Lib Dem-run Sutton Council is refusing their child an education, health and care…24 Oct 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: SafetyNo, I see nothing to concern me about the independence of the MHRA. Indeed, I saw a group of anti-vax protesters outside the House today, holding up signs saying, “Vaccines kill,”…24 Oct 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: SafetyIt is unusual to be in this place and be lambasted by colleagues, but I make no apology for looking out for the health and wellbeing of my constituents. I completely agree with…24 Oct 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: SafetyI am aware of that, but the point I am making is that the yellow card scheme is not a determining factor of damage done by the vaccine; there is no way to prove a causal link, as…24 Oct 2022