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HANSARDCost of Living: Support for Young PeopleAs I said earlier, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairship this afternoon, Ms Ali, in spite of the interruptions. I shall continue where I left off an hour and a quarter…18 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Support for Young PeopleI thank my hon. Friend, who is a very old friend of mine and has a great reputation for standing up for students and universities—certainly in this place and before he came into…18 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Support for Young PeopleI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, because I am just about to describe what a difference it makes to increase universal credit in line with inflation, rather than in…18 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Support for Young PeopleI thank all who have contributed this afternoon, from the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse), who made some very important points, to the hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire…18 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Support for Young PeopleI beg to move, That this House has considered cost of living support for young people. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship this afternoon, Ms Ali. This debate could not…18 Oct 2022HANSARDBlasphemy Laws and Allegations: Commonwealth CountriesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Charles, in the first debate after the conference recess. I thank my friend, the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), for…11 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenThe right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell) said something that chimed with all of us: that when we visit primary schools, the first question that children ask us is…10 Sept 2022HANSARDBrazil: Presidential ElectionsOpposition Members join the Government in congratulating the Republic of Brazil on its 200th anniversary. Reports that the Bolsonaro Government are attempting to reduce the number…06 Sept 2022HANSARDNon-proliferation Treaty: 50th Anniversary ReviewOh, gosh. I am sorry; I didn’t realise that. Continuing that rich history of multilateral non-proliferation is the right thing to do—to act now and use Britain’s position as a…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNon-proliferation Treaty: 50th Anniversary ReviewThe hon. Lady interrupted me in saying exactly that. We want to see the non-proliferation treaty taken to its logical conclusion, which is the ultimate elimination of all nuclear…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNon-proliferation Treaty: 50th Anniversary ReviewYes, of course.13 Jul 2022HANSARDNon-proliferation Treaty: 50th Anniversary ReviewIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. Thank you for being here this afternoon. I thank the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) for…13 Jul 2022HANSARDHong Kong AnniversariesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Mr Efford. I thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for securing this…29 Jun 2022HANSARDHong Kong AnniversariesI absolutely and fully understand why the Minister cannot speculate about individuals, but will she reassure Members that she will keep the use of those sanctions as something…29 Jun 2022HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: International ConferenceI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. Perhaps that question is better directed at the Minister, but from my point of view we need conferences such as the one being held next…28 Jun 2022HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: International ConferenceI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I have been in this place for 25 years and I have not come across any colleagues, from any part of this House, who believe in…28 Jun 2022HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: International ConferenceI fully respect the hon. Lady’s commitment and belief, but I also respect the right of other women to choose what happens to them and their own bodies. However, as you said, Mr…28 Jun 2022HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: International ConferenceAs always, Mr McCabe, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the hon. Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce), whom I would like to call my hon. Friend, on…28 Jun 2022HANSARD British Council Contractors: AfghanistanI am grateful to the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay (Mr Baron) for securing this important urgent question. On behalf of the Labour Opposition, I extend my thoughts to…23 Jun 2022HANSARDColombia: Human RightsI have just returned from Colombia as part of a delegation funded by Justice for Colombia, details of which will shortly be declared in the Register of Members’ Financial…21 Jun 2022