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HANSARDKnife crimeI pay tribute to the right hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) for sponsoring this critical debate and for her powerful opening speech. I declare an interest as the…14 Dec 2023HANSARDKnife crimeI thank the hon. Gentleman for making such a powerful speech. He talks about the fantastic work that that Baptist church is doing in his constituency. My first youth club setting…14 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week I was contacted by Kennington Bethlehem Link, a voluntary group dedicated to working with Israelis and Palestinians. It raised the case of Anas Abu Srour, who was…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI attended my six-year-old son’s nativity play this morning—he was an angel. I was thinking of the story of baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph. The young children were playing the…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelI thank my hon. Friend for securing this powerful debate. She mentioned that the UK Government have closed export licences with Israel. The criteria outlining who can receive arms…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am not sure what relevance that has. The hon. Lady tells us what is happening in Paris, but our Government think that people sleeping in tents should not be housed. They want to…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSpecial Needs Education: AccessThe Minister mentioned the £2.6 billion that the Government have invested, but this is not filtering down. That is the key issue for parents accessing SEN provision, and so many…11 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael-Hamas War: DiplomacyThe Minister will be aware that, as far back as 10 October, the independent UN commission of inquiry said: “There is already clear evidence that war crimes may have been committed…11 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesI thank the hon. Member for making that point. We need the Government to be clear, so that church leaders do not feel that they will be targeted on this. We should be happy and…06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Fovargue. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bury South (Christian Wakeford) for calling this debate. I come to this debate…06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesI thank my hon. Friend for making such an important point. Does he recognise that some of us who are religious and have religious belief know that this practice is abhorrent?06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesI thank the hon. Member for that point. I speak as a parent of an eight-year-old and a six-year-old. I want to know what is happening in my children’s lives, but we must be…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023
Draft Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023Every seat is marginal.06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesOn the right hon. Gentleman’s point about life being complicated, it is complicated for a number of people, including the many black and minority ethnic people who still, to this…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023
Draft Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. He is right to highlight some of the areas where the Government feel they…06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesYou are welcome at my church.06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesI know that the Minister cares deeply and passionately about the issue. I commend him for his honesty about his personal experience, but, equally—I do not impose my faith on…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationJason Lee, Save the Children’s country director for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, has just returned from a five-day trip to Gaza. He writes: “A young child might not…04 Dec 2023HANSARDElectoral CommissionA report from the all-party parliamentary group on democracy and the constitution has found that the photo voter ID scheme creates a real risk of injustice and potential…04 Dec 2023HANSARDHigh Street Postal ServicesThe Minister mentioned that more post offices are opening. Actually, they are closing. The Clapham Common post office in my Vauxhall constituency has been earmarked for closure…30 Nov 2023