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HANSARD Co-operative Purchase of CompaniesI, too, give my best wishes to Karen Wilkie and Sylvia Jones. It is appropriate that we have this debate 250 years after the birth of Robert Owen. With magnanimity, over to the…08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayPlease leave enough time at the end.08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayThe Minister has about 15 minutes if he allows two minutes for the Chair of the International Development Committee to respond. With luck, there might even be time for a couple of…08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayOver to Alyn Smith. If you could keep your remarks to about 10 minutes, that would be helpful. Thank you.08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayLast but not least from the Back Benches, the indefatigable Jim Shannon.08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayThank you so much for your words. I will be calling the Front Benchers at 10.28 am. We are keeping good time, so without further ado, over to you, Helen Hayes. I look forward to…08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayI thank the Chair of the International Development Committee. We have nine speakers, which, according to my mathematics, means that they have about four and a half minutes each. I…08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayGood morning and welcome. Bore da. Before we begin, I encourage Members to wear masks when they are not speaking, in line with the current Government guidance and what the House…08 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillAs you may know, Mr Deputy Speaker, Aneurin Bevan famously said that in the struggle between property and poverty, as poverty grows, property will attack democracy. That is what…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillThe Minister will be aware that loud claims of personation were made by the Trump campaign in the United States, which were completely without any basis or evidence, and which led…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillIs the hon. Gentleman saying it is reasonable for a political party to bus in hundreds of workers and put them in hotels, so long as the agent does not know or authorise it? Is he…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillAneurin Bevan famously said that in the struggle between poverty and property, when poverty rises, property will attack democracy. Is this not what we are seeing in terms of voter…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillThe Tower Hamlets investigation in 2012 found only three cases after 64 allegations, yet on the back of it the hon. Gentleman is making out that we should deny millions of people…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. There is no evidence of gerrymandering. That is outrageous.07 Sept 2021HANSARDCOP26 Conference PrioritiesIt is a pleasure to be here, Mr McCabe. The basic situation is that, globally, fossil fuel subsidies amount to 6.3% of global GDP. That has grown from 5.5% in 2010. We are already…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Building Safety BillFour years on from the Grenfell disaster, hundreds of thousands of people are still in unsafe homes and trapped in blocks, unable to move or to sell their properties—in ongoing…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Trade and Agriculture Commission: Role in International Trade DealsI am very pleased to serve under your chairpersonship, Ms Bardell. As you know, I have been involved in the Council of Europe as a trade rapporteur. I am also a member of the EFRA…21 Jul 2021HANSARDAir PollutionWhat steps the Government are taking to work with partners in the global south to reduce deaths from air pollution ahead of the COP26 summit.20 Jul 2021HANSARDAir PollutionUniversity College London found in its February report that 8.7 million people die each year due to air pollution from fossil fuels. That is one in five deaths globally, and one…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillLast week, Swansea celebrated 10 years as a city of sanctuary. We offer a hand of friendship, not a fist of resistance; we are a community of communities, moving forward together…19 Jul 2021