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HANSARDAfghanistan PolicyThe Minister has talked about the real difficulties facing those who wish to apply from Afghanistan, but having listened very carefully to what she has said today, there are two…13 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMany communities, the city of Leeds included, have always given a very warm welcome to refugees, but we know that the poorest parts of our country have consistently taken a much…06 Sept 2021HANSARD AfghanistanThank you very much indeed, Madam Deputy Speaker. The events of the past few days have caused a great deal of sadness and fear: the sadness, as we have heard, of the members of…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI agree completely. The people of Leeds and the city of Leeds have always had a big heart and we will play our part. There will be a refugee crisis, and we know from the past that…18 Aug 2021HANSARD Building Safety BillI am extremely grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way. He made the point a moment ago that the risk of a fatal fire is very low. Can he therefore explain why thousands…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Building Safety BillLast Saturday, I attended a demonstration at Leeds Dock in which my constituents—leaseholders affected by the scandal—talked about the anxiety, the stress and the potentially…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Building Safety BillWill the Secretary of State give way?21 Jul 2021HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolThere is clearly a problem here that needs fixing. As the head of Marks & Spencer made clear today, the full checks that are currently being applied on M&S goods going to the…21 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateSince Ministers announced that the UK was going to be the only G7 country to cut its aid this year, despite all the other countries facing the same fiscal pressures, there is not…13 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateI am afraid that I take a different view of the Government’s consistency from the right hon. Gentleman’s, because they have chosen quite specifically, knowingly and deliberately…13 Jul 2021HANSARD AfghanistanYesterday the Prime Minister told the Liaison Committee that he was apprehensive about the future of Afghanistan and that the situation was fraught with risks—a sentiment shared…08 Jul 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsThe G7 announcement of 1 billion additional vaccine doses for developing countries was, of course, welcome, but the Prime Minister knows that the head of the World Health…16 Jun 2021HANSARDMiddle East: Two-state SolutionWhat recent assessment he has made of the prospects for a two-state solution in the Middle East.15 Jun 2021HANSARDMiddle East: Two-state SolutionAs the Minister has said, for many years there has been widespread international support for a two-state solution, but he will know that a growing number of voices now say that…15 Jun 2021HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance TargetWith respect to the hon. Gentleman, that is not the point. We made a promise. I presume he is as committed to keeping promises he makes as the rest of us here in this Chamber.…08 Jun 2021HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance TargetWell, this issue is not going to go away, is it? Why? Because it is about the promise, as we heard in the brilliant speech made by the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysFollowing the timetable chaos, the fragmentation and three franchise failures on the east coast main line, my constituents already knew that privatisation did not work, so I…20 May 2021HANSARDAffordable and Safe Housing for AllOn the cladding crisis, I regret that there was nothing in the Queen’s Speech to protect leaseholders from having to pay to fix faults that are not of their making. When the…18 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven that the national infrastructure bank will be based in Leeds, would it not be highly symbolic to start building phase 2b of the eastern leg of HS2 from Leeds southwards? The…29 Apr 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillThe Minister knows that this problem is not going to go away. Whether it is the Fire Safety Bill today or in the Building Safety Bill, we will keep returning to this. He knows…28 Apr 2021