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HANSARD ImmigrationI beg to move, That the Immigration (Guidance on Detention of Vulnerable Persons) Regulations 2021 (S.I., 2021, No. 184), dated 23 February 2021, a copy of which was laid before…28 Apr 2021HANSARD ImmigrationI am afraid that we are not at all satisfied with the Minister’s contribution. This is a shameful downgrading of essential, hard-won protections for those who have been subject to…28 Apr 2021HANSARDSupport for Asylum SeekersThank you, Mr Davies. I will take that on board. Let me say in closing that this approach is utterly unworkable. We will only see more people who are likely to be deserving of…27 Apr 2021HANSARDSupport for Asylum SeekersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. Let me start, as others have, by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle) and…27 Apr 2021HANSARD UK Asylum System and Asylum Seekers’ Mental HealthIt is a pleasure, as always, to speak with you in the Chair, Sir Charles. I join others in congratulating the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan) on securing this…13 Apr 2021HANSARDImmigration and Nationality Application FeesIt is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I join others in congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Meg Hillier)…25 Mar 2021HANSARD STEM Subjects: Science and Discovery CentresIt is a pleasure, as always, to serve under you in the Chair, Mrs Miller. I thank the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Dr Spencer) for securing this incredibly important…24 Mar 2021HANSARDContingency Asylum AccommodationThe independent inspector’s report states very clearly that “once one person was infected a large-scale outbreak was virtually inevitable.” In addition, the Kent and Medway…22 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Community PharmaciesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. I feel there will be a great deal of consensus over the course of this debate. I have shared my experiences of my…11 Mar 2021HANSARD High Performance Vehicle Renting (Regulation)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to regulate the renting of high performance road vehicles; and for connected purposes. Residents have for years been raising…24 Feb 2021HANSARDAsylum System: ReformOn Napier barracks, the equality impact assessment makes it clear that the use of disused barracks as asylum accommodation is absolutely a political choice. The Government have…08 Feb 2021HANSARD Remote Education and Free School MealsFirst, I pay tribute to teachers, as well as those at my local authority, Calderdale Council, working alongside them to support children, their wellbeing and their education at…18 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Response: Defence SupportI have had very positive feedback from Calderdale Council on the support from military planners, which has been incredibly welcome. However, the biggest challenge for planning…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Immigration Rules: Supported AccommodationI thank the right hon. Member for Romsey and Southampton North (Caroline Nokes) for securing this urgent question and for the incredibly important points she made, not least in…16 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-outThis is incredibly welcome news today. Looking ahead to Christmas, I have been approached by a number of emergency service workers in the NHS, policing and other sectors who will…08 Dec 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to serve under you, Mrs Murray, as we consider this very important secondary legislation. I thank the Minister for his opening remarks, but I suspect that…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Courts and Tribunals: RecoveryAs my right hon. Friend the Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy) has already spelt out, Halifax county and family court and Calderdale magistrates court were two of the 86 courts that…03 Dec 2020HANSARDExams and Accountability 2021I asked headteachers in my constituency for suggested questions to the Secretary of State and had to rule out at least one on the basis that it would have been unparliamentary. I…03 Dec 2020HANSARDScheduled Mass Deportation: JamaicaI first pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Streatham (Bell Ribeiro-Addy) for having secured such an important and time-critical urgent question. I also pay tribute to my…30 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2020I say with all sincerity that it is an absolute pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Rees, as we consider this important delegated legislation. I am grateful to the Minister for…24 Nov 2020