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HANSARDXinjiang Internment Camps: Shoot-to-Kill PolicyToday’s reports provide further evidence—not that it is needed—that tens of thousands of innocent Uyghur men, women and children are being tortured and killed in concentration…24 May 2022HANSARDRail Journey Times: Bradford to Leeds13. What steps his Department is taking to shorten rail journey times from Bradford to Leeds.19 May 2022HANSARDRail Journey Times: Bradford to LeedsLast year, the Government scrapped Northern Powerhouse Rail, which would have run from Manchester to Leeds, through Bradford, stating that it was too expensive. At the same time,…19 May 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Across the UKAccording to an independent analysis of the Government’s own 12 metrics for measuring progress in levelling up, Bradford East is behind on almost every single one, with lower pay,…17 May 2022HANSARDMaking Britain the Best Place to Grow Up and Grow OldOver the last few days of this debate we have heard some harrowing stories from constituencies around the country of poverty, deprivation and destitution—of people living hand to…16 May 2022HANSARDShireen Abu AqlaThe reality remains that every time a Palestinian child is born there is one certainty—that in life they will face persecution, oppression and humiliation at the hands of an…16 May 2022HANSARD Future of RailMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. The problem in the north is much greater, because most of the north suffers from the situation identified by my hon. Friend the…26 Apr 2022HANSARDIndia: Economic and Security RelationshipLast week before his visit to India, I wrote to the Prime Minister, urging him to raise the human rights abuses against Kashmiris, and the increasingly Islamophobic direction of…26 Apr 2022HANSARDWorking Tax Credit and Universal Credit: Two-Child LimitI thank the hon. Member for bringing a very important debate to this Chamber. The reality is that this Government’s ideological, intentional austerity agenda, more than a decade…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Civil ProceedingsMy right hon. Friend makes an excellent point, which is the one I was coming to. I implore the Minister, because not only is this hugely important to our Muslim and Jewish…29 Mar 2022HANSARD Civil ProceedingsI rise briefly to speak on these measures with regard to the coroners process and particularly the registration of deaths. In my local authority of Bradford, some of the measures…29 Mar 2022HANSARD Bradford City of Culture BidI will on the point of food when it comes to Bradford and Leeds.23 Mar 2022HANSARD Bradford City of Culture BidIt is a pleasure to be granted this Adjournment debate. I am proud to be able to speak today in support of Bradford’s bid to become the UK city of culture 2025. Ask anyone who has…23 Mar 2022HANSARD Bradford City of Culture BidI am always grateful to my hon. Friend, and she makes some excellent points, which is why it was an excellent intervention. She is absolutely right about the Bradford Bulls, and…23 Mar 2022HANSARD Bradford City of Culture BidI am very grateful to my hon. Friend and neighbour from Leeds. He is absolutely right. Bradford is the only city in the area—West Yorkshire and slightly further afield—that has…23 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillOnly after outrage over pushback have the Government been forced to concede on some of the most chilling aspects of this racist, divisive and discriminatory Bill, including…22 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Urgent Refugee ApplicationsA refugee is a refugee, regardless of the colour of their skin or their background. So I am deeply concerned about reports of refugees from a BAME background being stopped at the…08 Mar 2022HANSARDIslamophobiaI have listened to the Minister, but the tragic reality is that Islamophobia is on the rise and is rife in our society today. If anyone is in any doubt, they should speak to the…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI rise to speak in favour of Lords amendments 73 and 80. Like many of my hon. Friends, I marched and protested in opposition to the Iraq war. They were some of the largest and…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Recognition of the State of PalestineEight years ago, this House voted to recognise the state of Palestine. Tragically, in those eight years, we have seen more war, more conflict and more violence, taking us further…24 Feb 2022