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HANSARDEthnicity Pay Gap ReportingAccording to the Resolution Foundation, in 2018 the ethnicity pay gap cost black workers over £3.2 billion in the loss of wages. Following the pandemic, the gap is getting wider.…08 Jun 2022HANSARDEthnicity Pay Gap Reporting9. If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting.08 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeI thank my right hon. Friend for making such a powerful speech. Does she agree that the Prime Minister’s rule breaking is absolutely despicable and that he should be tendering his…07 Jun 2022HANSARD UkraineWill the Minister give way?25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI know the Prime Minister would love these incidents to be swept under the carpet and us to forget about them. But the “Panorama” documentary and the Sue Gray report show the…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineThe cases coming to my attention in my constituency involve families waiting for up to two months for visas for the Ukraine family scheme and the Homes for Ukraine scheme. That is…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineI am extremely grateful. My intervention is similar to that of my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield). I have constituents from Ukraine. They are a…25 May 2022HANSARDFly-tipping and Illegal DumpingI thank the hon. Member for securing this debate and for a powerful opening speech. I agree that fly-tipping is a blight on our society. Does he agree that we need a real,…24 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the Government need to recognise that noise has a way of releasing tension so that people can get their point…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI am really concerned that the Bill will allow police officers to stop and search protesters without suspicion. Does the Secretary of State really think that it is fair and right…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillMy right hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Does she agree that protests are noisy, and that in this Chamber we are also noisy when we are protesting or disagreeing during a…23 May 2022HANSARDForeign National Offender Removal FlightsDeporting extremely vulnerable people when it could lead them to harm, or even their death, is fundamentally wrong. My constituent’s brother has been diagnosed with a severe…18 May 2022HANSARDMaking Britain the Best Place to Grow Up and Grow OldOn the Opposition Benches, we have been hearing about the cost of living crisis. We hear about it in the media, from our constituents and on the news. We hear about it constantly,…16 May 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogsWe are hearing so many moving cases where there have been deep failures within the Home Office that are not being addressed and need to be addressed. I have no doubt that Passport…27 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesThe hon. Member is making an excellent speech, and I agree with everything he is saying. More than 170,000 people have died from covid in the United Kingdom. That means that it…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Foster CarersMy hon. Friend is making a meaningful speech, including about her own experiences as a foster carer. She may or may not know that I used to be a manager in fostering, and for as…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Price Cap: Residential Buildings with Communal Heating SystemsIn my constituency there are many Barratt homes that have district heat networks and I have continually raised that issue in Westminster Hall and on the Floor of the House. Does…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Building Safety BillIn June, it will have been five years since the devastating Grenfell fire. I did voluntary work in the community when I was in my late 20s, so I know the area well. The fire…20 Apr 2022HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasI thank my hon. Friend for giving way. He knows that I represent Anoosheh Ashoori, who was released with Nazanin. Does he agree that it is really important to keep the profiles of…20 Apr 2022HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasWill my hon. Friend give way?20 Apr 2022