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HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeI cannot accept that the Secretary of State believes that this policy is about protecting people, when we all know that it is utterly harmful. The Archbishops of Canterbury and…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Easter Recess: Government UpdateThis is the first Prime Minister in office to make and break his own rules for lockdown offences. Neil Ferguson resigned from SAGE and Catherine Calderwood quit as Scotland’s…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI thank the Minister for his response. My concern is the level of urgency. If the Government allow the problem to continue in the NHS, they are inadvertently allowing slavery to…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI draw the Minister’s attention to the 2 million Uyghurs who have been detained in concentration camps. They are making slave-made goods that have infiltrated our NHS, which puts…30 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewParents and carers find it extremely stressful when there is a lack of school places, and a lack of choice of places, for children with special educational needs. In the meantime,…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSchools White PaperI am not convinced that the Government are listening. They do not have the support of the National Association of Head Teachers, the Association of School and College Leaders or…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAll partially sighted people and people with sight loss should have the confidence to use trains safely, but that was not the situation for my blind constituent who, two years…24 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI thank my right hon. Friend for making such a moving and significant speech about the plight of Afghan people. Why, in his view, are the Government not allowing Afghan refugees…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI am grateful to be able to speak in this debate. Many amendments were passed in the other place, but for the sake of time, I will focus on Lords amendments 4, 9, 10 and 13. I am…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI have spoken to asylum seekers who have told me about how children come to this country: it is often their parents who are giving the money to traffickers, and they have no idea…22 Mar 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Strip-search of SchoolgirlLast week I raised the issue of Child Q with the Minister for Equalities, the hon. Member for Saffron Walden (Kemi Badenoch). I told her of my disgust that a child experienced…21 Mar 2022HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesIn the light of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, I put on record my dismay and sorrow that Child Q experienced being stripped of her clothes and searched at her…17 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesThis is really a day of celebration for Anoosheh’s family. They will be so relieved when the plane hits the ground and Nazanin and Anoosheh are walking again on British soil. As…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCommonwealth DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Davies. I thank the hon. Members for Bridgwater and West Somerset (Mr Liddell-Grainger) and for Stafford (Theo Clarke) for…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I want to use this opportunity to put on the record the experiences of my constituents in Lewisham East, and to press…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Police Custody: Rights of MinorsI thank the Minister for her attendance at this late hour. This debate is motivated by the need to protect minors. Public bodies all have a responsibility to protect minors.…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Urgent Refugee ApplicationsYesterday, I was speaking to a constituent, Stephanie, who was fighting back the tears as she told me how terrified she is about the security of her family, with whom she has lost…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent Anoosheh Ashoori is a British citizen who has been held hostage in Iran since 2017. His prison is well known for the physical and psychological torture of its…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsI thank the Minister for the positive initiative that she mentions and for the enthusiastic way in which she is addressing the Chamber. The inspectorate’s report found that a high…01 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI thank my hon. Friend for making such a fantastic speech. Does she agree with me that there needs to be a specific offence to punish landlords who engage in this awful practice…28 Feb 2022