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HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityBefore the Secretary of State moves on to what I assume will be higher education, I want to raise with her a serious problem particularly in inner-city schools in England: falling…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationThere are 1,400 dead in Israel and 10,000 dead in Gaza; there is increased military activity on the west bank, increased settler violence, and now more and more children dying as…08 Nov 2023HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityThis debate is entitled “Breaking down barriers to opportunity”, and I look at the issues facing people in my community: poverty, low wages, the disgraceful two-child policy on…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI have not put in to speak.25 Oct 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI compliment the hon. Gentleman on his excellent speech. He has given very good democratic, social and moral reasons for why the Bill is in deep defect. Does he not think a better…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy right hon. Friend will recall the days when we managed to persuade the GLC pension fund not to invest in apartheid South Africa, but, as I am sure he will agree, the…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Funding for ParksI beg to move, That this House has considered funding for parks. It is a pleasure to be in the Chamber with you, Mr Pritchard, a fellow Shropshire person and product of the open…24 Oct 2023HANSARD Funding for ParksI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. Stanley park is a wonderful park and a great place. Many other parks around the country are iconic and beautiful and all are at risk…24 Oct 2023HANSARD Funding for ParksThe hon. Member is quite correct. There are numbers of people who are going through a mental health crisis who feel that it is alleviated to some extent by going to a park. I have…24 Oct 2023HANSARD Funding for ParksI thank the Minister for what he is saying. Does he think that there should be guidance from central Government about the amount of time that a park can be exclusively used for…24 Oct 2023HANSARD Funding for ParksI am pleased that we had this debate today; it gave us the chance to set out the issues facing us. I understand what the Minister said about the use of parks for mental health…24 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI thank the Secretary of State for giving way. I noted he said that, nationally, around 20% of the population live in the private rented sector. In constituencies such as mine,…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) Billrose —23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe killings on 7 October were appalling and have to be totally condemned, as everyone has today. However, the loss of 5,000 Palestinian lives in Gaza is continuing and getting…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Ann ClwydIt is a great pleasure to be able to speak about my friend Ann Clwyd, whom I knew extremely well. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley (Beth Winter) for the…19 Sept 2023HANSARDHigh Speed 2Is this not an example of a very bad national planning process? HS2 does not link up with HS1; all the pain and disruption around Euston will have been for naught; and if it is…18 Sept 2023HANSARD At-risk Academics: UK SupportThe right hon. Gentleman and I are well aware of the situation of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu in Azerbaijan. He is a distinguished academic, proud of academic independence and the…12 Sept 2023HANSARD At-risk Academics: UK SupportI thank the Minister for the remarks she has just made, but would it be possible for the Government to put more direct pressure on Governments such as that of Azerbaijan about the…12 Sept 2023HANSARDUK’s Relationship with MexicoI am delighted that we are having this debate on Mexico. I did not realise that it is the first one since 1938; I was not here at the time—I have been at all the subsequent ones.…07 Sept 2023HANSARDUK’s Relationship with MexicoI acknowledge that the Minister is nodding. There are many, many cases that one could talk about. The one other case that I will mention is that of Miguel Orlando Muñoz Guzmán, an…07 Sept 2023