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HANSARD Council of EuropeI thank the hon. Member for his leadership of the delegation, and for the huge amount of work he puts into the Council of Europe. He leads a commission that has ended up with the…08 Jun 2023HANSARD Council of EuropeThe hon. Member is quite right to refer to gender-based violence and violence against women. In that interesting debate, a lot was said about education, particularly of women in…08 Jun 2023HANSARD Council of EuropeIt is a real pleasure to take part in this debate. As I said in my intervention, I commend the work of the delegation. I would like to endorse everything the hon. Member for…08 Jun 2023HANSARDG7 SummitThe Prime Minister mentioned the United Nations in the context of his remarks about Ukraine, and he will be aware that the United Nations has quite rightly condemned the Russian…22 May 2023HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During Prime Minister’s Question Time earlier today, when the right hon. Member for Hertsmere (Oliver Dowden) was responding on behalf…17 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsThe whole world could see on Saturday the effects of the public order legislation on policing, trying to prevent legitimate peaceful protest in a democracy. Will the Minister…09 May 2023HANSARDChagos Islands: SovereigntyI am sure that the Foreign Secretary accepts that the Chagos islanders were disgracefully treated in the 1970s by the British Government of the day, and that they were forcibly…02 May 2023HANSARD SudanI put on record my thanks to all those who helped so much with the humanitarian evacuation from Sudan, because they have obviously performed the best they could, although there…02 May 2023HANSARD Human Rights Protections: PalestiniansI completely agree with the remarks made by my Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell). The loss of Shireen Abu Akleh is deeply felt by Palestinians all over…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Asbestos in WorkplacesIn this analysis, will the Minister include the problem of unmarked dumps around the country, particularly Ministry of Defence dumps, which are highly likely to include large…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Asbestos in WorkplacesThe hon. Member raises a very important point. There are a number of unaudited rubbish dumps around the country, including unaudited rubbish dumps from the Ministry of Defence,…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Asbestos in WorkplacesWe owe a great debt to the hon. Member for Loughborough (Jane Hunt) for securing the debate and the way in which she moved the motion. I used to be a union organiser in the public…19 Apr 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationWill the Secretary of State give way?21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI just want to set out a few points very quickly in this debate. The number of children in food poverty in this country has doubled in the past year to 4 million; the NHS is on…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewBaroness Casey’s report makes it very clear that what campaigners have been saying for years is absolutely true: black Londoners are disproportionately likely to be stopped and…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI missed the first two minutes of the speech, and I apologise. Following on from the point that was raised by the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron), the issue…21 Mar 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on the work he has done to get the Bill thus far and I hope it goes through today. Perhaps he will join the rest of us in congratulating those…17 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipMany in the world are concerned that this agreement undermines, if not breaches, the non-proliferation treaty. Will the Minister assure us that it will be constantly under review…14 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence Partnershipindicated dissent .14 Mar 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI agree that the issue of recruitment is crucial, which means that the issue of training is crucial. However, we have relied for a very long time, and we still do, on many medical…23 Feb 2023