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HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on GenocideI thank the Minister for his comprehensive response to our concerns over Sudan. I mentioned in my contribution that I understand the United Kingdom holds the key for Sudan when it…07 Dec 2023HANSARD Bank Profits: Windfall TaxDoes the hon. Member not feel that there is something immoral about banks making high profits, closing branches and seeing their profit margins actually grow, while people are…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Fatalities in Childbirth: Statutory Leave and PayThank you for calling me, Mr Sharma. May I say what a joy it is to follow the hon. Member for Broxtowe (Darren Henry) and wish him well in his endeavours to make this law? I did…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipThe Home Secretary and the Government will be aware that there has been some surprise at the reciprocal agreement to welcome Rwandan refugees to the United Kingdom. How can he…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI commend the Minister for her wisdom in her answers to all the questions she has been asked today. Will she confirm that just as a person can have a full driving licence at 16 in…06 Dec 2023HANSARDHillsborough: Bishop James Jones ReportI thank the Lord Chancellor for his statement, and I commend the right hon. and hon. Opposition Members who have fought doggedly the whole way through. At the heart of any…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Bank Profits: Windfall TaxI commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing forward the debate; I spoke to him beforehand. Does he not agree that the closure of high-street banks—there have been some 11 in my…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Elderly and Vulnerable People: Loneliness and IsolationMay I say what a pleasure it is to follow all the hon. Members who have spoken so far? They have made some fantastic contributions —particularly the hon. Member for St Ives (Derek…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Elderly and Vulnerable People: Loneliness and IsolationI was anticipating that the hon. Lady would intervene and I am happy that she did. She is right: Christmas is over, the new year comes in and very quickly people are thinking…06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Fovargue, and to speak in this debate. I may have a slightly different opinion from many here due to where I come from. I…06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesThank you very much; I appreciate that. It is vital for the wellbeing of any family that parents have the ability to raise their children within their own culture, religion or…06 Dec 2023HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind: Celtic SeaAny onshore and offshore wind in the Celtic sea will affect fishermen in Northern Ireland as well. Can the Secretary of State assure me that, when it comes to plans for offshore…06 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad Humps and 20 mph Speed LimitsIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, Mr Robertson. I thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for leading today’s debate. He is…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Sri Lankan Tamils and Human RightsThis is a side issue, but the Minister mentioned everything the Government are doing. May I gently suggest that human rights and the persecution of Christians and so on form an…05 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad Humps and 20 mph Speed LimitsI just want to put it on the record. I feel it is important to give a Northern Ireland perspective. I will refer to examples of 20 mph zones where cameras have been put up, and…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Zero-emission Buses and Air Quality in SheffieldI thank the hon. Member for securing the debate. The motion refers to zero emission buses: such buses, manufactured in Northern Ireland by Wrightbus, were launched in Oxford only…05 Dec 2023HANSARDFuture Pandemic PreparednessFor all of us who lost loved ones, covid-19 is still very raw. I have been following the covid inquiry, and two recommendations have so far come forward. The first is that the…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Violence and Abuse towards the Retail WorkforceI commend the hon. Lady for securing this debate. This is a massive issue in my constituency. My eldest son used to manage a local shop in the high street of the main town where I…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Sri Lankan Tamils and Human RightsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. I congratulate the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) on securing the debate and on setting the…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMiddle East: UK Military DeploymentsI very much thank the Secretary of State and the Government for the stance they have taken. It is one that I and my constituents very much support, as we do finding a solution.…05 Dec 2023