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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI want to develop my point. I will take interventions in a moment. I do not want to take up too much time. I rise to speak mainly to amendment 122, which is in my name, and to…27 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ5. With the encouragement of the British Government, female prosecutors and female judges in Afghanistan stood up for the rule of law and for a more inclusive and equal nation.…15 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillAs Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, I will focus on aspects of the Bill that potentially breach the European convention on human rights. The Committee will be…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillPeople who are same-sex attracted and trans people are not covered by anti-discrimination laws in Rwanda. Does the Home Secretary think that makes it a safe country for gay people…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe Home Secretary has often said that she would be quite happy if the United Kingdom left the European convention on human rights, and when the Justice Secretary gave evidence to…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThe Minister must know that we are still bound by the European convention on human rights. Clearly, from what the Home Secretary said earlier this afternoon, some Government…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI will confine my comments to the amendments that touch on the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, which I chair. We did not look at the debate on abortion…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI am not sure the Minister is right about that. I think what he is trying to say is that the police officer could have a highly subjective view prior to stopping, and a highly…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThe Minister will get to speak at the end. I do not want to take up too much time as I have already spoken for five minutes and I do not want to upset Madam Deputy Speaker. The…07 Mar 2023HANSARDChange of Name by Registered Sex OffendersThe Minister is being very generous in taking another intervention. The argument that preventing sex offenders from taking advantage of a process of self-identification of gender…02 Mar 2023HANSARDChange of Name by Registered Sex OffendersI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. He correctly encapsulates what it is that I am asking for: in order to be effective, the rules of safeguarding must…02 Mar 2023HANSARDChange of Name by Registered Sex OffendersThe Minister is absolutely right that there are conflicting rights here, but when rights conflict we have to carry out a weighing exercise, and we are talking about sex offenders…02 Mar 2023HANSARDChange of Name by Registered Sex OffendersI could not agree more. The hon. Lady reminds me that, at the outset of my speech, I should have congratulated the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) who, as always, is…02 Mar 2023HANSARDChange of Name by Registered Sex OffendersI actually want to raise the point that has just been raised by the hon. Member for Telford (Lucy Allan). The debate is clearly centred on the law and practice in England and…02 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ6. The Prime Minister and I have one thing in common: we have both had to step in and sort out legal and constitutional messes created by his predecessor but one, the right hon.…01 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolThe Prime Minister is to be commended for tackling one aspect of the mess left behind by his predecessor but one, but of course, we should not forget that the Prime Minister…27 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe negative impacts of Brexit are already visible, with food prices up 6% and a third of the companies that formerly exported to the EU giving up, owing to customs paperwork—and…22 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill14. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on Scotland.22 Feb 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentEarlier, the Minister mentioned the importance of observing the law. The European convention on human rights is, of course, still part of our domestic legal system, and human…20 Feb 2023HANSARDLGBT History MonthI am very concerned to hear what the hon. Lady has just said; I had not heard that rumour, but many of us are already expressing grave concerns about Rwanda’s record on LGBT…02 Feb 2023