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HANSARD Address to Her Majesty: Platinum JubileeIt is a pleasure to be here on behalf of my party in place of my right hon. Friend the Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford) for this Humble Address on the occasion…26 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesI am grateful to the Minister for being so generous with his time. One of the things that would certainly improve the day-to-day experience of trans people is banning conversion…23 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesI meant to mention this earlier, but I wonder whether hon. Members agree that the Church of Scotland’s decision today about equal marriage is very welcome and that we should all…23 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, but I have to say to him that I am a woman and I am not going to be erased, and other people having the opportunity to…23 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesIf I could make some progress first, I will be delighted to let the hon. Member intervene. The hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham said himself that words matter and that…23 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesThe hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton)—I beg his pardon. I am glad he corrected me—I cannot read my own writing—but I did not agree with his assertion that…23 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesI think that all children should be surrounded with safeguarding and support—I suspect that that is something the hon. Member and I can agree on—but to conflate autism diagnosis…23 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesHe is shaking his head, so he agrees with me. However, I support what he said about the importance of tone in the discussion. I am not sure that anyone concerned about this at a…23 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesIt is a pleasure to participate in this debate, which is an important one. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) for opening it and for reflecting that…23 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, on Radio 4, a Leeds primary school headteacher said that, due to cost cutting by catering companies, they were having to challenge caterers about the size of school…23 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesWill the hon. Member give way?23 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesI am delighted that the hon. Gentleman has given way. Is he able to go into some more detail about his concerns regarding prisons? I have heard the Minister on numerous occasions…23 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way and for his comments about a respectful tone, with which I am sure we all agree. What I do not agree with, however, is the…23 May 2022HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundScotland has been short-changed by the loss of EU funding, leaving a 40% reduction in the funding that we would have received from the EU. It is not only the Scottish Government…18 May 2022HANSARDHong Kong Arrests Under National Security LawI am grateful to the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for securing this urgent question. The direction of travel and the stifling of…12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesWill the hon. Gentleman give way?12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesWill the hon. Gentleman give way?12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesPeople across the nations of the UK have had a difficult couple of years, and I fear that those difficulties—at least as the UK Government calculate it—provide the perfect cover…12 May 2022HANSARDChildhood Cancer OutcomesI have spoken previously about a fine young man from East Renfrewshire called Daniel Caplan, who passed away at the end of 2020 aged 17, having been diagnosed with diffuse midline…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI think that everyone in the Chamber has heard from so many constituents who feel that way. I have had emails from innumerable constituents. One that I received overnight pointed…21 Apr 2022