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HANSARD Ukraine Refugee VisasConstituents of mine have been in touch from Poland, where they have been helping a Ukrainian mother and daughter to make their way to the UK. I understand that one of the many…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Food SecurityThe points that my hon. Friend is making are extremely important, and really underlie all the reasons why the debate is so important. Is he aware that evidence suggests that in…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Food SecurityThe hon. Gentleman is making an incredibly important point and what he is setting out is deeply concerning. Hunger already kills more people than HIV/AIDS, malaria and…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseOne of the most regular causes of complaints that I receive is the failure of services that have been outsourced to private companies, including Capita, which now administers the…31 Mar 2022HANSARDRape as a Weapon of War in UkraineI recently tabled a named day question asking about the requirement for refugees from Ukraine to obtain visas to enter the UK, and the assessment of the level of risk to women and…31 Mar 2022HANSARDConversion Therapy BanI would like to add my best wishes to the hon. Member for Bridgend (Dr Wallis). The Scottish Government are clear about the need to act to end conversion practices in Scotland.…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Support for Black Victims of Domestic AbuseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I am grateful to the previous speakers, including the hon. Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Abena Oppong-Asare),…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Support for Black Victims of Domestic AbuseThank you, Sir Christopher. I am going to draw my speech to a close, but before I do so I want to speak a little more about Sistah Space, which has been so instrumental in moving…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI heard yesterday from the Bank of Scotland that it plans shortly to close its Clarkston branch, among a number of others. It will be the last bank branch in town—a situation…24 Mar 2022HANSARD Parental Leave and PayI beg to move, That this House has considered parental leave and pay. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Miller. Among OECD countries, the UK has the second…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Parental Leave and PayI, too, am grateful to everyone who has spoken in the debate. It is an important issue, and thinking about all the people across these islands who are affected by it probably…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresMy hon. Friend said that there was “meaningful” engagement between MPs and the banks. It may be meaningful on one side—indeed, I know that it is—but it certainly does not appear…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresWill my hon. Friend give way?16 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesThe message from both Opposition day debates is clear: when times are tough for ordinary people, the Conservative party drags its heels, erects barriers and rolls out excuses for…16 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s DayIt is a privilege to close the debate for my party. It has been a pleasure to listen to many eloquent and important speeches from Members of all parties. I am grateful to the…10 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI am grateful for that, Madam Deputy Speaker. We will see how we get on. It does sometimes feel a wee bit like groundhog day in these debates, because women still have to strain…10 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Communities across Scotland and the UK stand ready to help those displaced by Putin’s war on democracy in Ukraine. Every local authority in Scotland participated in the Syrian…07 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. According to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, less than 3% of medical research funding in the UK is focused on women-specific diseases such as…01 Mar 2022HANSARD Benefit CapMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does he agree that the disproportionate impact of the benefit cap on larger families is also particularly problematic, given the…01 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctionsListening to the right hon. Lady’s comments, I am not entirely sure yet what the hold-up is with clarifying the plans to sanction Russia’s political ruling class—members of the…28 Feb 2022