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HANSARDViolence against Christians: Central African CountriesWill the Minister give way?23 Sept 2021HANSARDVoter ID Requirements: Turnout and Enfranchisement5. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of proposed voter ID requirements on voter turnout in general elections.23 Sept 2021HANSARDVoter ID Requirements: Turnout and EnfranchisementAccording to the Electoral Reform Society, around 2.1 million people risk not being able to vote in a general election due to not having recognisable photo ID. The Government’s…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House was very helpful in June when he passed my request for a focus on childhood cancer research to the Department of Health and Social Care. I am sure he knows…23 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsAcross Scotland and the UK, millions of families are seeing their incomes slashed by this Tory Government, with a toxic combination of Tory cuts, tax rises and the growing cost of…22 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsThat is a disappointing and perplexing response from the Deputy Prime Minister, who perhaps needs to go back and look again. I have to say to him: warm words do not heat homes,…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support in the Workplace (Protected Characteristics)Following the 2008 crash, pregnant women and new mothers were made redundant in their thousands, unfairly selected because they were mothers, in what has been described as…22 Sept 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapThe right hon. Lady is making some excellent points. Does she agree that, as well as an obvious equality imperative for the reporting, there is a really strong business…20 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Academics at the London School of Economics have concluded that the UK Government’s plan to lift the current cap on Trident nuclear weapons based on the Clyde from 180 to 260…20 Sept 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Hosie. I am grateful to the petitioners for allowing us to have this debate. As someone with a background in human resource…20 Sept 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapI am interested in what the Minister is saying. Can he clarify something: are the Government working through that methodology? What specifically are they doing, and when do they…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeThere is also a great deal of confusion over the treatment of British Council staff. It is still unclear why they were excluded from ARAP; they should certainly be here. It is…15 Sept 2021HANSARDBlack Maternal Health WeekThe hon. Lady is giving a very powerful and important speech. I wonder whether she is aware that research from the USA shows that when black and Asian women do not have…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBlack Maternal Health WeekTo highlight what my hon. Friend is saying, it seems to me that it is inconceivable that the general public know about this issue. If people understood what a huge disparity in…14 Sept 2021HANSARDBlack Maternal Health WeekEast Renfrewshire.14 Sept 2021HANSARD Real Fur SalesThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. Does he agree that, while there are goods with fur attached—for pompoms, for instance, as he indicated—that level of public support…14 Sept 2021HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Murray. I am grateful to the hon. Members for Peterborough (Paul Bristow) and for Bradford West (Naz Shah) for securing this…09 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. The Williams review proposed the consolidation of funding streams for accessibility improvements at railway stations under Great British Railways, an issue that has been…09 Sept 2021HANSARD British CouncilI was approached by constituents concerned about the lack of clarity on plans for the evacuation of British Council employees from Afghanistan, and I wrote to the Home Office, the…08 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO UpdateThe Prime Minister spoke earlier about helping Afghan friends of this country, but having been approached by some concerned constituents and having corresponded with the Home…06 Sept 2021