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HANSARD Business Banking Resolution ServiceMy right hon. Friend is making a very helpful speech. The point he is making feeds into the wider point about the huge imbalance in power, influence and resources that exists…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Business Banking Resolution ServiceWe should not underestimate the hon. Member’s point about the unreasonableness of expecting those who find themselves in that situation to have huge amounts of courage. I want to…11 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. I am sure that the Secretary of State shares my concern that school nurses report increasing rates of children presenting with health issues resulting from poor nutrition. In…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe motherhood pay penalty means that mothers with two children take home 26% less income than women without children. A report by the Fawcett Society shows that the pay penalty…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsThis clearly constitutes a dangerous escalation of Beijing’s global war on dissent. Can the Minister confirm that it is illegal to issue and pursue bounties in the UK and that the…06 Jul 2023HANSARDCost of Living SupportAccording to a study on hunger in Wales, around 753,000 Welsh people faced hunger in mid-2022—that is more than double the population of Cardiff—with Welsh Trussell Trust…05 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Commonwealth Development Corporation (Limit on Government Assistance) Regulations 2023I am grateful for all that the Minister and the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston, have said. Both speeches were helpful. It is obviously a hugely…05 Jul 2023HANSARDCost of Living Support10. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of cost of living support for households in Wales.05 Jul 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI thank the hon. Lady for that intervention. I agree with every word she said. She is spot-on when she talks about the emotional, human side of this issue. We are talking about…28 Jun 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI am pleased to speak in this debate to put on the record my party’s firm commitment to ensuring that the holocaust and subsequent genocides are not forgotten. We must take steps…28 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonI wonder whether the hon. Lady might reflect that it sounds like she is trying to deflect blame from Boris Johnson and put it on to unelected members of staff, and that people…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPride MonthMy hon. Friend has obviously read my speech. We have indeed come a long way. I want to talk about the TIE campaign, which does such a good job. It is particularly important that…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPride MonthI am really grateful to be able to sum up this debate for my party. It is always a privilege to do that. I feel fortunate to have listened to all the contributions today, which…15 Jun 2023HANSARD MigrationThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Rather than more damaging legislation, what we want to see is safe and legal routes for people coming here to seek sanctuary from war and…15 Jun 2023HANSARD MigrationThe Scottish Government will do absolutely what is needed for refugees if given the power to allow us to actually do so, and it is high time that the Minister stopped this…15 Jun 2023HANSARD MigrationThe Minister shakes his head. What a shameful way to behave. I am trying to assist people in grave need and this says everything about the UK Government’s approach to migration.…15 Jun 2023HANSARD MigrationI am going to continue, if the hon. Gentleman does not mind, as time is limited. We all see the impact of migration policies. There are labour shortages and skills shortages, and…15 Jun 2023HANSARD MigrationI am grateful to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) for leading this debate and the Backbench Business Committee for granting it. I welcome the opportunity to put…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPride MonthI am grateful to the Minister. Very briefly, I wonder if he is able to elaborate on what the scope of the Bill—which we hope will come very soon—might be.15 Jun 2023HANSARDPride MonthWill the Minister give way?15 Jun 2023