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HANSARDCouncil HomesBut last year 6,287 homes for social rent were built and 10,000 were lost due to right to buy and other conversions. That was a loss of 4,000 social rented homes in our country.…13 Jan 2020HANSARDHigh StreetsIs Wolverhampton a city?13 Jan 2020HANSARDCouncil Homes5. What assessment he has made of trends in the level of new council homes since 2010.13 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that we only need to look at the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiation —a negotiation on the basis of a trade deal that has taken almost two…07 Jan 2020HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI look forward to getting out on the campaign trail and smashing the Conservatives at the ballot box and returning more Labour colleagues here. I am particularly pleased by what…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWhy is the Leader of the House playing games with resolutions rather than taking up the Opposition’s offer to programme the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill properly?24 Oct 2019HANSARDTurkish Incursion into Northern SyriaWhat legitimate concerns?15 Oct 2019HANSARDTurkish Incursion into Northern SyriaDid you push to go further?15 Oct 2019HANSARDTurkish Incursion into Northern SyriaI am extremely disappointed that, as I understand it, Britain held Europe back from going further in applying sanctions. If that is the case, it is deplorable. Has the Secretary…15 Oct 2019HANSARD US Troop Withdrawal from Northern SyriaI am chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on north-eastern Syria, and we were in al-Hawl a month ago. I do not want to disagree with the Minister, but this is not…08 Oct 2019HANSARDVenezuela: Humanitarian SupportUntil the Venezuelan Government were destabilised, HIV treatment was successful and deaths from AIDS were decreasing. Since destabilisation, HIV treatment is almost impossible for…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Deaths of Homeless PeopleIn 2010, the annual count of homeless rough sleeping in Brighton was 500; it is now 1,200. Deaths on the street were a rarity; now, they come more than once a month in Brighton…01 Oct 2019HANSARD YemenThe Guardian report yesterday that the Minister mentioned reveals that motor parts made in the Goodrich factory in Wolverhampton were found in fragments of illegal cluster bombs…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseToday’s urgent question on the arms trade to Saudi Arabia indicates that there is a bigger issue here. Will the Government schedule a longer debate in Government time, and will…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateI am pleased to follow the hon. Member for Ochil and South Perthshire (Luke Graham). I agree that nationalism is a real problem. That is why it is such a shame that some Members…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateWill the Minister give way?26 Sept 2019HANSARD Arms Export Licences (Saudi Arabia)Last year, the Department issued 30 million rounds of Warsaw Pact weapons to Saudi Arabia incorrectly. Then the Court of Appeal judgment and now this. Is it not time for the joint…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateCan the Minister tell me what evidence he has that introducing voter ID reduces the amount of fraud more than it reduces the participation of legitimate voters?26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateWill you take it to the police?26 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House assure me that during Prorogation the Home Secretary will not lay a statutory instrument to make it illegal to enter Kurdish Syria and that we will…05 Sept 2019