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HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationDoes the Minister agree that the development of a hostile environment in Britain pushes people towards criminals, meaning that they cannot get access to services here? The same is…04 Jun 2019HANSARDEU Parliament Elections: Denial of VotesI wrote to every single one of my EU national constituents at my own personal cost to inform them of this voter suppression. I wonder whether the Minister will repay me the cost…04 Jun 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionIt can be done if it is given to patients at the right time and in the right manner. Part of the reason why clinicians are possibly nervous about prescribing these drugs is that…20 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionIs it not the case that we have been flexible on trials with other diseases and drugs? I think particularly of the flexibility on HIV after campaigners fought to get the drugs to…20 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionWe have heard some really rather touching and heartfelt speeches, and I suspect that I cannot justice to some of what we have heard. Although of course I condemn the current…20 May 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionThe point of declaring a carbon emergency is to take action immediately, not in 2025 or 2030, so why are we not changing the planning rules so that all homes have to be carbon…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Turkey: Treatment of KurdsI totally agree that we must speak up, and I hope that we will get good responses from the Front Bench later.10 Apr 2019HANSARD Turkey: Treatment of KurdsDoes the Minister recognise that the latest court ruling in Belgium about the PKK’s proscribed status in European law at least opens up a discussion about whether it is still an…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Turkey: Treatment of KurdsI totally agree; this last year just gone, the Durham Miners’ Gala had an international theme of Freedom for Öcalan. Like many other struggles that we have had in the past, it…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Turkey: Treatment of KurdsI beg to move, That this House has considered the treatment of Kurds in Turkey. Thank you, Mr Howarth, for allowing me to speak on this matter. As a vice-chair of the all-party…10 Apr 2019HANSARDForeign and Commonwealth OfficeThe Government contract the manufacture of UK arms for Saudi Arabia. They contract the issuing of bombs into UK aircraft in the Kingdom. They have RAF soldiers in command centres,…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Turkey: Treatment of KurdsI totally agree. I should of course mention that my hon. Friend the Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden) is the local Member for Imam Sis. She has been an advocate for his…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Turkey: Treatment of KurdsI totally agree. Since 2015, little if any access has been granted to Abdullah Öcalan, and it is only because some of the hunger strikes and campaigning that brief interventions…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Turkey: Treatment of KurdsI totally agree. Of course, historically, Britain was part of drawing the lines on maps that exterminated a Kurdish nation. We therefore have a responsibility to ensure that we…10 Apr 2019HANSARDVotes at 16As we have heard, 16 and 17-year-olds are knowledgeable and passionate about the world around them. Participation in free elections is a fundamental right. Despite what the hon.…03 Apr 2019HANSARDVotes at 16Will the hon. Gentleman give way?03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsA Labour Government.03 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Discussions with First Minister of Wales12. Does the Secretary of State believe that the Welsh economy will be stronger under the withdrawal agreement and the political declaration or weaker, and will he support a…03 Apr 2019HANSARDMiddle East21. Two weeks ago at the United Nations Human Rights Council, the UK abstained on a motion to support accountability for violations of international law in the occupied…02 Apr 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Last week, the Minister for Asia and the Pacific said that he wanted to correct me with regard to my question, saying that the UK did not have RAF…02 Apr 2019