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HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday is the 107th day of İmam Sis’s hunger strike. My hon. Friend the Member for Enfield, Southgate (Bambos Charalambous) and I visited him in Newport East this weekend. He is…02 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.02 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsHas the Foreign Secretary raised the matter with Turkey, and will he send representations to the Council of Europe following the Welsh Assembly’s resolution?02 Apr 2019HANSARD Permitted Development and Shale Gas ExplorationOn building infrastructure around these sites, does the hon. Lady agree that it is slightly hypocritical that the development arm of CDC Group—the Government-backed development…28 Mar 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,…27 Mar 2019HANSARD World TB DayI thank the right hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs (Nick Herbert) for securing this important debate. Many things have been said already; I will come on to the topic of my…27 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Possability People is a disability charity in my constituency that has operated consistently for the last 30 years. Some 85% of its funding comes from the clinical…26 Mar 2019HANSARDYemenThe 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,…26 Mar 2019HANSARDRelationships and Sex EducationDoes the Minister believe that the £6 million allocated for relationships and sex education is enough when it equates to a few hundred quid per school? Her Department has cut £3.2…26 Mar 2019HANSARDRelationships and Sex Education15. What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on ensuring that lessons on HIV and sexual health form a core part of the relationships and sex…26 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ3. I know that the Prime Minister campaigned to keep section 28, which banned LGBT from being talked about positively in schools and led to millions of young people such as…20 Mar 2019HANSARD EducationDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is often not the wider society but young people who lead the way and that this House can help to frame the discussion that will take place in the…20 Mar 2019HANSARDInsecure Work16. The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers continues to receive evidence of seafarer pay as low as £3.60 an hour, including on UK-registered vessels. Employers…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Tenancy (Deposits and Arbitration)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish a single custodial tenancy deposit scheme; to provide for that scheme to invest deposits; to require interest on…13 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseForgive me if I stress this point again, but this is of course a Government who have been found in contempt of Parliament, and when the Leader of the House is not fully clear on…12 Mar 2019HANSARD UK Relations with KosovoMy hon. Friend mentions the BBC. The British Council, another British institution, has an important role in the region. I did a number of projects with Kosovan young people in…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Future of DFIDOn that “Today” programme, it was telling that no Minister was put up to defend the Department or to shoot down such ideas. To me, that suggests complicity with the idea itself.27 Feb 2019HANSARD Future of DFIDI am grateful for the contributions from the Members who spoke before me—generally, I agreed with what they said. In my role on the International Development Committee I get to…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Future of DFIDI agree that ICAI has a key responsibility. Last year, ICAI—the Government watchdog—said that aid spent through the CSSF could not be proved not to be making the problem worse. I…27 Feb 2019HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI have here the names of four young Palestinians, all under the age of 18, who are currently in prison: Yaccob Qawasmeh, Akram Mustafa and Ahmad Silwadi, and one who is 15 years…26 Feb 2019