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HANSARD Transport Links: NottinghamshireI emphasise to the Minister, and to his civil servants who are listening, that what my hon. Friend says was demonstrated only last week when the all-party parliamentary group on…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Immigration Detention: Victims of Modern SlaveryI think that the Minister has rather missed the point of what we are all saying. There is genuine shock across the House at the fact that it is Government policy to lock up…17 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentThe hon. Lady has made a very important point. One of the challenges that we will have to meet as a world is how we bring billions upon billions of people out of poverty in a way…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Immigration Detention: Trafficking and Modern SlaveryThis is an important point. Does that mean that the arbitrary 45-day limit does not apply to any individual in those circumstances?09 Jul 2019HANSARD Immigration Detention: Trafficking and Modern SlaveryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I start by declaring an interest, which appears in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I co-chair the…09 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ4. Eve Leadbeater, a constituent of mine, and Lord Dubs arrived on the Kindertransport 80 years ago this week. Is it not important that we learn from history? Three years after…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Railway Connectivity: East to West MidlandsOn the point of local services and east-west links, does my hon. Friend recognise that it is not only the big stations but the so-called little stations, such as Burton Joyce,…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Modern Slavery Act: Independent ReviewIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Main. I declare my interest in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Modern Slavery Act: Independent ReviewYet again, the co-op movement shows the rest of us what can be done. I use this debate to challenge businesses to get their act together—to stop just talking and to show the rest…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Modern Slavery Act: Independent ReviewOn the evolving nature of the legislation, will the Minister do all she can to ensure that some of the negative reporting about the way traffickers are starting to use the…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Modern Slavery Act: Independent ReviewThis is a difficult question, but I will ask it because the Minister is more sympathetic to this than others in the Home Office. She talks about women from Nigeria who may have…19 Jun 2019HANSARDViolent CrimeMay I say to the Minister that anyone watching this session will be looking on with a sense of incredulity? Where is the passion, the indignation, and the horror about what is…17 Jun 2019HANSARDSecurity SituationIs not one of the challenges for dealing with the security situation in Northern Ireland to build the confidence of communities right across Northern Ireland, working with the…22 May 2019HANSARD British SteelMay I join others in welcoming the Secretary of State’s commitment to do all he can to prevent the demise of one of our great strategic industries? In the light of that, will he…22 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceI am sorry that I am slightly interrupting the flow of the Minister’s speech, which is why I tried to intervene at a particular point a minute ago, but I thank her for the…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious Violencerose —15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceIt was good to see the Home Secretary in his place today. I know he is sincere in his attempts to deal with this issue, but, as many of my hon. Friends know, what we are trying to…15 May 2019HANSARDDraft Electronic Communications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019How are people charged, then?30 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft Electronic Communications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Will the Minister explain why, in the first place, the Government did not think that it was worth using the affirmative resolution procedure and went for the negative one?30 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft Electronic Communications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Can the Minister confirm whether the £40 is a voluntary cap that the Government have negotiated? At the moment, if I go to France, I get a text that tells me that anything I use…30 Apr 2019