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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House will be aware, as we all are, of what seems to be a rise in homophobic attacks across the country. I say, “what seems to be a rise”, because the reporting…27 Jun 2019HANSARDViolent CrimeThe most recent serious act of violence in London took place three and a half hours ago in my constituency: it was a shooting in a perfectly quiet residential street. As my hon.…17 Jun 2019HANSARD Parliament as a WorkplaceFirst, I ought to mention that when I applied to speak in this debate, I told Mr Speaker that I might have to leave the debate slightly early, and I apologised for…13 Jun 2019HANSARD Parliament as a WorkplaceThat would be quite tricky to introduce—we could probably have a whole week of debates about such things, so I will not dwell on that. Let me move on to accessibility. We all have…13 Jun 2019HANSARD Parliament as a WorkplaceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I think things have changed to a large extent. He mentioned my dad, who was an MP here in the 1970s, when there were all-night sittings. From…13 Jun 2019 Bills sponsored (1)