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HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: Deportation(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on former Afghan special forces facing deportation from Pakistan to Afghanistan.11 Dec 2023HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: DeportationSince before the fall of Kabul, the Government’s treatment of Afghans who worked alongside British troops has been a shameful saga of failure. Ministers have failed to deal with…11 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. Does the Minister agree that young people leaving care after their 18th birthday should get more help to get their first home? Will he back my campaign that I am running with…04 Dec 2023HANSARDNuclear Test Veterans: Medical RecordsThe right hon. Gentleman is right: it should be about those people who are descendants of nuclear test veterans. I believe that the terms and conditions of the applications make…28 Nov 2023HANSARDNuclear Test Veterans: Medical RecordsIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Vickers. I congratulate the hon. Member for Salford and Eccles (Rebecca Long Bailey) on the way she introduced the debate. I…28 Nov 2023HANSARDNuclear Test Veterans: Medical RecordsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I also echo the thanks to my colleague, my hon. Friend the Member for Luton South (Rachel Hopkins), for her time in the…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIn the past two years, Plymouth has suffered two incredibly bad tragedies: the mass shooting in Keyham, where we lost five people; and the murder of Bobbi-Anne McLeod, an…23 Nov 2023HANSARD Veterans Welfare ServicesI thank the Minster for advance sight of the statement. Labour is deeply proud of our veterans, and for the enormous contribution they have made and continue to make to our…21 Nov 2023HANSARDSupport for VeteransOver the past year, the number of veterans claiming universal credit has increased by 31.6%, which is nearly a third. Does the Minister recognise that the King’s Speech failed to…20 Nov 2023HANSARDService AccommodationThere is a new Defence Secretary, but it is the same old story in service accommodation, with reports of broken boilers, black mould, leaky roofs and painfully long waits for…20 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling UpThe communities of Devonport and Stonehouse are some of the poorest in the country, so it felt like a punch in the gut when our round 2 bid was rejected. I thank the Minister for…20 Nov 2023HANSARDNon-domiciled Residents: Tax Status18. Whether he plans to change the tax status of non-domiciled residents in the UK.14 Nov 2023HANSARDNon-domiciled Residents: Tax StatusThe non-dom tax status allows people to dodge millions in taxes. Germany, France and Canada have closed their non-dom tax loopholes. Can the Minister explain to taxpayers in…14 Nov 2023HANSARD Pakistan: Evacuation of AfghansI am glad that the Government are now acting on Afghans who have been in limbo for a number of years in Pakistan—an issue I raised with the Minister on 19 September. May I ask…08 Nov 2023HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your guidance to understand how we can table written questions about the Government’s policy of evicting Afghans from hotel accommodation—a…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Hate Crime Against the LGBT+ CommunityWill the Minister give way?18 Oct 2023HANSARD Hate Crime Against the LGBT+ CommunityIt is a privilege to speak in the debate, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty) on calling it. I am proud to speak as…18 Oct 2023HANSARD Hate Crime Against the LGBT+ CommunityWill the Minister give way?18 Oct 2023HANSARD Resettlement of Afghansindicated dissent.19 Sept 2023HANSARDNational Grid Funding: South-west England8. What plans she has to provide funding for the National Grid in the south-west.19 Sept 2023