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HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainDoes the hon. Member agree that the Ukrainian situation is similar to the Hong Kong situation? People on Homes for Ukraine visas have now been here for more than four years. We…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Remote Coastal CommunitiesI appreciate the Minister listing the disadvantages that we have in our coastal communities, although she did not mention the fact that our health services are overwhelmed in the…08 Sept 2025HANSARDAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Sussex (Alison Bennett) on securing this important debate and on the…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Pavement ParkingDoes the hon. Member agree that this is almost a circular problem? The more people park on the pavements, the harder it is to walk, so the more they have to drive and the more…03 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as someone who is still a sitting councillor. In fact, when I came into this place, I sat…02 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI agree entirely with my hon. Friend. However, in my remaining minutes, I will focus on two or three other areas that were not covered by my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Dorset…02 Sept 2025HANSARDDraft Online Safety Act 2023 (Qualifying Worldwide Revenue) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I have a couple of questions about the SI. Having worked for a regulator that was similarly funded by a charge on…02 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastThe United Nations described the famine in Gaza as a “deliberate collapse of the systems needed for human survival” and “a man-made disaster, a moral indictment, and a failure of…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Extending the Ukraine Permission Extension SchemeYes, I believe that we should be looking for a permanent solution and a permanent answer for the Ukrainians, and that is why I asked the Prime Minister about it last week. His…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Extending the Ukraine Permission Extension SchemeI thank the hon. Member for his intervention and I absolutely agree. Ukrainians are scared of what happens next, and we have no answer for them. They see reports of their…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Extending the Ukraine Permission Extension SchemeI am happy to have secured this debate on Homes for Ukraine and the Ukraine permission extension scheme. The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Putin’s Russia started on 24…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Extending the Ukraine Permission Extension SchemeI absolutely agree, and people in that situation are very worried—I have several in my own constituency. I have spoken to groups of guests in Newton Abbot, and they are mostly…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Extending the Ukraine Permission Extension SchemeI thank the Minister very much for that announcement; I really appreciate it.21 Jul 2025HANSARD Extending the Ukraine Permission Extension SchemeThat is a dreadful situation. I really hope that the Minister can give us some positive news, or at least a glimmer of hope of where we can go.21 Jul 2025HANSARD Extending the Ukraine Permission Extension SchemeThe war seems further from ending—perhaps more protracted than ever. The EU clarified its position, extending temporary protection for all guests to March 2027 and requiring all…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Extending the Ukraine Permission Extension SchemeI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention and I absolutely agree. I want briefly to mention another story. This is of Mariia and Ksenia in north Devon, written by their host…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Extending the Ukraine Permission Extension SchemeAbsolutely. I would like to give a couple of stories from Ukrainians here. I am keeping an eye on the time. This is from Anya Glebova in north Devon, who is hosted by Julie. I…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Extending the Ukraine Permission Extension SchemeI thank the hon. Member for his intervention and will be moving on to that shortly. I have been impressed by the way that the Ukrainians do not sit back, but get up and get…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Extending the Ukraine Permission Extension SchemeI thank the hon. Member for mentioning a report from my old university, which I will go away and look up. However, I think this is more about getting the visas extended, rather…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Extending the Ukraine Permission Extension SchemeI absolutely agree, and this is now urgent as guests start to have less than 12 months on their visas.21 Jul 2025