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HANSARDCeasefire in GazaWar is terrible and, as we have heard today, the tragic consequences of all fighting are dreadful. War should be avoided at all costs, but sometimes it cannot be. Sometimes war is…21 Feb 2024HANSARDMedia BillWill my right hon. Friend give way again?30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillThat is precisely what the Bill will do: it will introduce a different system. At present Ofcom is responsible for regulating the public service broadcasters, which it does…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillI rise to support new clause 6 and amendment 17, both in my name. The Bill is a substantial piece of legislation and I fully support what the Government are seeking to do through…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillI agree with every word. The very important factor behind the BBFC is that parents trust it. It even has an app to search for any film or DVD, and it will tell parents not only…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillI take my right hon. Friend’s point. However, the BBFC classifies not just films but items that are streamed directly and never released in cinemas by tagging every rateable…30 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsThis morning the press reported the tragic case of a 14-year-old girl who took her own life following horrific social media bullying, including on TikTok and Snapchat. Since 2010,…24 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI entirely agree. The problem is that Britain has become known as a soft touch, partly because of the delays in our courts, partly because of the generosity that has led to the…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton North East (Jane Stevenson). She made a fantastic speech and got to grips with the heart of the issue. I…16 Jan 2024HANSARDExcess Death TrendsWill the hon. Lady give way?16 Jan 2024HANSARDExcess Death TrendsI will be brief, because it is clear that there is far more demand to speak in the debate than there is time. That shows that we absolutely need a longer debate; we need a debate…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI agree with my hon. Friend, who of course is right. One of the many solutions to this problem is to improve conditions in some of the countries from which people are fleeing, but…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI support this legislation, but I find it very sad that we need it. When I first heard about the holocaust as a child at school, I was shocked. I was shocked at the scale of the…10 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023My understanding is that the protection already exists, as I explained in my speech, but the point of this new legislation would be to allow someone who is outside and not…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023I completely agree with the Minister about the need to protect equal pay, pregnant women and so on; I do not think there would be any disagreement on that. The problem is the…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, which provides some much-needed clarity, because self-ID does threaten the dignity and safety of women and girls. She is…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023Is the Minister saying that she believes that the legal probability is that the CHEZ judgment already has direct effect in UK law? On my understanding, that is the only situation…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023Thank you, Mr Hollobone, for the opportunity to speak in this Committee. I do understand the Government’s desire to ensure that there is no watering down of equalities law…06 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituent Dan Archer runs the highly successful Visiting Angels care agency, which has an annual staff turnover rate of just 13%, compared with an industry average of 60%.…05 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationI warmly welcome this statement and these measures. I thank my right hon. Friends, the Home Secretary and the Minister for Immigration, for listening to colleagues on both sides…04 Dec 2023