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HANSARDSame-sex Relationships5. What recent progress has been made on implementing the decisions taken by the General Synod in February 2023 on blessing same-sex relationships and relating to clergy in…16 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationTwo per cent of those claiming asylum in this country are LGBTQI+ people fleeing countries where just being themselves can be a death sentence. Does the Home Secretary agree with…15 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI am still not clear whether the right hon. Gentleman agrees with Labour that the ICC has jurisdiction over the conduct of all parties in Gaza. If he does, then that is a very…14 Nov 2023HANSARD Pakistan: Evacuation of AfghansThe Minister has said a number of times that the Government have sought assurances from the Pakistani authorities that they will not target those Afghans who are eligible to come…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationMay I welcome the balance and tone of the Minister’s statement? When the Government make representations to the Israeli Government about the increase in settler violence in the…08 Nov 2023HANSARDLGBT PeopleA Bill banning the psychological abuse that some people call conversion therapy has been promised repeatedly in this Session from that Dispatch Box. Where is it?25 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI hope the Prime Minister is right in his belief that these recent traumas could give fresh impetus to a process towards a two-state solution because, frankly, to many of us that…23 Oct 2023HANSARDCombined Sewer OverflowsAlong with the water companies, one of the main sources of water pollution in the south-west is the minority of livestock farmers who put silage, run-off from silage and slurry…13 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillIt is clear from the Minister’s replies that her statutory adviser, Natural England, opposed this move, so will she please publish its advice? Instead of letting developers and…05 Sept 2023HANSARDCountess of Chester Hospital InquiryWhen I saw the list of hospitals that the former chief executive of Chester hospital went on to after the Lucy Letby case, I could tell—I speak as a former Health Minister—that it…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsWhen the Prime Minister, as Chancellor, slashed the schools repair budget, despite being warned of the danger to children, how big a factor in that decision was the fact that…04 Sept 2023HANSARDCommunity Energy ProjectsWhy did the Government remove amendments from the Energy Bill last week that would have supported community energy and local energy trading?04 Jul 2023HANSARDCommunity Energy Projects13. What steps he plans to take to support the development of community energy projects.04 Jul 2023HANSARDSchools (Gender and Parental Rights)I would like to make it clear to the House that I was not intending to speak in this debate when I came to work today, but I and a number of colleagues were so appalled by the…27 Jun 2023HANSARDFamily Relationships, Parenting and MarriageThere might be more weddings in church were the Church of England to allow same-sex couples to get married in church. In that context, does he welcome the commissioners’…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPride MonthAs a number of hon. Members have said, we have come a long way, haven’t we, since I was the first openly gay parliamentary candidate to be selected? My Conservative opponent at…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPride MonthYes, indeed. In fact, perhaps I should have declared an interest as a long-time supporter of the Albert Kennedy Trust. On crime, as other colleagues have noted, hate crimes…15 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government have been promising for five years now to ban the abusive psychological practice sometimes known as conversion therapy. As the human face of the Government and as a…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPride MonthThey do need to get better. A quarter of all homeless young people are LGBTQ+. Some 77% of those have suffered rejection or abuse from their families.15 Jun 2023HANSARD Abortion: Offences against the Person ActHow is it possible that Roman Catholic Spain and Italy—home to the Vatican —have decriminalised abortion but we have not?15 Jun 2023