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HANSARD AfghanistanOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. You have put in place a three-minute time limit. Every time Members from certain parties get to the end of their speeches, they add on…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanMy right hon. and learned Friend speaks about the lack of ambition and urgency, and that summarises everything about the Government’s approach to this crisis and many others. Is…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanToday is a tragic and shameful day for western Governments. But I also think that it is a day on which we have seen Parliament at its best. We have heard some wonderful speeches…18 Aug 2021HANSARD International Travel RulesIn April, the rate in Britain was very low and the rate in southern Asia was very high, yet there were no restrictions on people coming from southern Asia, leading to the Johnson…19 Jul 2021HANSARDBAME StudentsI am very pleased to hear that, but the reality in terms of the results is that those policies are not working. Most black and ethnic minority groups improve educational…07 Jul 2021HANSARDBAME StudentsWhat discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the comparative performance of BAME students in (a) further and higher education and (b) statutory…07 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelThe threat to the travel and tourism industry is very real. Just this week, I met constituents who normally work on aircraft but now have either been furloughed or in some cases…29 Jun 2021HANSARD Loss of Secret DocumentsI think my right hon. Friend the Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey) was absolutely right to contrast the exemplary professionalism of our forces on HMS Defender with…28 Jun 2021HANSARDSecurity of Ministers’ Offices and CommunicationsAs parliament- arians, we all have sympathy for the Minister being sent here to respond to these questions without many of the answers to them. We had all expected that her boss…28 Jun 2021HANSARDPersonal Credit: Self-employed PeopleWhat assessment he has made of recent trends in personal credit availability for self-employed people.22 Jun 2021HANSARDPersonal Credit: Self-employed PeopleI am grateful to the Minister for that answer. However, my experience with some self-employed people in my constituency is that, having been self-employed for several years and…22 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting Britain’s Steel IndustryWe have heard impassioned speeches on both side of the House from Members who represent steelmaking constituencies. I am really pleased that the motion from my hon. Friends also…21 Jun 2021HANSARDApprenticeshipsI am afraid the Minister just sounds like she is in denial. Between August and January, under-19 apprenticeship starts were 41% lower than they were in 2018-19. We keep telling…21 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting Britain’s Steel IndustryThe Minister is saying that this Government have the industry’s back, but the letter by UK Steel read out by my right hon. Friend the Member for Doncaster North (Edward Miliband)…21 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateNot just “hopeless”.16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateThe impact of these restrictions on Britain’s pubs has been very tough indeed, but it has been even worse for nightclubs that have been unable to open at all. It seems entirely…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsI wish the Secretary of State well with reducing wait times. That is what we all desperately want to see and that is why I am so pleased that we are having this debate. Will he…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsOpposition days are incredibly precious for the Opposition. There are so many things that our party could have chosen to debate, but I am really pleased, and I believe that it is…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsMy right hon. Friend is making an incredibly important point. There is no way that a party that has presided over the court backlog that we have—which has a huge impact on…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Ajax ProgrammeDefence equipment is traditionally procured to do damage to our adversary, but I understand that the Ajax vehicle has been giving soldiers a risk of tinnitus and swollen joints if…08 Jun 2021