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HANSARD Isle of Wight: Island Designation Status and Landscape ProtectionI will call Bob Seely to move the motion, and I will then call the Minister to respond. As is the convention for 30-minute debates, there will not be an opportunity for the Member…06 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsI remind the Minister that I will allow Wendy Chamberlain two minutes to wind up at the end.06 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsOrder. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called. We have limited time; I intend to begin calling the Front-Bench spokesmen at approximately 10.28 am, so we…06 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsI call Patrick Grady—the upgraded spokesman.06 Jun 2023HANSARDUkrainian HolodomorI beg to move, That this House believes that the Holodomor was a genocide against the Ukrainian people. The motion stands in my name and that of the hon. Member for Glasgow South…25 May 2023HANSARDUkrainian HolodomorI am grateful to all right hon. and hon. Members across the House who have taken the time to attend this important debate on the last day before recess, which is not the best day.…25 May 2023HANSARDUkrainian HolodomorI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention, which shows that recognising the genocide has cross-party support. We are all concerned about that. The exact number of victims…25 May 2023HANSARDHair and Beauty Sector: Disguised Employment PracticesIt is estimated that 70% of the hairdressing industry is currently operating under a self-employed model to avoid pay-as-you-earn, national insurance and VAT. According to His…09 May 2023HANSARDHair and Beauty Sector: Disguised Employment Practices6. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of disguised employment practices in the hair and beauty sector on tax revenues.09 May 2023HANSARDRohingya Refugees in BangladeshI congratulate the hon. Member for Bedford (Mohammad Yasin) on securing this important debate. The International Development Committee has long been concerned about the situation…02 May 2023HANSARD Israel and Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI associate myself with the remarks of my right hon. Friend condemning all acts of violence. Obviously, our thoughts are with all those people who have lost loved ones in this…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022, which is now in force, has made it a criminal offence to arrange a child marriage in England and Wales, but…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week, the Prime Minister agreed the deepening of the Australia, UK and US partnership on defence. That is fantastic news for my constituents, as Rolls-Royce’s nuclear section…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI was really pleased to hear from the Minister that she and the Government continue to support the two-state solution on the former boundaries of 1967. How does she believe that…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseOn 1 December, when I raised the issue of recognition of the Ukrainian holodomor as a genocide, the Leader of the House advised me to apply for a debate in the usual way, which I…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Ukrainian Holodomor and the War in UkraineI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention, because I will come on to what our Government have said in the past. It is important, because the people who were subjected to…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Ukrainian Holodomor and the War in UkraineI thank all hon. Members who have taken part in this debate, especially those who came a couple of weeks ago to see Ukraine. I am incredibly disappointed, yet again, by the…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Ukrainian Holodomor and the War in UkraineIt is a powerful signal to send and we should not be found lacking; we should send that powerful signal. Even Derby City Council has recognised that the Holodomor is a genocide.…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Ukrainian Holodomor and the War in UkraineThis debate takes place at a terrible and opportune moment. Ninety years ago, in the spring of 1933, millions of Ukrainians were starved to death as part of a campaign of terror…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Ukrainian Holodomor and the War in UkraineYes. I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. That is absolutely why this debate is so important—because we cannot deny the genocide any longer. It has to be recognised by this…07 Mar 2023