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HANSARDUkraine UpdateI commend the Secretary of State for the actions he has taken to help Ukraine. In history, this will be seen not just as war crimes but as a genocide. Will he work with me to…25 Apr 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceThe proud and historic Derby County football club has had a torrid time over the past seven months. It has a named buyer now, but it is not out of the woods. I ask the Minister:…25 Apr 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI assume the Leader of the House will be very busy conveying requests from hon. and right hon. Members in relation to the forthcoming Queen’s Speech. May I please add two items to…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend the Leader of the House will be aware that my Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill will have its Second Reading in the other place next Friday, 1…24 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you, Mr Speaker. Last month, I took the Minister to see Belper Town football club, which is a true grassroots football club. However, Derby County is in danger, and this…24 Mar 2022HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Time Limits for ClaimsI thank the Minister for his answer. The Government have committed to considering extending the time limits for Equality Act claims in employment tribunals. Currently, a…22 Mar 2022HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Time Limits for Claims23. If he will consider the potential merits of extending the time limits for claims under the Equality Act 2010 from three to six months.22 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI was horrified to read some extremely unwelcome news reports this week that the commitment made by the Government in their manifesto and in the Queen’s Speech to ban trophy…17 Mar 2022HANSARDPeace and Stability in the BalkansAs the hon. Member may be aware, I and other members of the Select Committee on International Development visited Bosnia only last month and discussed the situation with…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 9 March.09 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy son Ben died of an aortic dissection at age 44, leaving a wife and two young children. It is a condition that kills 2,000 every year needlessly—more than those who die on the…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend knows that Derby has an exceptional industrial and railway heritage and is at the centre of the UK’s rail network, with connections across England and…03 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia’s Attack on UkraineI really welcome the statement made by my right hon. Friend. I do hope we hear that UNESCO is withdrawing its conference in Russia, because that is totally inappropriate. If it…03 Mar 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillI beg to move amendment 1, page 1, line 11, leave out “(2)” and insert “(3)” This amendment would insert the subsection which provides for the new offence of carrying out conduct…25 Feb 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillMy hon. Friend is right: this is about coercion, persuasion and accepting that this is the norm in a family. It is not the norm, and should not be, in this country. If a child is…25 Feb 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillWith the leave of the House, I would like to say a few words of thanks. It has been a strange day. I cannot remember any time when a Bill has been interrupted by an urgent…25 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineWhat reassurance can my hon. Friend give to the Ukrainian community in Derby and Derbyshire, who will have family members over there, that we are doing all we can to support the…25 Feb 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillI thank my right hon. Friend for that, and he is absolutely right. I know that he, too, has been passionate about raising awareness about this issue. If it were not for his now…25 Feb 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Northern Ireland is consulting, and I think that Scotland is about to do so. That is so important, because, if they do not change, they…25 Feb 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillI am pleased to speak to these amendments, which I am confident will make the Bill clearer and cleaner, and provide more effective, targeted and proportionate safeguarding. Before…25 Feb 2022