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HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillIn over 30 years in this House, this is the most important and consequential piece of legislation on British-EU relations that I have taken part in. Let me say at the beginning…30 Dec 2020HANSARDScheduled Mass Deportation: JamaicaDoes the Minister accept that many people feel that this mass deportation is both cruel and potentially dangerous: cruel because he is separating, just weeks before Christmas,…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillDoes my hon. Friend accept that the concern about TPIMs is not just the breadth of measures available but their indefinite nature against people who have not actually been tried…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillI rise to speak in support of the amendments. The stakes in any debate about terrorism and how to combat terrorism successfully are extremely high, because these are issues that…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillLike my good friend the right hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper), I shall be voting against this Bill. It is a bad Bill. It is bad in principle,…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesThe Minister will be aware that of the 17 doctors who have died from covid-19, 16 are from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. So will she be speaking to her ministerial…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesWhat steps the Government are taking to tackle the disproportionate number of BAME deaths from covid-19.06 May 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillWe live in extraordinary times. Unfortunately, there is nothing extraordinary about domestic violence. It affects women of all classes and in all walks of life, and the figures…28 Apr 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageDoes my right hon. Friend share my concern for that particular group of victims who are people with no recourse to public funds? They cannot work in a situation where so much of…25 Mar 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillWe are debating this important Bill in the shadow of the terrible existential crisis of coronavirus. However, it would be wrong to let the debate go past without sharing the…24 Mar 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillI just want to confirm that it is not our intention to vote against the Bill, and it is our intention to not press our amendments. Just before the debate comes to a close, I would…24 Mar 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillDoes the Minister not accept, though, that because the scheme is called the Windrush compensation scheme, some people might assume that it is only for people from the West Indies?24 Mar 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillAs I said in Committee, the Opposition support the Bill in principle, but it is unfortunate that we have had to discuss it before we have had a proper debate about the lessons…24 Mar 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillIs the Minister happy with the very low level of pay-out from the Windrush compensation scheme thus far?24 Mar 2020HANSARDSettled Status for EU Citizens: Internet AccessOn behalf of Opposition Members, I offer my profound sympathy to the families of the 289 persons who have died in this unheard-of pandemic. On the settlement scheme, we obviously…23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI wish to return to the subject of that category of person under immigration legislation who has no recourse to public funds. Because of the coronavirus epidemic and the…23 Mar 2020HANSARDShop Workers: Protection from ViolenceOn the question of protecting shop workers and owners, as was referred to earlier, we have all seen the unfortunate recent scenes of disorder in supermarkets when persons attempt…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Windrush Lessons Learned ReviewWe meet as a House of Commons at a time of unprecedented national crisis—a national crisis that none of us has seen before in our lifetime—but I am sure the Home Secretary will…19 Mar 2020HANSARD Policing (England and Wales)I listened with interest to the Minister’s presentation. In particular, I listened when he described the Conservative party as the natural party of law and order. Not all of our…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Policing (England and Wales)I am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing some reality to the discussion. The Opposition have learnt that police chiefs have also recently been told to find another £165…24 Feb 2020