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HANSARDShireen Abu AqlaThe killing of Shireen Abu Aqla by the Israeli military and the subsequent attack on her funeral in Jerusalem demonstrate the reality of the occupation of the west bank. Amnesty…16 May 2022HANSARDMaking Britain the Best Place to Grow Up and Grow OldSince we are all talking about when we were at school, I should point out that I am probably the only Member of the House who grew up under a Tory Government and was at school in…16 May 2022HANSARDChildhood Cancer OutcomesMy hon. Friend is making an extremely powerful speech in memory of her constituent Ben. One of my constituents died at the age of only five years old from a brain tumour, and…26 Apr 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Visit to IndiaI am going to try again, since the Minister did not answer my hon. Friend the Member for Coventry South (Zarah Sultana) when she asked. We know that during the Prime Minister’s…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIt was through protest that many of our fundamental rights were won, including the right to vote. Noise is an essential part of protest. What is the point of a demonstration if no…25 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillUnder international law, anyone can claim asylum in any country that has signed the 1951 UN refugee convention. That convention makes it clear that people fleeing persecution can…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Easter Recess: Government UpdateThe Prime Minister broke the laws that he made—laws to protect public health—and then repeatedly misled Parliament. Does the Prime Minister agree that comments made by his…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillThis Bill is such wide-reaching and deeply flawed legislation that there is so much I could speak on, but in the limited time we have I will focus on Lords amendment 22, which…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Private Rented Sector HousingI wholeheartedly agree with the points my hon. Friend is raising and I thank him for leading this debate. I am regularly contacted by constituents whose private landlords are…15 Mar 2022HANSARDExecutions in Saudi ArabiaThe UK Government have given the Saudi regime an estimated £20 billion in arms sales since the start of the war in Yemen, despite clear breaches of humanitarian law. It is…14 Mar 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Misogyny and Sexual HarassmentI thank the right hon. Lady for her intervention. I wholly agree with her. We must never forget that it was a serving Metropolitan police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered…08 Mar 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Misogyny and Sexual HarassmentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Cummins. I thank the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney) for securing this important debate, in particular on…08 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineSomeone very dear to me who helped to raise me and who came to this country from Ukraine after the second world war would not have been eligible under any of the Home Secretary’s…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThe Polish Government have said that they must be prepared to accept up to 1 million refugees displaced by conflict or fleeing for fear of persecution, yet last week, when our…22 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActMy hon. Friend is making an extremely powerful speech that is rooted in people’s real life experiences. Does she agree that the GRA needs to be reformed to not only make the…21 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActAs a scientist, does the hon. Member accept that hormone therapy is not permanent? The whole point of it is to pause puberty in order to give a child space to make decisions and…21 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthWhen I was in school under the then Conservative-led coalition Government, I remember friends and classmates whose mental health was in crisis. They struggled to be seen, and they…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityI know that we are short of time, Madam Deputy Speaker, so thank you for fitting me in. The cost of living crisis has been years in the making, and the blame lies at the door of…08 Feb 2022HANSARDIOPC Report on Metropolitan Police Officers' Conduct: Charing Cross Police StationThe IOPC’s report was truly damning, but it is not the only example of misogyny in the Met police that has come to light in the past couple of weeks. The Met has also been made to…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders Bill: LGBTQ+ PeopleWill the Minister give way?02 Feb 2022