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HANSARDSafe Countries for Removal: LGBT RightsThe safe state designation that the previous Government introduced was intended to allow Georgian and Indian nationals to be returned without any individualised assessment of the…21 Oct 2024HANSARDSafe Countries for Removal: LGBT Rights12. If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing Georgia from her Department’s list of safe countries for removals, in the context of the recent passage of…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillSome 38% of households in my constituency are in the private rented sector. In England, there are 11 million renters, and the number keeps growing. They have been stuck in a…09 Oct 2024HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 ReportI thank the Prime Minister for his statement and his commitments today. As he has said, the report makes it clear that the Conservative Government’s obsession with deregulation…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI find the hon. Member’s comments on public ownership a bit rich, given that privatisation of our railways has spelled 30 years of failure—30 years of delays and price increases…03 Sept 2024HANSARDSudanDespite Sudan experiencing one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world, the previous Government failed to expand safe routes for those in Sudan, even for those who…03 Sept 2024HANSARDViolent DisorderThe appalling racist riots may be over for now, but the ideology behind them is a growing threat, both here and internationally. In Germany, for example, the far right has just…02 Sept 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI very much welcome this Bill and I congratulate my right hon. Friend on all her work in getting us to this point. Since our railways were taken out of public ownership, tens of…29 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ3. I welcome the Prime Minister to his place. Many young trans people and their families are extremely concerned about the restrictions on puberty blockers implemented by the…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEconomy, Welfare and Public ServicesI congratulate the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty) on a fantastic maiden speech and in particular the passion with which he talks about veterans and the need for more…22 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionI congratulate my right hon. Friend on his appointment and welcome him back to government. My constituents, and indeed all our constituents, have suffered the worst cost of living…18 Jul 2024HANSARDCarbon Budget Delivery Plan: High Court JudgmentThe Government have a legal and moral duty to meet our carbon emissions target. Failure to do so would consign my generation, and generations after mine, to a future of climate…21 May 2024HANSARDCarbon Budget Delivery Plan: High Court Judgment13. What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the High Court judgment of 3 May 2024 relating to the Government’s carbon budget delivery plan.21 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsWhen adult rape cases take two years, on average, to complete, it is no wonder that 62% of all rape survivors drop out of the process. Given that just 2.5% of rapes recorded last…15 May 2024HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. I am listening carefully to what he is saying. The fact is there is no safe and legal route for Palestinians to come to the UK. Not…13 May 2024HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeAs the hon. Lady knows, the Home Office allows applications for family visas only for immediate relatives, defined as partners, children or parents of children under 18. That…13 May 2024HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeWill the Minister give way?13 May 2024HANSARDCost of LivingThe Chancellor can talk all he wants about inflation falling, but this is little comfort to my constituents who are still struggling to make ends meet. Even with the national…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaI want the Deputy Foreign Secretary to imagine that he was in Rafah. If bombs were being dropped on his family and there was no safe place for them to go, I am sure that he would…07 May 2024HANSARDCost of Living18. What fiscal steps he is taking to support households with increases in the cost of living.07 May 2024