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HANSARDInternational Development and Gender-based ViolenceIs the money that the Minister is talking about affected by the recent announcement on development funding being cut?26 Nov 2020HANSARDInternational Development and Gender-based ViolenceI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I recognise what he is saying, and he makes a powerful point. However, I do not recognise the idea that this is hollow. That is…26 Nov 2020HANSARDInternational Development and Gender-based ViolenceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I congratulate the hon. Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) on securing this very important debate. He talks very…26 Nov 2020HANSARD Official Development AssistanceFrom actively breaking international law in a “very specific and limited” way to breaking commitments on international aid, does the Foreign Secretary not realise how his…26 Nov 2020HANSARD Levelling-up Agenda: Tees ValleyIt truly is a pleasure to be serving under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins. I thank and congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham) for securing…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Funding for Local AuthoritiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bethnal Green and Bow (Rushanara Ali) on securing such an…24 Nov 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseOnly this morning, it was reported that women suffering from domestic abuse were being turned away by up to five separate refuges, even where spaces were available, due to them…16 Nov 2020HANSARDRefugee Communities: Covid-19It is an honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Catherine West), who speaks passionately and eloquently about this issue. I echo her request for…12 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention, Levy and Safety Net and Levy Account: Basis of Distribution) (Amendment) Regulations 2020It is really an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ali. In recent times, especially through the covid pandemic, local authorities have shown how they can provide the…10 Nov 2020HANSARDSupporting Disadvantaged FamiliesI came into politics because I had a feeling that politics was broken, and today’s example of the Secretary of State coming in here and using the words “social justice” when…09 Nov 2020HANSARDMobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) BillLabour welcomes the chance to debate this Bill. We would have welcomed sight of it sooner in order really to understand the implications of the measures it contains and to ensure…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Disparate ImpactI am glad that the Minister referred to her letter, because I have just checked and I certainly have not received a letter from her; she referred to the matter in her answer to…22 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economy UpdateI do not need to tell the Chancellor about the way we are going, with the economy plunging further into a crisis. The main thing that businesses in my constituency tell me is that…22 Oct 2020HANSARD Free School MealsI will not take any lectures, and nor will I take any interventions, when it comes to children in poverty, from the Conservative Benches. Yesterday, I spoke to the Trussell Trust…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Free School MealsIt is not often that I find myself really struggling to follow an hon. Member, but I am struggling to follow the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis). Let me…21 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIn his statement, the Secretary of State said to the people of Manchester, “We will be by your side”, and that his response requires all of us to make a sacrifice. I put it to him…20 Oct 2020HANSARDJob Support SchemeA report published this week by the political consultancy WPI Strategy, commissioned by Tesco, ranked Bradford West at No. 3 in its need to be levelled up. Last week, another…20 Oct 2020HANSARDJob Support SchemeWhat proportion of jobs his Department estimates will be supported through the Government’s Job Support Scheme.20 Oct 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthWhile looking into Black History Month within my constituency, I discovered that John Edward Parris was one of the first, if not the first, black footballer for Bradford. More…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageOn 10 May, the Prime Minister announced that the country would be easing out of lockdown, despite analysts highlighting that his calls were coming early, and that without a…14 Oct 2020