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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe all want more people training and entering the care sector at a decent wage, but there are more than 100,000 vacancies in England alone today. Some of us in the House do not…13 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI join the Home Secretary in paying tribute to those who died in the 7/7 attacks, and I commend the work of the emergency services that day. When I read the details of the…13 Jul 2020HANSARD Civil Service Appointments(Urgent Question): To ask the Home Secretary if she will make a statement on the appointment of the National Security Adviser and other senior civil service positions.30 Jun 2020HANSARD Civil Service AppointmentsI am grateful at least to the Cabinet Office Minister for turning up on behalf of the Home Secretary. I am also grateful to you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question.…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Civil Service AppointmentsI did at the start.30 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI am grateful to the Home Secretary for her statement and for advance sight of it. I would like to start by celebrating the enormous contribution the Windrush generation and their…23 Jun 2020HANSARD Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [Lords]I thank the Minister for his opening remarks, and I pass on my thanks to my Labour colleagues in the other place who took the Bill first, and who have worked hard to scrutinise…22 Jun 2020HANSARDReading Terrorist AttackI thank the Home Secretary for advance sight of her statement and for her briefing call over the weekend. Like the whole House, I was shocked and appalled by the scenes we saw in…22 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic OrderI am grateful to the Home Secretary for her statement and for advance sight of it. Like everyone else in this House, I was appalled by the scenes in London this weekend. The…15 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseI know that there will be a statement on the events of the weekend following this session, so I will address those matters then. On domestic abuse, I welcome the fact that the…08 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseWell, £1.2 million of support for helplines is obviously welcome, but it is a tiny proportion of the overall £75 million, which needs to reach where it is needed as soon as…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Public OrderI thank the Home Secretary for her statement and for advance sight of it. Like everyone in the House, I was appalled by the killing of George Floyd. His fateful words, “I can’t…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresI thank the Home Secretary for her statement and for providing us with advance sight of it. We have been calling for sensible screening measures at the border for months, and will…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would like to start by thanking the Home Secretary for our briefings in recent weeks, which have been very important throughout this crisis. I…18 May 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillI thank the Security Minister for his speech and his welcome. I shadowed him briefly in a previous role over recent months, and I look forward to working with him on issues of…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI would like to put on record my thanks to you, Mr Deputy Speaker, the Speaker, the House authorities and all staff for facilitating the sitting of the House in these most unusual…28 Apr 2020HANSARD Coronavirus BillYes, absolutely. In fact, that should apply not just in the mental health sphere. If these are truly temporary measures, that has to apply across a range of measures.23 Mar 2020HANSARD Coronavirus BillI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. I confirm that I said in the Second Reading wind-up—I confirm it again—that with the six-monthly votes at six, 12 and 18…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Coronavirus BillWe have already said that.23 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillThe tone of this debate—sober, serious, determined—reflects the mood of the people. I am conscious that, on a Bill of any importance, I would usually be addressing a packed…23 Mar 2020