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HANSARD Cyber-Fraud in the UKIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank the hon. Member for Ogmore (Chris Elmore) for securing this timely debate. The scale of fraud and cyber-crime…25 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Fovargue, in this important Westminster Hall debate this evening. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick…24 May 2021HANSARDSafe Streets for AllThere is much to welcome in the Queen’s Speech that will make our streets safer, but in the short time that I have today—although I recognise that I have an extra minute—I want to…17 May 2021HANSARDEthiopia: Human RightsWhat recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Ethiopia.20 Apr 2021HANSARDEthiopia: Human RightsI am sure that my right hon. Friend shares my concern and, frankly, horror at the ongoing reports of rape and sexual violence being used as weapons in the ongoing Tigray conflict,…20 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe covid-19 pandemic has shone a depressing light on the digital poverty that exists in developing countries. Without access to the internet, millions of children across the…20 Apr 2021HANSARD Vagrancy Act 1824The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. I do not know a charity involved in rough sleeping and homelessness that does not agree that the Vagrancy Act should be repealed. If we get…13 Apr 2021HANSARD Vagrancy Act 1824I thank everyone who has taken part in this important debate and the Minister for his response. It is clear from what we have heard from Members across the political spectrum that…13 Apr 2021HANSARD Vagrancy Act 1824I beg to move, That this House has considered repealing and replacing the Vagrancy Act 1824. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I am delighted to have…13 Apr 2021HANSARDCrime ReductionWhat steps her Department is taking to reduce crime.22 Mar 2021HANSARDCrime ReductionMay I associate myself with the remembrance today of PC Palmer and the other victims we lost on that day? I remember coming out of Westminster tube at exactly this time four years…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and welcome the sanctions on the Chinese regime. What steps are he and the UK Government taking with our Five Eyes partners to…22 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsRecent horrific events have brought the important debate on women’s and girls’ rights into the spotlight, specifically their right to be safe and feel safe as they go about their…17 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThere is much to welcome in this far-reaching Bill, with tougher sentences for violent crime, for child murderers and for sex offenders, with greater efforts to remove knives and…16 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThere is so much to welcome in this Budget that will benefit the businesses and individuals across the Cities of London and Westminster: the extension of the furlough until the…09 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for her statement and welcome the launch today, on International Women’s Day, of the Government’s call for evidence to help to form the basis of a new…08 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is World Book Day, as has been mentioned, and I wear my World Book Day badge with pride. It was sad not to see children walking to school this morning dressed as their…04 Mar 2021HANSARDRestoration and Renewal ProgrammeWhat steps the Sponsor Body has taken to ensure that local residents and businesses have been adequately consulted on the restoration and renewal programme.04 Mar 2021HANSARDRestoration and Renewal ProgrammeIs the Sponsor Body aware that, as well as the restoration and renewal programme, work on the UK holocaust memorial and learning centre will, subject to planning permission, be…04 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Cultural and Entertainment SectorsI begin by paying tribute to the arts and culture sector, which has been so deeply affected by the fall-out from the pandemic but has never given up. I also pay tribute to those…02 Mar 2021