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HANSARD Persecution of ChristiansDoes my hon. Friend agree that, in order to take a really committed stand against religious persecution, the UK Government could, in solidarity against that persecution, allow…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Persecution of ChristiansDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that the UK Government’s words and actions should synchronise in a meaningful way, so that while we criticise the persecution of Christians and stand…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Historical Stillbirth Burials and CremationsThe answer to her question is yes. There is no room for complacency. That investigation led to a whole swath of measures to make sure that nothing like this could ever happen…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Historical Stillbirth Burials and CremationsTo take the hon. Gentleman back to his earlier point, does he agree that the whole thrust behind instituting coroners’ inquiries—or, in Scotland, fatal accident inquiries—when…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseScientists tell us that we need to protect about 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030 by placing areas of oceans off limits to human activity. For the first time ever, a global ocean…06 Feb 2020HANSARDWuhan CoronavirusI agree with the Secretary of State that a co-ordinated global response is extremely important, because we know that delaying responses could hasten the spread of the disease.…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Global BritainIf we diverge from EU standards to secure a US trade deal, that will have huge consequences for Northern Ireland. Many in the US Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, have…03 Feb 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe House of Lords is populated by retired or rejected MPs, as well as being the only legislature in the world in which clerics sit—aside, of course, from that other beacon of…30 Jan 2020HANSARDScotch whisky: US tariffsI thank the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) for securing the debate, and I am pleased to participate in it. I wish it were not…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disability FundingThe Minister has talked about the importance of valuing staff, and all the positive and excellent professional work they do in supporting children. I think everybody in the…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disability FundingI thank the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) for securing this debate. Clearly there is an appetite to discuss this important issue. I stand to speak for the third party…29 Jan 2020HANSARDPrimodosAs the Minister is aware, the hormone pregnancy drug test Primodos was taken by around 1.5 million women in the ‘60s and ‘70s, leading to birth defects, miscarriage and…28 Jan 2020HANSARDPrimodos13. What recent representations he has received on people affected by the hormone pregnancy drug, Primodos.28 Jan 2020HANSARDClaim of Right for ScotlandMay I just say to the Minister that, if Scotland’s right to choose is not something that people were exercised about when he was out campaigning, why were all the Tory party…27 Jan 2020HANSARDClaim of Right for ScotlandTonight, I rise to remind the House that the claim of right for Scotland is a principle that recognises that the people of Scotland have the sovereign right to determine the form…27 Jan 2020HANSARDBenefits: Tribunal AwardsSince PIP was introduced, 30,000 people in Scotland have had to undergo stressful appeals, with 21,000 people having to go to court to receive their correct entitlement. Will the…27 Jan 2020HANSARDClaim of Right for ScotlandI do not wish to intrude on private grief, but I cannot help noticing that each of the three Tory MPs from Scotland rushed as though their behinds were on fire to leave…27 Jan 2020HANSARDClaim of Right for ScotlandWhat I accept is that the people who voted for the Scottish National party want to have the debate and want to have the choice, and that matters. It is our job to persuade them…27 Jan 2020HANSARDClaim of Right for ScotlandThis is the kind of wilful fingers-in-ears attitude that we have come to expect. Not everybody in Scotland who voted SNP is yet persuaded of the argument for independence, but…27 Jan 2020HANSARDState Pension Age Increase: Transitional ArrangementsAs we have heard, the Prime Minister is on the record as saying that he is sympathetic to this cause. In fact, last summer he said: “Let’s see what we can do”. Very much in that…23 Jan 2020