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HANSARDHuman Rights: ColombiaI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. I wholeheartedly agree: Colombia is the most dangerous place in the world to be a trade unionist. I think that sometimes in Britain we…20 Apr 2022HANSARDHuman Rights: ColombiaI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, and I completely concur. The early part of this year makes for very grim reading. The murder of Jorge Santofimio, the former FARC…20 Apr 2022HANSARDHuman Rights: ColombiaI beg to move, That this House has considered human rights in Colombia and implementation of the 2016 peace agreement. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McDonagh.…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Easter Recess: Government UpdateThe fact that the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have both been fined for breaking the very rules that they themselves set means that they are either incompetent or they think…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeThe proposal to treat refugees differently based on how they arrived in the UK undermines a key principle of refugee protection. Such an approach weakens the very foundation of…19 Apr 2022HANSARDSEND Green Paper3. What steps he is taking to engage with families with disabled children on the SEND Green Paper.14 Mar 2022HANSARDSEND Green PaperA recent survey by the Disabled Children’s Partnership and Let Us Learn Too revealed that 60% of families with disabled children have sought mental health support because of the…14 Mar 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Misogyny and Sexual HarassmentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship today, Mrs Cummins. Happy International Women’s Day. I start by paying tribute to the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney)…08 Mar 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Misogyny and Sexual HarassmentOn the point about social media, how will that be addressed for accounts which are anonymous or under another name?08 Mar 2022HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsLocal government finance has been ravaged over the last decade under the mantra of austerity. Councils in the north have lost up to 50% of their core funding, and some have lost…07 Mar 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Budgets12. What assessment he has made of the impact of reductions to local authority budgets on the Government’s levelling-up agenda.07 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsThe Minister is being generous with her time. Does she agree that although perpetrator funding is essential, the funding that goes to the victims of violence should be increased?…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsSince I entered this place, I have given much political headspace to the issue of male violence against women and girls, and I wish that was not the case. However, there is a duty…02 Mar 2022HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsRemarkably, despite all the talk on violence against women and girls, the Home Secretary and the Minister still fail to grasp that misogyny is the driving force behind it. The…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillEver since I entered this place, not one Bill has occupied as much space in my inbox as this one, and I am sure that many Government Members have been similarly inundated with…28 Feb 2022HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls19. What steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls.28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am sorry; I will not, because the hon. Member has just come in, and lots of Opposition Members wish to speak and have been here since the start of the debate. The clause is yet…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]I thank the Minister. He has been very generous. Can he confirm that new clause 1 has nothing to do with BDS, a point to which you alluded, Madam Deputy Speaker?22 Feb 2022HANSARD Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]Will the Minister give way?22 Feb 2022HANSARD Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]Will the Minister give way?22 Feb 2022