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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. A significant proportion of those who experience homelessness are ex-offenders. I have previously raised concerns that the drive to alleviate the prison places crisis must not…11 Mar 2025HANSARDDomestic Violence Court Cases: BacklogThe backlog in the court system harms efforts to instil confidence in women persisting with domestic violence charges against their abusers. Violence against women and girls is a…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Southport AttackI thank the Minister for his statement. It makes me deeply angry to listen to the litany of errors by different agencies across the public sector, not just in failing to realise…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy hon. Friend is making a passionate speech, and he talks about benefit fraud on an industrial scale. Does he really believe that just over 2.5% is an industrial scale?03 Feb 2025HANSARDAstraZenecaFriday’s announcement was deeply disappointing. The Liverpool city region is home to one of Europe’s largest pharma clusters. The Government were prepared to put millions into the…03 Feb 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI recognise that fraud exists across the public sector and that it is wholly right for any Government to track down the fraudsters, the criminal gangs and those who cheat the…03 Feb 2025HANSARD Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Money)My hon. Friend the Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater) has led this important debate with openness and transparency at all times, and has treated all views with dignity and…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Money)I will come to that point shortly. My hon. Friend the Member for Spen Valley has sought every opportunity to be inclusive, and has sought a wide range of views, because she knows…22 Jan 2025HANSARDSouthport AttackI thank my right hon. Friend for her statement. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved. Acts of terror devastate the families of victims who are left to pick up the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Tomorrow, it will be 1,000 days since the repeal of the Vagrancy Act 1824 was given Royal Assent, yet that outdated, vindictive and utterly ineffective Act is still driving…20 Jan 2025HANSARDPrayersI beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163) and negatived.17 Jan 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillI also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh North and Leith (Tracy Gilbert) for bringing this Bill before the House. Does my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow West…17 Jan 2025HANSARDFireworks BillMy hon. Friend is making a wonderful start to her speech. I congratulate her on a second bite of the cherry, as this is her second time with this private Member’s Bill. She talks…17 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastIt has been a long and painful road to get to this point, but today’s welcome news of a ceasefire deal is finally a sliver of hope. It has always been clear that the release of…16 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillThis is groundbreaking legislation, and I pay tribute to the Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister for the excellent work that they have done so far. In October, I said in this…14 Jan 2025HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI, too, pay tribute to Sandra Downs for starting this petition. Does the hon. Lady agree that the recognition of a Palestinian state is the route to peace, not a by-product of…16 Dec 2024HANSARDBangladesh: Attacks on Hindu CommunityI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Brent West (Barry Gardiner) on securing this important urgent question. I represent a diverse community. Both Muslims and Hindus in…02 Dec 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillNo. I am sorry, but I will not. Every year, around 650 terminally ill people take their own lives, and countless others who are more affluent make the choice of the long, arduous…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am honoured to rise to lend my support to the Bill, and I am proud to support my hon. Friend the Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater) as one of the Bill’s co-sponsors. Data…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI urge the hon. Member to check the wording of the Bill, because if somebody signs as a proxy, they have to have known the individual for two years, and would simply be signing to…29 Nov 2024