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HANSARDSupport for People in GazaMy hon. Friend will know that the diocese of Gloucester has been very supportive of those in need—whether asylum seekers, refugees or, indeed, the homeless and rough sleepers in…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMadam Deputy Speaker, I wish you and all colleagues who are either standing down voluntarily, or are advised to do so by our constituents, very happy years outside this House. As…23 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillDoes my hon. Friend accept that there are some of us who feel absolutely as passionately as he and every other colleague in this House about what happened in the Holocaust but who…22 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe Israeli war Cabinet looks divided. The chief of staff is pressing for a “day after” strategy, the Defence Minister has outlined his concerns, and the former Defence Minister…20 May 2024HANSARDUkraine and GeorgiaFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning), who almost every year has visited the church of St Mary…15 May 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice BillThere are so many things in this important Bill on which it would be a great pleasure to talk, but you will be relieved to hear, Madam Deputy Speaker, that I wish to focus my…15 May 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice BillThe safeguarding Minister will have been briefed by my right hon. Friend the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire on the exchanges across the House on the key issue of spiking,…15 May 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI thank the Minister for giving way again. On that specific point, she is effectively saying that the data collected by the police will now be collected under the umbrella of…15 May 2024HANSARDIllegal Migration Act: Northern IrelandMy hon. Friend the Minister has already confirmed that the Government will appeal against the Belfast High Court judgment and that our commitment to the Belfast agreement is…14 May 2024HANSARDCustodial and Community Sentencing9. If he will make a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of short custodial sentences and sentences served in the community.14 May 2024HANSARDCustodial and Community SentencingI agree with the Bishop of Gloucester that community payback schemes are often far more appropriate than short-term custodial sentences, particularly for women prisoners. If my…14 May 2024HANSARD Defence Personnel Data BreachThe Defence Secretary has reassured us that there is no evidence yet of any data having been removed and there is no suggestion that the MOD’s core system and HR network have been…07 May 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingWe should all be grateful that today’s statement absolutely answers the widespread assessment of the increased risk in the world. Can my right hon. Friend confirm that he, the…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillThe hon. Member is making an interesting point about uncertainty. I understand where he is coming from, and many of us on this side would very much like to see section 21…24 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillWhat a fascinating afternoon of different speeches. As my right hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford) has just indicated, there are two very different ways of…16 Apr 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaI welcome the immediate humanitarian pause in UNSC resolution 2728, and I congratulate our diplomats on their role in this resolution. As the deputy Foreign Secretary has said,…26 Mar 2024HANSARDChild PovertyWhat correlation does the Secretary of State see between children in poverty and workless families? Given that there is no age restriction on most apprenticeships, and today’s…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy right hon. and learned Friend is making a good case for the importance of the Bill and the irrelevance of the amendments offered by the other place to what we are trying to…18 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Millions of people around the UK and Europe have been inspired by the brilliance of Six Nations rugby. Premier league clubs like Gloucester Rugby, which were funded during the…13 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI am struggling a bit with the right hon. Lady’s figures. My own calculations suggest that this year, pensioners will see an increase of £900 from an 8.2% increase in the state…07 Mar 2024