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HANSARDFire and Rehire14. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to prevent the use of fire and rehire practices in the transport industry.16 May 2024HANSARDFire and RehireThe TUC has found that since 2020 about 10% of all workers have had to reapply for their job. And let us remember that in 2020 British Airways tried to sack 36,000 staff through…16 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI briefly associate myself with the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Huddersfield (Mr Sheerman) and the hon. Member for Broxbourne (Sir Charles Walker), who talked about…16 May 2024HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I thank my good friend, my hon. Friend the Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood (Cat Smith), for bringing this debate…13 May 2024HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeMy hon. Friend makes a very pertinent point. It is no help at all to our international diplomatic and development efforts that many countries in the global south are now able to…13 May 2024HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeAbsolutely. All of us in this House must recognise that our country, more than any other, has a historic duty because of the role that we played in the creation of the problem and…13 May 2024HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. The Canadian scheme has a lot of merit, and I hope that Ministers look into it properly. Let us remind ourselves that it was just two years…13 May 2024HANSARD Future of Rail ManufacturingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I will keep my remarks short because, as my hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Grahame Morris), whom I thank for…23 Apr 2024HANSARDRail Manufacturing: Job LossesDuring the pandemic the Government rightly stepped in to support train operating companies through huge subsidy, which essentially meant subsidising the profits of those…16 Apr 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaThe Minister will know that the UK supplies approximately 15% of the components used in F-35 stealth bombers currently being deployed in Gaza—the very same bombers allegedly being…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Extremism Definition and Community EngagementOver the past week, as we have meandered towards this statement, much of the debate has been played out in the press; there have been definitions, and various organisations that…14 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI apologise in advance, Mr Deputy Speaker, for my rather croaky voice today. I was vocally cheering on the historic double win on the weekend: the Commons and Lords rugby team’s…12 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week the former Prime Minister, the right hon. Member for South West Norfolk (Elizabeth Truss), shared a platform with an extremist, far-right, climate change-denying…27 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaLike so many in Ilford, I have watched with horror the deaths of so many innocent civilians in Israel and Gaza. I have received literally tens of thousands of emails, letters and…21 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ6. According to openDemocracy this week, since 1999 at least 391 people have died at our borders. That is a rate of more than one man or woman per month for 25 years. On top of…07 Feb 2024HANSARDBankers’ Bonuses: Removal of Cap8. If he will make an assessment of the potential impact of removing the cap on bankers’ bonuses on the financial sector.06 Feb 2024HANSARDBankers’ Bonuses: Removal of CapThe cap on bankers’ bonuses might have been a great newspaper headline, but it did little to tackle the City’s excesses. Financial institutions quickly changed remuneration…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMany happy returns, Madam Deputy Speaker; it is nice to share a moment of lightness in what are otherwise quite dark times. Last week, the International Court of Justice ruled…01 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaJabalia refugee camp, Shifa hospital, Omari mosque and the Holy Family church are all civilian targets that have been obliterated by Israeli bombing or attacked by IDF snipers.…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Sri Lankan Tamils and Human RightsIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. I thank the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) for securing this debate. As my right hon. Friend…05 Dec 2023