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HANSARDEngagementsQ3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 6 December.06 Dec 2023HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillThe Minister is aware of the debate we had around child criminal exploitation. Does he believe that that part of the Criminal Justice Bill could cover that definition?04 Dec 2023HANSARDRisk and Resilience: Annual StatementThe Environment Agency estimates that the number of homes at risk of flooding could double by 2050 due to the impact of climate change. This means that the recent devastating…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for using a personal case to speak so powerfully. I know that she does so from a position of wanting to change things for people who do not have…04 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationI welcome the responses the Minister is giving, but I want to hear the Foreign Secretary’s response. On 16 November, we had a harrowing session with the humanitarian organisations…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, who I know has tabled amendments on that point. We need to do much more about stalking. One in five referrals through the national referral…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillI start by thanking the Minister. He has worked cross party, particularly with me, to turn what was a good, well-intended Bill into something much better, although there is still…04 Dec 2023HANSARDHousehold Income: Energy Costs1. If she will make an estimate of the proportion of households that spent more than 10% of their income on energy costs in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillThis Bill presents a precious opportunity to address some of the big problems that exist within our justice system. Despite this Bill making some progress on the sentencing of…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI am incredibly grateful to the Home Secretary for bringing forward legislation on sexual offenders changing their name by deed poll, but we could not find it anywhere in the…28 Nov 2023HANSARDHousehold Income: Energy CostsMore than 20% of Rotherham households are living in fuel poverty, yet the Government’s flagship energy policy will not, by their own admission, save a single penny from those…28 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperLet me start by giving my huge congratulations to the Minister. I hope that the whole House has recognised his personal involvement and the tenacity with which he has got this…21 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI have been inundated with emails from constituents terrified for the future of the internally displaced Palestinians in Gaza. Since 7 October, nearly 600,000 internally displaced…24 Oct 2023HANSARDGaza: Al-Ahli Arab Hospital ExplosionI am terrified that there will be an escalation leading to many more civilians on all sides being murdered. I have listened intently to what the Foreign Secretary has said about…18 Oct 2023HANSARDWater, Sanitation and Hygiene: Sustainable DevelopmentThirteen years—let me correct myself. You probably know more about this issue than any of us in the Chamber, so I am grateful that you are here today. I congratulate the hon.…17 Oct 2023HANSARDWater, Sanitation and Hygiene: Sustainable DevelopmentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Latham. You are the perfect person to be chairing this sitting, as I believe that you have served on the International…17 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe International Committee of the Red Cross has stated that “hospitals in Gaza risk turning into morgues without electricity.” The Commissioner-General of the United Nations…16 Oct 2023HANSARDClimate Finance: Tackling Loss and DamageIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship today, Mr Betts, as it always is. I congratulate the hon. Member for Dundee West (Chris Law) on securing this much needed debate. He…05 Sept 2023HANSARDClimate Finance: Tackling Loss and DamageI apologise for interrupting the hon. Member in full flow. He is making a strong speech and is absolutely right to make this point, because the ODA spend is designed to help…05 Sept 2023HANSARDClimate Finance: Tackling Loss and DamageI am grateful to the Minister for outlining all the pledges that have been made, but is he able to say how much of the money has delivered, and whether it is new money or coming…05 Sept 2023