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HANSARDTopical QuestionsIs the Foreign Secretary aware that the FCDO has set an annual budget limit for the Independent Commission for Aid Impact that will prevent it from carrying out the workplan to…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS Dentistryrose —21 Jun 2022HANSARDMiddle East Peace, Security and Development and UNRWAI very much welcome my hon. Friend’s intervention, which pre-empts what I am about to say. I completely agree that a stable funding base is needed, and let us hope that he has…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMiddle East Peace, Security and Development and UNRWAMy friend, the hon. Gentleman has wise words. I am proud to be the MP for Rotherham and to be the Chair of the Select Committee on International Development. We have done a lot of…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMiddle East Peace, Security and Development and UNRWAI fully support my fellow Committee member and thank him for repeatedly raising his concerns about this issue. The forthcoming budget that goes alongside the development strategy…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMiddle East Peace, Security and Development and UNRWAI am grateful for all the Minister is saying. I know she is going as far as she can today. I hope that whoever goes to the pledging conference will take their chequebook with them…15 Jun 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ14. Mental health support is vital for victims of sexual crimes. When a Rotherham survivor, who is here today, reported her childhood abuse to the police, they told her not to go…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMiddle East Peace, Security and Development and UNRWAI agree with the hon. Gentleman on some of that, and I will go into a little detail. Of course we should have zero tolerance of antisemitism. We should have zero tolerance of any…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMiddle East Peace, Security and Development and UNRWAI beg to move, That this House has considered peace, security and development in the Middle East and the role of the UN Relief and Works Agency. Thank you for chairing this…15 Jun 2022HANSARDVictims of CrimeThe Secretary of State will be aware that I have worked across Government for many years to secure support for victims of crime, particularly victims and survivors of child abuse…24 May 2022HANSARD Public Transport Authority for South YorkshireIt is always a pleasure to serve with you in the chair, Mr Hosie. Constituents have raised with me time and again the desperately poor standard of public transport links in South…27 Apr 2022HANSARDSexual Violence in ConflictI welcome the Government’s commitment to the Murad code for survivors, but the Foreign Secretary knows that my commitment is to prevention. Women and girls in conflict zones are…26 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Prime Minister, every day I hear from more and more of my Rotherham constituents who are struggling to put food on the table, to keep their lights on and to fuel their cars.…30 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Hosie. I was not planning to speak either, but I cannot let the Minister just go ahead with a cut that will impact directly on a…28 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2022Minister, I ask one favour. It is £1,000 to write to these women—I will stuff the envelopes if need be. To give them some notice that this is coming would enable them to manage…28 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2022I appreciate the Minister giving way and her accepting all the questions. Has she written to the women who will be impacted? One of the biggest problems with WASPI was the lack of…28 Mar 2022HANSARD National Shipbuilding StrategyI welcome the Minister’s statement about the commitment to shipbuilding. May I urge him to do all he can to make sure that the ships are built in Britain, using British steel? In…10 Mar 2022HANSARD UK Support for Aid Workers and the Afghan PeopleThe Select Committee on International Development published its report, “Afghanistan: UK support for aid workers and the Afghan people” last Friday, one week after Russia invaded…10 Mar 2022HANSARD UK Support for Aid Workers and the Afghan PeopleThe Government’s contracts with non-governmental organisations are very clear that they do not have a direct duty of care. However, my Committee felt that they do have a moral…10 Mar 2022HANSARD UK Support for Aid Workers and the Afghan PeopleMy hon. Friend makes the most pertinent points, and I completely agree with all the issues that she raises. From our analysis, it looks like two thirds of the fund pledged in…10 Mar 2022