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HANSARD Ethiopia, Sudan and Tigray: Humanitarian SituationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship again today, Ms Bardell. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) not only on securing the…03 Nov 2021HANSARDTaxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (First sitting)I would be delighted to. I can only thank my right hon. Friend the Member for South Holland and The Deepings for the work he has done in the past, and for the emphasis he puts on…03 Nov 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Amendment of Schedule 10) (No. 2) Regulations 2021I do not know about these sorts of courts. I know about all the other courts, which have a massive backlog at the moment. Has the Minister estimated how long it would actually…27 Oct 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Amendment of Schedule 10) (No. 2) Regulations 2021I am looking for clarity. I think the Minister said that this does not cover rent. Is that right? Could he give an example of the sort of debt that would be specific to this new…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation: BradfordIn 2017, the Government agreed to bring in mandatory relationship education for every child from primary school onwards. That is teaching them about healthy and unhealthy…26 Oct 2021HANSARDPakistan: Maira ShahbazChild marriage is an abhorrent practice wherever it is found, and I urge the House to support the hon. Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham) in her Bill to ban it in this…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation: BradfordI have been listening intently to this debate, and I am grateful the subject has been raised in the House. An inquiry is not a silver bullet. We actually had two inquiries in…26 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillI broadly support the overall aims of the Bill—I am keen to see increased animal welfare across the country and am glad that the Government share that ambition—but of course the…25 Oct 2021HANSARDNHS England Funding: Announcement to MediaMinister, any investment in the NHS is welcome, but let us be honest: this is just a drop in the ocean compared with what has been taken out over the last 11 years. I am very…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeLike many Members across the Chamber, I have been contacted by countless constituents with family members still in Afghanistan. The Home Office tells me to direct them to gov.uk,…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his award and thank him for the incredible, consistent work that he does in this area. Does he agree that in most cases conservation means…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Yemen: Humanitarian SituationI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough (Gill Furniss) for securing this debate, but like all of us, I wish we did not have to be here. Can…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Yemen: Humanitarian SituationI am sure the Minister is aware that Martin Griffiths is no longer the UN penholder, but he is, of course, the co-ordinator for UN humanitarian relief. Will the Minister detail…20 Oct 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI thank my hon. Friend for the very hands-on approach she has taken to feeding her families, but does she share my pain and sadness that food banks and social supermarkets have…21 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Too many people die in open water because of a lack of life-saving equipment. In May this year my constituent 16-year-old Sam Haycock drowned in a nearby lake. His friends…14 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayThank you. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered the humanitarian situation in Tigray.08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayI beg to move, That this House has considered the humanitarian situation in Tigray. As ever, it is a pleasure, Mr Davies, to serve under your chairmanship, and also to see so many…08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. He is absolutely right. The problem that we have is the verification. I saw the pictures of the chemical attack. I have no doubt from…08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayThe director of Oxfam in Ethiopia yesterday raised the fact that because the internet is down—deliberately—it was almost impossible to get money transfers, which deeply hampers…08 Sept 2021HANSARDTigrayI thank every Member who has spoken, for both the tone and the content. I thank the Minister, who I know is deeply committed to this area. The problem is that this is not going to…08 Sept 2021