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HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesIn my constituency, up to 8,600 jobs are at risk if the Chancellor presses ahead with the removal of the furlough scheme and the self-employed income support scheme in October and…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Awarding of Qualifications: Role of MinistersI listened carefully to the Secretary of State’s speech. Apart from the litany of excuses that he offered to explain how the exams fiasco came to unfold—none of it his own fault,…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Detention of Uyghur Muslims in XinjiangI am grateful to have secured this Adjournment debate so that I can take this opportunity to press the Government, in the strongest possible terms, to take much stronger action…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Detention of Uyghur Muslims in XinjiangMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. I will come on to talk about forced labour, the supply chain and actions that we might take against the Chinese Government and…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Detention of Uyghur Muslims in XinjiangI will not give way just yet; I will see how we get on. I know that there is a lot of intense interest in this debate, and I have had representations from many Members. That makes…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Detention of Uyghur Muslims in XinjiangThat is exactly why I have laid out—with some clarity, I hope—the case today for Magnitsky-style sanctions, for action against companies that are benefiting from the forced labour…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Detention of Uyghur Muslims in XinjiangWill the Minister give way?09 Sept 2020HANSARD Detention of Uyghur Muslims in XinjiangI thank the Minister for giving way. I just want to say that there is intense interest across the House on the issue of Magnitsky-style sanctions. Can he perhaps give us an…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsThe appalling series of attacks that we saw unfold in my constituency, right at the heart of our great city of Birmingham, were truly shocking. My thoughts and deepest sympathies…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Kickstart SchemeSome 72% of the population in my constituency are from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. What reassurances can the Secretary of State give me that measures will be…03 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningSome BTEC students in my constituency have still to receive their grades. Qualifications such as those underpin the social mobility of some of our most disadvantaged students, 50%…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Economic PackageWomen are considerably more likely to be furloughed than men, and the disproportionate impact of covid-19 on our black, Asian and minority ethnic communities is already being…12 May 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillI would like to associate myself with the remarks made by my hon. Friend the Member for Torfaen (Nick Thomas-Symonds), the shadow Home Secretary, both in welcoming the Bill and in…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Finance BillWhen the Minister introduced the Bill’s Second Reading, he spoke for everyone in the country when he said that every day feels like a decade. There is an air of slight unreality…27 Apr 2020HANSARD Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]Does the Minister agree that one way we should evaluate the success and eventual legacy of the games is by how successful they are at getting jobs, skills and volunteering…09 Mar 2020HANSARDPublic Protection Sentences: BAME Backgrounds9. What estimate he has made of the proportion of people serving imprisonment for public protection sentences that are from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.25 Feb 2020HANSARDPublic Protection Sentences: BAME BackgroundsCases that I have been dealing with as a constituency MP concern me because of the potential for the race disparities that we know exist within the justice system, as the Minister…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) on securing this debate. I associate…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Deportation Flight to JamaicaI deeply regret the wilfully obtuse attitude taken by the Minister and others on the Government Benches regarding this issue. He should not hide behind the 2007 law on deportation…10 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. In the west midlands, violent crime is up 27%, the homicide rate is rising and, in Birmingham, drug crime is at a six-year high. The Home Secretary admitted last week that…10 Feb 2020