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HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023It is good to see you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. I want to make a couple of short points. From my party’s perspective, it is good that we are retaining important EU employment…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023Is not the problem we now face as a Parliament that we have this deadline of the end of the year to get this sorted, and it is precisely because of that that we are left with…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023I welcome the incorporation of this judgment and I will give the hon. Gentleman a different example. Let us say that an employer has discriminated against LGBT members of staff,…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023Will the Minister give way?06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023I am trying to be helpful to the Minister here. Putting aside all those arguments, I am not an employment lawyer, and I did not prepare on this particular case in advance.…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Refugee Family Reunion Routes: SudanI am grateful to have the opportunity to draw the House’s attention to the catastrophic situation in Sudan and to highlight the circumstances of the people in danger there, some…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Refugee Family Reunion Routes: SudanThe hon. Gentleman makes perfect sense. Organisations such as the Red Cross and RAMFEL, which I have been working with on this topic, are fantastic. The more support we can give…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Refugee Family Reunion Routes: Sudan“Computer says no” is pretty close to the bone. The Home Office has a policy on biometric enrolment, and it sticks rigidly to it even when dramatic circumstances such as those…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Refugee Family Reunion Routes: SudanI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her remarks, but the tribute should be paid to RAMFEL and the other organisations out there that do amazing work on behalf of the Sudanese…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Refugee Family Reunion Routes: SudanI would not necessarily say that people seeking to come here from Sudan because they are in danger there should be prioritised ahead of others who face similar risks elsewhere—a…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Refugee Family Reunion Routes: SudanEven among the cases that I spoke about, one or two individuals had made it into a neighbouring country—unfortunately one had made it to South Sudan where there is also not a visa…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Refugee Family Reunion Routes: Sudanrose—29 Nov 2023HANSARD Refugee Family Reunion Routes: SudanI am grateful that the Minister is open to having a discussion about this issue. He is right that, ultimately, all these kids will probably have to leave for a neighbouring…29 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Citizens across the EU now benefit from increased transparency in how big tech companies target them with adverts and propaganda thanks to the Digital Services Act. Of course,…16 Nov 2023HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Creative Sector1. What recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of AI on the creative sector.16 Nov 2023HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Creative SectorI thank the Minister for his succinct response, but, as he knows, the Select Committee has called for the Government to abandon the proposed copyright exemptions for text and data…16 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationWhat the Home Secretary is ultimately arguing for is a system whereby rich western countries get to pack off asylum seekers and refugees to poorer countries that already bear a…15 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Carer's Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2023Will the Labour party commit to replicating what the Scottish Government have done by broadening qualification for carer support and increasing the amount received by carers?14 Nov 2023HANSARDDecarbonising Road Transport12. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress on decarbonising road transport.26 Oct 2023HANSARDDecarbonising Road TransportOn heavy goods vehicle road transport in particular, the start of the zero-emission road freight trials is welcome, but where is the low-carbon fuel strategy? Such fuels can cut…26 Oct 2023