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HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, and she is absolutely right to ask why the UK abstained in the vote at the United Nations. She makes the point that we can never find…12 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on GenocideI begin by thanking the hon. Members for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady) and for Argyll and Bute (Brendan O’Hara) for their comments about the reception two days ago, which was…07 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on GenocideI beg to move, That this House has considered the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Convention on Genocide. It is a pleasure, as ever, to…07 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on GenocideI will pass the Minister’s words on to the hon. Member; I think we would all agree on that. On a happier note, we meet today to celebrate the fact that it is now some 75 years…07 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on GenocideI have also visited Rwanda and met the same President the Minister will have spoken to. I recognise where Rwanda has come from, but I also recognise that in any journey we expect…07 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on GenocideWell, I am a Mancunian and we have different views on these things. I shall be leaving London sometime this evening, and not to go to Kigali. What we must acknowledge is that a…07 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on GenocideJust a brief point, if I may. I fundamentally agree that the national strategy would move the situation forward, but we also need to internationalise this process. We need to at…07 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on GenocideSome identical twins differ more than others; that is all I will say. Nevertheless, he will speak on that declaration with great knowledge. The only thing that I will say about…07 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipThe United States Department of State’s annual country report on Rwanda says that among its human rights issues are unlawful killing, arbitrary killing, cruel, inhuman or…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationIf every humanitarian pause is simply a prelude to the further bombing of Gaza by Israel, what will be left other than a refugee camp and a wasteland, and who does the Minister…04 Dec 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector4. What steps he is taking to reform the private rented sector.04 Dec 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented SectorThe Secretary of State moved with admirable speed after the death of Awaab Ishak to ensure that social landlords honour their obligations to tenants in terms of mould and safety,…04 Dec 2023HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Vulnerable Households6. If she will make an assessment of the impact of the mandatory code of practice for the involuntary installation of prepayment meters on vulnerable households.28 Nov 2023HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Vulnerable HouseholdsThe Minister will be aware that the ban on the involuntary installation of prepayment meters will be lifted soon. That will mean families with children over two years old and…28 Nov 2023HANSARD UkraineIt does seem now as if this war will be much longer than we had all hoped. In that context, political leadership will change. While it is important that NATO maintains its present…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillAlthough drug testing makes sense, it is also important that we have drug and alcohol treatment facilities, which are still very patchy across the country. Will the Home Secretary…28 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseIs it the Government’s contention that further hostilities—the destruction of the south of Gaza in the way we have seen the north destroyed, with tens of thousands more…27 Nov 2023HANSARDNon-custodial Sentences: Public ConfidenceIs the evidence not clear that short prison sentences do not work, and that women’s centres, which deal with drug and alcohol abuse, mental health issues and so on, can be…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Debt in Africarose —21 Nov 2023HANSARD Debt in AfricaThank you, Mr Vickers. I was so excited at the prospect of speaking in front of you that—21 Nov 2023