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HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsI thank the right hon. Member, who is my APPG co-chair, for that intervention, and yes, I agree entirely. The Aseel app is innovative in that it allows people out of or within the…06 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsI beg to move, That this House has considered support for Afghan women and girls. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Mrs Latham. “We are deeply…06 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsI thank the right hon. Member for that powerful intervention. Yes—is it not always interesting how repressive regimes, particularly when they are repressive in relation to women…06 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsWe have to remember these people come to the UK fleeing conflict in Afghanistan. Many of them, if the situation changes in Afghanistan, want to go back to help and support. I…06 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsI thank the hon. Member for bringing that case to light. There is no doubt: right from the outset of the fall of Kabul, our failure properly to support our British Council…06 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsI have heard my hon. Friend’s impassioned plea for that family. What does it say that we cannot support British children to leave Afghanistan and what does that mean for those in…06 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsI am very grateful to you for your chairship, Mrs Latham. Sixteen MPs have been in this Chamber either contributing to the debate or chairing it, and if the Taliban had their way…06 Jun 2023HANSARDHigher Education Students: Statutory Duty of CareI apologise that my Select Committee duties prevented me from being here at the start of the debate. The hon. Member mentioned that one in four students say they have mental…05 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. I have raised the issue of overseas voters in this place before, and I understand that the regulations will be brought forward by the end of the year, but we might have a…05 Jun 2023HANSARDHigher Education Students: Statutory Duty of CareWill the Minister give way?05 Jun 2023HANSARDHigher Education Students: Statutory Duty of CareI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. We are talking about a lot of stakeholders, and we are also talking about UK bodies. I am very keen to understand what engagement the…05 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ11. Before I was elected, I worked for a number of years in learning and development in both the police and the private sector. I am sure we can all agree that training is…24 May 2023HANSARD Sub-postmasters and Sub-postmistresses: RemunerationMy right hon. Friend is laying bare the facts. In my constituency of North East Fife, we have lost a number of post offices since I was elected because a franchisee pulled out, as…23 May 2023HANSARD Food Price Inflation and Food BanksI apologise to the Minister and the hon. Member for Cynon Valley (Beth Winter) for missing the first 30 seconds of the debate. The Minister talked about working on a…17 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023I am interested that the SNP has chosen to utilise its Opposition day debate to discuss an Act with limited applicability in Scotland. I accept that Scots travelling to other…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023I voted against the Public Order Act 2023 at every stage of its passage, and I outlined in my intervention the impact on Scots—those going to protest and those police officers…16 May 2023HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Cost of LivingI shall keep my remarks short. I am grateful to take part in the debate, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows) on securing it. At a basic…16 May 2023HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Cost of LivingGiven that the Minister is committing to take some things away for further discussions with ministerial colleagues, may I repeat my plea in relation to carer’s allowance? It would…16 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday, it was reported that the Metropolitan police have apologised following the discovery of documents relating to the Daniel Morgan murder in a locked cabinet. The…11 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsI voted against the Public Order Bill at every stage, but as a former police officer I highlighted, from Committee onwards, the need for training to give police officers the…09 May 2023