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HANSARDInternational Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and TransphobiaThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I rise to talk about the hope and promise of change, how far we have come and how far we still have to go. At a time of rising, rampaging populism…16 May 2019HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. I can say hand on heart that she is speaking with the passion and clarity that I hear in mosques and Muslim community centres in my…16 May 2019HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaI wholeheartedly agree. As shown by the discussion on “Newsnight” last night between myself and a respected imam from Leicester, we can reconcile our way through some of these…16 May 2019HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaI strongly agree. I hope that that point will be taken up by Ministers as they think about this issue carefully in the course of their consultation.16 May 2019HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention. I raised this with Facebook very recently during a visit to its headquarters in Silicon Valley with the all-party…16 May 2019HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaI beg to move, That this House has considered the definition of Islamophobia. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for agreeing to this debate and the Government for providing…16 May 2019HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaI am grateful to my hon. Friend for making that powerful point. The Mayor of London and my right hon. Friends the Members for Tottenham (Mr Lammy) and for Hackney North and Stoke…16 May 2019HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaI wholeheartedly agree; that is exactly what we are trying to achieve. The story that is not written or told is about the faith leaders in my community who do not just know the…16 May 2019HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaThis has been a wide-ranging and largely thoughtful debate, but the critical thing that people will now look to us for is action. We will engage seriously with the Secretary of…16 May 2019HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaPrecisely. Let me make some progress on that point. We toured the length and breadth of the country, engaging in extensive consultation with Muslim communities, academics,…16 May 2019HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaI strongly agree. I thank my hon. Friend for the work he does in supporting the all-party parliamentary group. I assure him that that kind of attack and that kind of prejudice is…16 May 2019HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaMy right hon. Friend is absolutely correct. He is respected in this place for his deep knowledge of extremism issues, which is why we invited him to give evidence to our inquiry.…16 May 2019HANSARDInternational Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and TransphobiaWill the Minister give way on that point?16 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionLike others, I want to congratulate the Government and everyone involved in the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission on making a painful anniversary for Tessa’s friends and family a…13 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Access to Work is essential to enabling disabled people to get into employment, but does the Minister recognise that delays with processing applications are causing real…13 May 2019HANSARD Overseas Students: English Language TestsNo one doubts that there was criminal behaviour and cheating, but it has been weeks since we were promised a decision by Ministers, months since we met the Home Secretary to…30 Apr 2019HANSARDTuition Fees: EU StudentsUK higher education is one of our great national and international success stories, yet there can be no doubt that the Prime Minister’s immigration policies have done enormous…29 Apr 2019HANSARDTuition Fees: EU StudentsShe’s not voting for your deal either.29 Apr 2019HANSARD European CouncilThe Prime Minister has now asked this House several times to vote for her deal. The fact is that if she agreed to put it to a confirmatory vote, it would sail through. Is the…11 Apr 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeTax is the price that we all pay for a civilised society. I certainly come from the “pay your bloody taxes” school of thought when it comes to disguised remuneration schemes. With…11 Apr 2019