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HANSARD Illegal Migration Billrose —26 Apr 2023HANSARDHarassment and Violence against Women and GirlsLast year, nearly 5,000 spiking incidents were reported to the police in England and Wales, but the real number is likely to be far higher. Spiking is endemic in the night-time…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillIs my hon. Friend as dismayed as I am by the Minister’s comment earlier today about cannibalism, referring to refugees?26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillWill the Minister give way?26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent point. Does she agree that part of this dog-whistle politics is about what the Conservative party deputy chairman said, which is that the…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillThe right hon. Lady is making an excellent point. In fact, the Government should take this on board because we are told that one of the reasons for wanting to curb this is the…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Cost of Living IncreasesMy constituents in Bolton South East, the 38th most deprived constituency in our country, need a Government and a council that will take the necessary steps to support them…25 Apr 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIs the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes) really telling me that he thinks that decision by the European Court of Human Rights was wrong?27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThank you for reminding me, Dame Rosie. The Conservative Government have had control for the last 13 years, but they have not been able to deal with this. Instead of making proper…27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI wish that I could say that it is a pleasure to speak in this debate, as I normally do, but I am actually incredibly sad about having to do so. The Bill is one of the most…27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am sorry, Dame Rosie. Many Members have spoken about various safe routes. Many suggestions have been made about how to deal with the small boats. Colleagues have spoken about…27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe thing I am having difficulty understanding is this. We signed the European convention on human rights, and we have signed many other international conventions. If we are not…27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe United Kingdom has signed up to many international treaties. Why do we sign up to treaties if we are not going to allow them to be implemented or follow them?27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent case. On the question of figures, is this not part of the bogus nonsense being spouted by the Government when the Secretary of State goes…27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI draw the right hon. Gentleman’s mind to the 1970s when, in this country, a Conservative Government passed legislation saying that a married woman, or any woman, coming to this…27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMay I finish, Dame Rosie?27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWill my hon. Friend give way?27 Mar 2023HANSARDRegeneration of Brownfield SitesBolton town centre is in a parlous state. We lost out in the latest round of levelling-up funding, and the Tory council failed even to send the earlier application for funding. As…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationDespite all the Chancellor’s claims, the OBR downgraded the long-term growth forecasts, with downgrades in all the last three years of the forecast period. Labour’s mission is to…21 Mar 2023