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HANSARDBudget Resolutionsrose—02 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsLast week, the Chancellor came into this Chamber with great optimism, but many of us needed to hear much more than just hot air. Instead, we ended up with a Budget that the shadow…02 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe hon. Member for Warrington South (Andy Carter) talks about financial prudence, but this Government spent £39 billion on the failed Test and Trace. How can Conservative Members…02 Nov 2021HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillDoes my right hon. Friend agree that hospital authorities can hire Queen’s Counsel and spend millions of pounds on defending themselves, yet lone individuals cannot even get legal…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Human Rights: KashmirI thank the Backbench Business Committee for allowing the debate and my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams) for setting out the issues at the…23 Sept 2021HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaWill my hon. Friend give way?09 Sept 2021HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaI entirely agree with my hon. Friend. I hope that the Minister has heard, and takes on board the points and issues that have been raised in the debate, and I look forward to his…09 Sept 2021HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaLanguage develops over the years; language and words change and are culturalised. Language does not stay static forever.09 Sept 2021HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray. I congratulate the hon. Member for Peterborough (Paul Bristow) and my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford West…09 Sept 2021HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaI thank my hon. Friend for giving way. I was actually just moving my head; I was not agreeing or disagreeing. On the point about prosecution, yes, we have laws in place, but that…09 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I add my thanks, as you did, Mr Deputy Speaker, to everyone in the House who has kept us going throughout the pandemic, with all the challenges that we have faced? My thanks…22 Jul 2021HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewThe hon. Lady mentions the expert working group’s report, which was, as she rightly says, universally panned in this Chamber. The interesting thing is that the Cumberlege review…08 Jul 2021HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewWill the Minister give way?08 Jul 2021HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewWill the Minister give way?08 Jul 2021HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewI thank the hon. Lady for giving way. I heard both the points she made, but would the victims be compensated if the legal proceedings were withdrawn, or is this issue about the…08 Jul 2021HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (Emma Hardy) on obtaining this debate. I am chair of the all-party group on hormone pregnancy…08 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI have had emails from constituents who wish to seek exemption from hotel quarantine on the grounds of the serious ill health of themselves or their family members. They have…01 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelMay I refer the House to my interest as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Pakistan? Along with Bangladesh, Pakistan was placed on the red list at the start of April…29 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementThe Labour party and I understand and accept that the planning system in its current form is problematic and needs to be reformed, but the plans this Government have presented…21 Jun 2021HANSARDPreventing Sexual Violence in Conflict InitiativeI congratulate the hon. Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) on obtaining this timely debate, with the UN International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict on…17 Jun 2021