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HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsI join both Front-Bench spokespeople in sending a strong message from this House about the importance of a free press in our democracy. Stopping newspapers being distributed in…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportI served on the ISC in the late ’90s. We had a big Labour majority in Parliament and a Conservative Chair, the much-respected Tom King. There is a long tradition of Members of…22 Jul 2020HANSARD Windrush Lessons Learned ReviewWhat happened to the Windrush generation at the hands of the British Home Office was deeply shameful. I welcome the Home Secretary’s commitment to fundamental reform of the…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus UpdateTransparency and trust are crucial in any public health crisis, but public health directors still need household data on infections, not just postcode data. Wakefield Council told…14 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you, Mr Speaker. The Select Committee has repeatedly called on the Government to include care workers alongside NHS medical staff with regard to this year’s free visa…13 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateHaving introduced the future jobs fund and the wider youth job guarantee as Work and Pensions Secretary in 2009, and having been appalled when they were cancelled a year later…08 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI welcome the points that the Minister has made on other topics, but on this one, if she wants to do further research and investigation why not just lift the provisions and…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillIn the last few minutes remaining, I want to thank the Government for bringing forward this important Bill and for listening. I thank Ministers and the Labour shadow Front-Bench…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillMay I begin by welcoming the work that the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) has done on domestic abuse over many years, the personal interest that she has taken in the…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Civil Service AppointmentsWill the new politically appointed special envoy and National Security Adviser be responsible for the performance reviews of the heads of MI5, MI6 and GCHQ? Does the Minister…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI support the points made by the hon. Member for Eddisbury (Edward Timpson) and new clause 2, which was tabled by the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton),…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy hon. Friend is exactly right. We are talking about children and teenagers who are alone, with no one to care for them, but who have family here who could look after them. The…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI will not—I am conscious of time. The Government have a responsibility through this Bill to ensure that they build a system that can build consensus and cross-party support; that…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillWill the Minister give way?30 Jun 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillDoes my hon. Friend recognise that social care workers and NHS porters and cleaners—those who do some of the most important jobs on the covid frontline—have not been included in…30 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersWe will debate those issues tomorrow. It is important that there are guarantees that young people can join family who are here and who can care for them, whatever reciprocal…29 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeMay I warmly welcome the Home Secretary’s commitment to accept all of Wendy Williams’ recommendations, but also ask her about the compensation scheme, because she did not include…23 Jun 2020HANSARDReading Terrorist AttackI join those from all parts of the House who have paid tribute to those who lost their lives in this awful attack and also to the emergency services, which responded so fast. Our…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysWe remember Jo Cox today. She would have been speaking with great passion in this debate. Since the coronavirus crisis began, St Mary’s in Pontefract has delivered food parcels to…16 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic OrderI join the tributes to our police force and police officers, and also to PC Keith Palmer. The Home Secretary will be aware of the involvement of far-right extremist groups in…15 Jun 2020