Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury
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I applaud the Government’s ambitions in this Bill and the fact that they want to fix politics and for it to be fair and free from foreign interference. There is much to be enthusiastic about in the Bill, although in the five minutes I have been given to speak, I cannot go through it all. This might be the only such legislation that we have before the next general election, and I believe...
Yes, I am. I am not getting into all the arguments about whether people who live abroad should have a vote—
No, I have only got two minutes. Come on! People should just pay their taxes and get involved. New clause 86 proposes that a donor would have to be a total citizen. It is not enough to come back to Britain and go, “Oh well, I’m here now. I’m going to pay a little bit of tax because there are various tax dodges and I can do that.” No, they have to be here paying their full whack of...
I applaud the Government’s ambitions in this Bill and the fact that they want to fix politics and for it to be fair and free from foreign interference. There is much to be enthusiastic about in the Bill, although in the five minutes I have been given to speak, I cannot go through it all. This might be the only such legislation that we have before the next general election, and I believe...
Yes, I am. I am not getting into all the arguments about whether people who live abroad should have a vote—
No, I have only got two minutes. Come on! People should just pay their taxes and get involved. New clause 86 proposes that a donor would have to be a total citizen. It is not enough to come back to Britain and go, “Oh well, I’m here now. I’m going to pay a little bit of tax because there are various tax dodges and I can do that.” No, they have to be here paying their full whack of...
The allegations that the hon. Lady makes are extremely serious, and should be based on robust evidence. To be told that “volunteers had reported” is not sufficient, and she must understand the implications of what she is saying, in terms of social coherence and undermining the very status of our democracy. I ask her to be a little more cautious, and to proceed on the basis of evidence.
The allegations that the hon. Lady makes are extremely serious, and should be based on robust evidence. To be told that “volunteers had reported” is not sufficient, and she must understand the implications of what she is saying, in terms of social coherence and undermining the very status of our democracy. I ask her to be a little more cautious, and to proceed on the basis of evidence.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has requested that the Equality and Human Rights Commission should undertake an impact assessment on the potential impact of the updated Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations on covered by the code.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has received an impact assessment of the regulatory burden of the updated Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations from the Equality and Human Rights Commission; and whether there is any other outstanding supplementary documentation that the Commission is yet to send.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Fair Funding Review 2.0 on levels of child poverty in Islington.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support inner-London councils following the Fair Funding Review 2.0.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Fair Funding Review 2.0 changes to inner-London council's funding on (a) London and (b) the UK's economic growth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the 2030 Roadmap for UK-Israel Bilateral Relations remains his Department's policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 50829 on the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement, whether his Department plans to introduce primary legislation to give effect to the treaty once ratified.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 35215 on the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement, what progress he has made on securing parliamentary time to progress the ratification of the treaty.
