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Commons Chamber
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill - Fri 17 May 2024
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Vicky Ford (Con - Chelmsford) Those schools he looked at with a higher proportion of pupils with English as a second language had a - Speech Link
2: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford) on her Bill and her speech. - Speech Link
3: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) in our society.Children’s early speech and language development has also suffered over the past few - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Bill - Fri 17 May 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Rogan (UUP - Life peer) It was obvious then, as I said in my speech on that occasion, that the bar on my noble friend and others - Speech Link
2: Lord Browne of Belmont (DUP - Life peer) In a case that is ongoing at the moment, a couple encountered great difficulties in registering their - Speech Link
3: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) go through the process of satisfying residency requirements, passing a Life in the UK test, proving language - Speech Link
4: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) that those who could make use of this Bill would, in our view, already have a sufficient knowledge of language - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Football Governance Bill (Fourth sitting)
Committee stage: 4th sitting - Thu 16 May 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Stephanie Peacock (Lab - Barnsley East) Trying to untangle and resolve such difficulties without being able to understand where accountability - Speech Link
2: Robin Millar (Con - Aberconwy) However, I am mindful of Ronald Reagan, who said that the scariest words in the English language are, - Speech Link
3: Robin Millar (Con - Aberconwy) I am struggling to hear that in her speech. - Speech Link
4: Ian Byrne (Lab - Liverpool, West Derby) do is to ensure that the clubs go into dialogue with the supporters, so that they can understand the difficulties - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
People with Disabilities: Access to Services - Thu 16 May 2024
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Lab - Life peer) Of equal concern to me is the language being used by Ministers about disabled people. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) I commend her on a fabulous speech. - Speech Link
3: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) , more recently, the British Sign Language Act and Down Syndrome Act. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Community Sports: Impact on Young People - Thu 16 May 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Lord Hannett of Everton (Lab - Life peer) As a keen champion of disability rights, I was more than pleased to see British Sign Language introduced - Speech Link
2: Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB - Life peer) more equal Wales; a Wales of cohesive communities; a vibrant culture and thriving Welsh language; and - Speech Link
3: Lord Hampton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) Lord’s inspirational opening speech as Churchillian, and raise that one more. - Speech Link
4: Lord Hayward (Con - Life peer) the United States who knew all about life’s difficulties because his father was brought up in the deep - Speech Link
5: Baroness Thornton (Lab - Life peer) take adequate action against racist and discriminatory language. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Renters (Reform) Bill
2nd reading - Wed 15 May 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Chelmsford (Bshp - Bishops) difficulties in switching to home ownership or social rent. - Speech Link
2: Earl of Lytton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) The language we use, therefore, has considerable significance for how things turn out. - Speech Link
3: Lord Hacking (Lab - Excepted Hereditary) I also take the opportunity to thank my noble friend Lady Taylor of Stevenage for her opening speech - Speech Link
4: Lord Cromwell (XB - Excepted Hereditary) In some cases, it is to seek—or, if noble Lords wish to use emotive language, to extort—an increased - Speech Link
5: Baroness Swinburne (Con - Life peer) waters that I cannot.With regard to the comments on guarantors, we recognise that some tenants have difficulties - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
China - Wed 15 May 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Bob Seely (Con - Isle of Wight) further.I am looking at trying to develop a coherent set of ideas, not only in this speech but with the - Speech Link
2: Mark Logan (Con - Bolton North East) Friend the Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely), I have not prepared a very thorough speech, but I am - Speech Link
3: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) and language in Tibet and systematic violations in Xinjiang. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Criminal Justice Bill
Report stage (day 1) - Wed 15 May 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: None Research by CWJ and others has made it clear that law reform is needed to address the difficulties faced - Speech Link
2: Iain Duncan Smith (Con - Chingford and Woodford Green) , and may have other learning difficulties and other disabilities. - Speech Link
3: Diana Johnson (Lab - Kingston upon Hull North) Friend the Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris), and I commend her for her speech and for setting - Speech Link
4: Maria Miller (Con - Basingstoke) The speech from the right hon. - Speech Link
5: Robert Neill (Con - Bromley and Chislehurst) Friend the Member for Romsey and Southampton North (Caroline Nokes) spoke to, and the powerful speech - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Palestinians: Visa Scheme - Mon 13 May 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Afzal Khan (Lab - Manchester, Gorton) Friend for the excellent speech she is making. - Speech Link
2: Karen Buck (Lab - Westminster North) Friend for giving way, and I congratulate her on securing the debate and making a powerful speech. - Speech Link
3: Cat Smith (Lab - Lancaster and Fleetwood) I very much agree, and in a few moments time, if I can make some progress with my speech, the hon. - Speech Link
4: Olivia Blake (Lab - Sheffield, Hallam) language tests under the Ukraine family scheme. - Speech Link
5: Florence Eshalomi (LAB - Vauxhall) Friend is making an excellent speech. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill
2nd reading - Mon 13 May 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Lord Browne of Ladyton (Lab - Life peer) of SNP Members in the other House have used some quite critical language about the Government and this - Speech Link
2: Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Con - Life peer) It is a genuine honour to be able to follow a speech such as that from the noble and learned Lord, Lord - Speech Link
3: Lord Etherton (XB - Life peer) The noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, gave a range of speculative difficulties that would arise - Speech Link
4: Lord Sahota (Lab - Life peer) It was reported that they were often spoken to with condescending language and in a different tone. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Brinton (LD - Life peer) There was much thought about the difficulties of the constitution and how this fits in while trying to - Speech Link