In Parliament - Dr Rupa Huq MP

Solar Power: Exports

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Rupa Huq received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the export tariff for solar PV for energy exported to the grid will be maintained at 5.24 per kilo watt hour...

Renewable Energy: Meters

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Rupa Huq received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the introduction of net metering for solar PV and the...

Topical Questions

Women and Equalities

Rupa Huq made a speech in the House of Commons

I am pleased that today the previous Home Secretary’s review of abortion clinic protests has seen the light of day—and that the right hon. Member for Hastings and Rye (Amber Rudd) is...

No heading

Rupa Huq received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will take steps to strengthen the enforcement of the Ministerial Code.

Topical Questions

Oral Answers to Questions - Education

Rupa Huq made a speech in the House of Commons

Nationally, only 6% of care leavers make it to higher education in comparison with the nigh-on 50% of young people who go to university year on year. This is a tragically low figure. What steps...

Pupil Exclusions

Department for Education

Rupa Huq received a response to a question they put to the government

What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of school exclusions.

Engagements

Oral Answers to Questions - Prime Minister

Rupa Huq made a speech in the House of Commons

The Prime Minister and I both represent seats around Heathrow airport, and we both campaigned for years against its damaging effects on our constituents and against its expansion. But when it...

Human Rights

Oral Answers to Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Rupa Huq made a speech in the House of Commons

What are the Government doing towards the release of Shahidul Alam, the photographer imprisoned and tortured in Bangladesh, whose case has been championed by 10 Nobel prize winners and Sharon...

Leaving the EU: Women’s Rights

Westminster Hall debates

The Minister just said that any change would have to go through the House’s 650 Members. That is not strictly true is it? It is possible to do lots of things by statutory instrument.

Leaving the EU: Women’s Rights

Westminster Hall debates

I agree with my hon. Friend completely—she is also learned, as a distinguished lawyer for many years before she came to this place—and she makes a good point: it is not only the...

Leaving the EU: Women’s Rights

Westminster Hall debates

I beg to move, That this House has considered women’s rights after the UK leaves the EU. As ever, Mr Hollobone, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. To start, I thank Gina...

Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Rupa Huq received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish his policy proposals for rooftop solar after the closure of the Feed-In Tariffs Scheme in 2019.

Summer Adjournment

Rupa Huq made a speech in the House of Commons

It is good news that I have been called to speak so early, and I want to start with some good news relating to the last time that I was in this slot. I like to use this debate for unfinished...

Immigration Detention: Shaw Review

Commons debates

I welcome this Home Office-commissioned review. I also welcome the Secretary of State’s words on the women in Yarl’s Wood, who often do not know what they have been detained for. I...

Organs: Transplant Surgery

Department of Health and Social Care

Rupa Huq received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to secure access to EU organ transplant networks and databases after the UK leaves the EU.

Nato Summit

Commons debates

Nato Summit

Commons debates

Our NATO obligations are entwined with our other collective security arrangements. The Prime Minister has previously said: “Thanks to the arrest warrant, more than 2,500 people wanted for...

Topical Questions

Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rupa Huq made a speech in the House of Commons

The Secretary of State scored a major coup in being the first to interview President-elect Trump. As the Secretary of State has since become a born-again green and the President will touch down...

Fundraising for victims of terrorism: restrictions on profits

Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Even The Sun newspaper, which normally is not really friendly to the Labour party. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s work and I hope that the Minister will think again.

Fundraising for victims of terrorism: restrictions on profits

Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill

Rupa Huq made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I wholeheartedly agree with my hon. Friend. Platforms such as JustGiving are behaving in a very uncharitable way. The Minister has an “It’ll be all right on the night” policy,...

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