Post Offices: Acton

12 Nov 2018

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, what information his Department holds on (a) the average weekly number of customers and (b) revenue generated at Acton...

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Tourism

01 Nov 2018

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Rupa Huq made a speech in the House of Commons

Tourism should not just be beaches and city breaks. The wonders of Ealing include our world famous studios of Ealing comedy and Downton fame, the basement blues club where the Stones first...

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Leaving the EU

25 Oct 2018

Exiting the European Union

Rupa Huq made a speech in the House of Commons

Now that we know that the referendum that delivered this entire process was conducted illegally, surely that is another reason to give us all a people’s vote at the end of the process. The...

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International Freedom of Religion or Belief Day - [Mr Charles Walker in the Chair]

25 Oct 2018

Westminster Hall debates

The hon. Gentleman is being generous with his time. Is he aware of another example of Christian persecution in the middle east: that of the American Quakers? Although they have an illustrious...

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International Freedom of Religion or Belief Day - [Mr Charles Walker in the Chair]

25 Oct 2018

Westminster Hall debates

The hon. Gentleman mentioned Pakistan. Bangladesh was of course formerly East Pakistan. Is he aware of the abuses of freedom of belief—I imagine there are abuses of freedom of religion,...

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Preventive Care

23 Oct 2018

Health and Social Care

Rupa Huq made a speech in the House of Commons

My constituent Holly Alliston has contacted me about the epipens that her two-year-old son, who has a severe nut allergy, relies on. There is a national shortage of them, and the Northfield...

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October EU Council

22 Oct 2018

Commons debates

A huge number of people marching for a democratic say on the next steps and a fresh assessment of the will of the people should not be ignored by any Government, unless the Government are perhaps...

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EU Exit Negotiations

15 Oct 2018

Commons debates

The Brexit Minister luckily made it back okay from the continent yesterday, but my son’s school trip letter about Berlin in June warns that in the case of a no-deal Brexit the projected...

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Topical Questions

10 Oct 2018

Oral Answers to Questions - International Development

Rupa Huq made a speech in the House of Commons

Freedom of expression and democracy are aid programme headings under which we fund Bangladesh, so why has it been able to imprison and torture the acclaimed photojournalist Shahidul Alam for...

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Solar Power: Exports

17 Sep 2018

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...

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Renewable Energy: Meters

13 Sep 2018

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...

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Topical Questions

13 Sep 2018

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...

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12 Sep 2018

Cabinet Office

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.

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Topical Questions

10 Sep 2018

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...

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Pupil Exclusions

10 Sep 2018

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.

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Engagements

05 Sep 2018

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...

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Human Rights

04 Sep 2018

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...

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Leaving the EU: Women’s Rights

04 Sep 2018

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.

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Leaving the EU: Women’s Rights

04 Sep 2018

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...

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Leaving the EU: Women’s Rights

04 Sep 2018

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...

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