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Gender Recognition Bill
The Bill is very important; it is important because it will dramatically affect the lives of several thousand people in this country and because it will create a climate that will enable people who...
The Case for a Human Rights Commission
This is an important report that comes at a critical time for human rights in our society and throughout the west. I pay tribute to fellow Joint Committee members. We did not all agree all the time...
Repealing Section 28
The hon. Member for Spelthorne (Mr. Wilshire) spoke about getting the debate back to reality. I say this to the hon. Gentleman, who is not in his place: it may be that his intentions were honourable...
Turkey and the European Union
We are holding an important debate on an important subject, and considering an important meeting in Copenhagen in the next few days.
Britain's future unquestionably lies at the heart of Europe. I speak...
The UN and Saddam Hussein
The aim of the resolution is perfectly clear and unequivocal, and it gives Saddam Hussein every opportunity for peace and to avoid military intervention. It is not about President Bush or the Prime...
Children with Special Educational Needs
The Minister has come under something of an attack. I was surprised by that because over the years the subject of special educational needs has been a matter of consensus rather than combat. SEN policies...
The Individual and Society
It is incomprehensible that in 1999 we should have difficulty encouraging and living with, not just tolerating, diversity. What is there to be afraid of? Extremists planted nail bombs targeting London...
Equality: The Age of Consent
Hon. Members may be aware of a statue, which was put up last year near the Strand, dedicated to Oscar Wilde. It is a sad and sobering statue, but, like much good and great art, it is provocative. Looking...
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