House of Commons

My Record of Contributions in Parliament

Islamophobia Awareness Month - [Peter Dowd in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I have just made a 10-minute speech outlining the different problems that the Muslim community has been facing. The issue is not that the hon. Gentleman has two employees who are Muslim or that...

Islamophobia Awareness Month - [Peter Dowd in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. I agree—that is exactly what we need. Perhaps, at the end, that is what I will ask as well. At the heart of the APPG’s inquiry into a...

Islamophobia Awareness Month - [Peter Dowd in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I thank my hon. Friend, and I agree. The APPG on British Muslims has worked tirelessly to create the definition of Islamophobia, which has the confidence of more than 800 organisations and has...

Islamophobia Awareness Month - [Peter Dowd in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I thank my hon. Friend. Again, that is a point I will touch on. I have no doubt that those of us who participate in this debate will be on the receiving end of further abuse. Social media...

Islamophobia Awareness Month - [Peter Dowd in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I could not have put it better myself. For 2.7 million Muslims, Islamophobia has distressing and real-life implications. A recent example is the...

Islamophobia Awareness Month - [Peter Dowd in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Yes, I agree, and I will be making that point. I had the privilege of visiting Europe’s first eco-mosque in Cambridge—a real trailblazer in the community. It highlights how effective...

Islamophobia Awareness Month - [Peter Dowd in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I beg to move, That this House has considered Islamophobia Awareness Month. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. When I go home and look at my grandchildren, I see...

Ophthalmology: Staff

Department of Health and Social Care

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to prioritise ophthalmology in future workforce planning.

Overseas Aid

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of reductions in the aid budget on the UN’s relief agency...

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the new UK Shared Prosperity Fund total funding will include the amount the UK Government previously match funded...

Members: Correspondence

Department for Work and Pensions

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans on providing a substantive response to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester Gorton of 1 October 2021...

Energy Supply: Warm Home Discount Scheme

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Afzal Khan 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 reopen proposals to reform the Warm Homes Discount Scheme for people in need of support as a result of the...

Energy Supply: Warm Home Discount Scheme

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of whether the level of discount offered by the Warm Home Discount scheme is...

Immigration Bail: North West

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people subject to reporting conditions have dependent children in (a) Manchester Gorton, (b) Manchester, (c) Greater Manchester and...

Immigration Bail: North West

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people subject to a reporting condition are in the care of local authorities in (a) Manchester Gorton, (b) Manchester, (c)...

Immigration Bail: North West

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people under the age of 18, including those whose age is disputed and assert that their age is under 18, are on immigration bail...

Immigration Bail: North West

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people on immigration bail are under the age of 18, including those whose age is disputed and assert that their age is under 18,...

Immigration Bail: North West

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people on immigration bail are currently subject to a reporting condition in (a) Manchester Gorton, (b) Manchester, (c) Greater...

Immigration Bail: North West

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are on immigration bail in (a) Manchester, Gorton constituency, (b) Manchester, (c) Greater Manchester and (d) the North...

Public Houses (Electrical Safety) Bill

Commons debates

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Today marks the beginning of Islamophobia Awareness Month, a call to tackle this insidious hatred. This time last year, to mark this month, I wrote to the Prime...