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HANSARD Migration and Economic DevelopmentI welcome the judgment today that confirms that the Government’s policy is legal and will be a step forward to implementing what the Prime Minister said last week. The Home…19 Dec 2022HANSARDScotland’s FutureI am listening carefully to what the hon. Gentleman is saying. Obviously, a sizeable minority of the people of Scotland wanted to be independent. That number may or may not have…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Council TaxAs someone who served on the Elections Public Bill Committee, I know that the regulations that the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) referred to were actually brought in…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the RulesMy recollection of that vote is slightly different from that of my hon. Friend the Member for Lichfield (Michael Fabricant), as the hon. Lady may realise. What the Government are…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Council TaxWe heard evidence from the police in the Bill Committee. They thought that the measures on voter ID and the extra measures that we are taking to avoid intimidation would make the…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillOn the AI point, let me say that the advances we have seen over the weekend are remarkable. I have just asked OpenAI.com to write a speech in favour of the Bill and it is not bad.…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Energy SecurityI welcome the Secretary of State to his place. Global gas prices have been at record highs. That has been caused by Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine and it has been a problem for…29 Nov 2022HANSARDElectricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friends the Members for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) and for North Herefordshire (Sir Bill Wiggin), and my right hon. Friend the Member for North…25 Nov 2022HANSARD Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy hon. Friend is right to focus on what is happening in those countries. As my hon. Friend the Member for Crawley (Henry Smith) said, it is not for us to tell other people what…25 Nov 2022HANSARD Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillI will speak briefly, because I know we have more Bills to get through today. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Crawley (Henry Smith) for bringing forward the Bill and the…25 Nov 2022HANSARD Carbon Emissions (Buildings) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson). Like him, I will speak for the third time today. I hope I will be able to speak at slightly…25 Nov 2022HANSARDFertility Treatment (Employment Rights) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend on her Bill, which is in the best traditions of private Members’ Bills, because although the matter does not affect that many of our constituents,…25 Nov 2022HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry and Compensation FrameworkI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for giving way and I thank her and the Father of the House, my hon. Friend the Member for Worthing West (Sir Peter Bottomley), for securing…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Nuclear Test Veterans: MedalsYesterday was a very good day, so may I thank the Minister, the Prime Minister and the Defence Secretary, as well as all the Members thanked by the hon. Member for Luton South…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyOn growth, the Government are protecting our investment in research and development, and innovation, which is a long-term route to growth. The hon. Lady said that the hon. Member…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyI thank my hon. Friend for what he is saying. The Science and Technology Committee, on which I sit, is currently looking at our nuclear investments for the future. Is he aware…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyI thank the hon. Lady for raising cryptocurrency, FTX and so on. She may know that I recently held a Westminster Hall debate on the pernicious reach of cryptocurrency into sport,…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyThank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bradford East (Imran Hussain), although I utterly reject his thesis and characterisation of…22 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Secretary of State to her place and, hopefully, will welcome her soon to Newcastle-under-Lyme to see Walleys Quarry for herself. As she knows, that major issue has…17 Nov 2022HANSARDG20I share my right hon. Friend’s view that China presents a systemic challenge to the west. We have just seen, in Russia, how an authoritarian actor can use their role in our supply…17 Nov 2022