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HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentWill my hon. Friend give way?21 Jul 2022HANSARD Functioning of GovernmentI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for his statement. Without wishing to pre-empt the Prime Minister, I am glad he has finally come to his senses and will be making his…07 Jul 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Sevenoaks (Laura Trott) and to speak in the debate. The…04 Jul 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingWill the right hon. Member give way?04 Jul 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle InfrastructureToday, Newcastle-under-Lyme submits its business case for our £23.6 million town deal, which will be granted through the towns fund. Given his answer, I know that the Secretary of…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalCan I add my name to the chorus of praise for the Minister? I also thank the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah), for her generous words…30 Jun 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicle Infrastructure2. What steps he is taking to improve electric vehicle infrastructure.30 Jun 2022HANSARDProxy Voting and Presence of Babies in the Chamber and Westminster HallMay I praise both my right hon. Friend for her chairmanship of the Committee and the Clerks for their hard work on this report? As a member of the Committee, I support all the…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI am not going to take a job, thank you very much. I agree with my right hon. Friend the Member for North Thanet (Sir Roger Gale) that the Northern Ireland protocol was flawed,…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI completely agree with parliamentary sovereignty. I also believe that no Parliament can bind its successor and am pleased that, following the results of the 2019 general…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillThere is a lot of talk about international law, but can I take the Foreign Secretary to paragraph 3 of article 2 of the UN charter? It says: “All Members shall settle their…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillMay I begin, just as the Foreign Secretary did, with the Good Friday agreement? There is common cause across the House that that is the sacrosanct treaty that we in this place…27 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsWe all support human rights, but my right hon. Friend will agree that human rights have been given a bad name in the past by cases brought by people, often offenders, who have…22 Jun 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Child RefugeesI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this debate. Does she agree with me about the case of Alika Zubets, a four-year-old girl from Kharkiv who has been stuck in Poland with…22 Jun 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Child RefugeesMay I take this opportunity to praise Lord Harrington for his engagement on this issue? There has clearly been, first, diplomatic wrangling with the Ukrainians and, secondly,…22 Jun 2022HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial InterestsI have sympathy with the thrust of the right hon. Lady’s motion in that we do not want a long delay, and I am sure the Government have sympathy with it, too—I am sure the Prime…21 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: UK and NATO Military CommitmentI thank my hon. Friend for his statement and I praise the additional support we are offering Ukraine. As he said, NATO is the bedrock of our collective security and we have two…20 Jun 2022HANSARDDomestic AbuseI welcome the tackling domestic abuse plan, which focuses on the perpetrators of a disgusting and destructive crime. Can I also stress the need for prevention and particularly for…20 Jun 2022HANSARDDomestic Abuse11. What progress her Department has made on tackling domestic abuse.20 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol: First Treasury CounselClearly, a negotiated solution to the problems of the protocol is preferable, in the interests of everyone on the island of Ireland. Does my right hon. Friend agree that one…09 Jun 2022