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HANSARD Elections BillI think the Minister is nodding to suggest that she will write to me on that matter. But the Government have gone further still. EU nationals who do not fulfil the qualifying…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillThe hon. Member is explaining some very noble values about the democratic process, all of which I agree with, but can he explain why in his current party, Alba, and in his…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillI have sat here patiently and listened to the hon. Lady’s comments. I must confess I am not sure what Bill she is referring to. She is making a litany of allegations which are…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that Peter Golds, an excellent Tory councillor, has done so much to highlight that very issue?07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillI thank my hon. Friend for that excellent intervention. That is exactly the ask that I have for Government Ministers this evening. For EU citizens who may have arrived and settled…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillNot at the moment. I understand that the Government are open to further such agreements with other EU member states, and that is a most welcome prospect. It would mean that their…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Medicinal CannabisI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this debate. I am co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for access to medical cannabis under prescription, having taken over from…06 Sept 2021HANSARD Medicinal CannabisI thank my right hon. Friend for the good work that he did as my predecessor on the APPG. Does he agree that, given that there is such a small number of children across the…06 Sept 2021HANSARD Medicinal CannabisWill my hon. Friend give way on that point?06 Sept 2021HANSARD Medicinal CannabisMy right hon. Friend the Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning) made the point that the Government did supply the medication from a different Department, at no cost to the…06 Sept 2021HANSARD Medicinal CannabisI thank the hon. Member for giving way for a second time. On that point, one thing I have discovered in the debate is the lack of confidence in the medical profession. In fairness…06 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsI welcome the cautious move to step 4 this week, which was made possible only due to the fantastic vaccine roll-out in South Leicestershire and across our country and the fact…21 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am delighted to warmly welcome many of the measures outlined in this Bill, specifically those to make some well-reasoned amendments to nationality law and consequently our…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI welcome my right hon. Friend back to the Government, and I look forward to working with him in the months and years ahead. The Feilding Palmer Hospital in Lutterworth is the…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnd-to-end Rape ReviewFollowing the John Worboys outrage, the Secretary of State was given the authority, through the reconsideration mechanism, to request that the Parole Board reconsider certain…21 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsThe Government have been taking strong action to tackle violence against women and girls by delivering our landmark Domestic Abuse Act 2021, legislating to protect women and girls…09 Jun 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghThe loss of the Duke of Edinburgh is painful for our country. Our monarch has lost her lifelong companion, the royal family have lost their father, grandfather and great-…12 Apr 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureDevolution is about giving as much power to local communities across Britain as possible. From the Northern Ireland Assembly to the Welsh Assembly and to the Mayors of London, the…17 Mar 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillUnlike the hon. Member for Hammersmith (Andy Slaughter), those of us who represent rural or semi-rural constituencies know only too well the problems caused by unauthorised…15 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapPrime Minister, you have timed step two perfectly. Why do I say that? Fosse Shopping Park in my constituency—one of Britain’s biggest out-of-town shopping centres—has expanded,…22 Feb 2021