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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillCan the Home Secretary reconfirm that the Bill will stop illegal entry being a route to our asylum system, and what effect does she think that it will have on the number of people…07 Mar 2023HANSARDBenefit FraudI thank the Minister for that answer, but I have had numerous reports from constituents of alleged incidents of benefit fraud and what they perceive as a lack of action when they…06 Mar 2023HANSARDBenefit Fraud8. What steps his Department is taking to reduce benefit fraud.06 Mar 2023HANSARDRailways Funding and HS2Can the Minister confirm what plans he has for improving the midland main line and reopening the Ivanhoe line through North West Leicestershire? Has his Department done a…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseFurther to that issue, in a week when we are told that the asylum applications of thousands of illegal economic migrants will be fast tracked, and when yet another hotel in my…02 Mar 2023HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Forced InstallationWhat assessment has my right hon. Friend made of the potential for the Government’s new five-point plan to tackle bad behaviour by energy suppliers?28 Feb 2023HANSARD UK Food ShortagesDoes my right hon. Friend agree that retailers have taken the right strategy to avoid panic buying? As we know from a couple of years ago, any perceived or real shortage leads to…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFood CostsI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I am a major share- holder in a food production company. What assessment has my right…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker— [ Interruption. ] When they have finished. The World Health Organisation pandemic treaty is deeply concerning. It seeks to give the discredited WHO huge…23 Feb 2023HANSARDTax System: FairnessI welcomed the new measures announced in the autumn statement to tackle tax avoidance. Will the Minister update the House on how those new measures are being implemented?07 Feb 2023HANSARDUrgent and Emergency Care Recovery PlanThe Secretary of State told the House that the NHS was put under pressure with a spike in influenza cases in December. Will he say where he thinks that influenza virus has been…30 Jan 2023HANSARDAUKUS SubmarinesMore broadly, what steps is my right hon. Friend’s Department taking to further strengthen and broaden the AUKUS alliance?30 Jan 2023HANSARDGrassroots Club Rugby: Recovery after Covid-19I welcome the news that more than 200 grassroots rugby, football and boxing organisations across England and Wales are to be awarded £5 million to put on local schemes. Does the…26 Jan 2023HANSARDExcess Deaths: Policy ImplicationsThe Office for National Statistics has not issued mortality data by vaccination status since 31 May last year. Will the Minister confirm that her Department has collected that…24 Jan 2023HANSARDUnaccompanied Asylum-seeking ChildrenDoes my right hon. Friend concede that unaccompanied minors in our asylum seeker system are being targeted by criminal gangs and does he agree that we need more resources to…24 Jan 2023HANSARDPersonal StatementMadam Deputy Speaker, thank you for allowing me time to make the following statement, apologising to the House and to the former Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. This…23 Jan 2023HANSARD Vaccines: Potential HarmsI thank the Minister for giving way on that important point. The claims about the number of lives saved worldwide by the vaccination are sponsored by vested interests. The…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Vaccines: Potential HarmsThree months ago, one of the most eminent and trusted cardiologists, a man with an international reputation, Dr Aseem Malhotra, published peer-reviewed research that concluded…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Vaccines: Potential HarmsWill the Minister give way on that point?13 Dec 2022HANSARD Vaccines: Potential Harmsrose—13 Dec 2022