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HANSARDAsylum Seeker AccommodationWe offer sanctuary for those who desperately need it, and we are proud of that, but we inherited contracts and a broken system from the Conservatives. Hotel use has nearly halved…29 Oct 2025HANSARDFarmers: Inheritance TaxI reiterate that our reforms mean that the majority of those claiming the relief will not be affected. As confirmed by the Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs, my hon.…29 Oct 2025HANSARDCross-border Rail ConnectivityThat money just did not exist. We are investing a historic £445 million in Welsh rail to right years of underfunding by previous Governments, unleashing Wales’s economic…29 Oct 2025HANSARDCross-border Rail ConnectivityMy hon. Friend has been a strong champion for this rail investment, which is the key to unlock Wales’s economic potential. It includes funds to progress the five Burns stations in…29 Oct 2025HANSARDFarmers: Inheritance TaxAs I said, the Government want to strike that fair balance, and that is what they are doing. Our reforms mean that the majority of those claiming agricultural property relief will…29 Oct 2025HANSARDCross-border Rail ConnectivityWe are investing at least £445 million in Welsh rail in order to right years of underfunding by past Governments. That will mean new stations and more and faster trains along the…29 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seeker AccommodationWe inherited a broken asylum system in absolute chaos from the Tories, with tens of thousands stuck in a system dependent on expensive asylum hotels. We are committed to ending…29 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seeker AccommodationIt sounds like the hon. Member does not agree with welcoming the thousands of Ukrainian refugees that the UK Government’s nation of sanctuary has supported. The scheme has been…29 Oct 2025HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI am honoured to close this final debate of the term from the Government Dispatch Box. As a Government Whip, I do not often have the opportunity to speak in this Chamber, so it is…22 Jul 2025HANSARDBritish Embassy: Port-au-PrinceHalf of Haiti’s population is starving, violence is rife, dead bodies lie forgotten on the street. For too long this crisis has been ignored. As the Minister knows, that grave…30 Apr 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) BillI absolutely agree with the right hon. Lady, and I will ask that of the Government. I thank her for pointing it out. I am pleased that the Bill seeks to grant the CPA a bespoke…26 Apr 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) BillI pay tribute to the right hon. Member for Basingstoke (Dame Maria Miller), whose dedication and commitment to this matter has been a labour of love over the past two years, and…26 Apr 2024HANSARD Human Rights: Consular ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Caroline. I thank the hon. Member for Edinburgh West (Christine Jardine) for securing this important debate, and I thank…16 Apr 2024HANSARD Sri Lanka: Human RightsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Maria. We have heard some really strong speeches and interventions today, not least from the hon. Member for Carshalton and…20 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsLast weekend, the Prime Minister posed for photographs with a group that shares extremist conspiracy theories on climate change and campaigns against net zero. Does he share their…28 Feb 2024HANSARDRape Victims: Privacy Rights18. What steps his Department is taking to protect the privacy rights of rape victims in criminal justice processes.20 Feb 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)My hon. Friend is making excellent points. Does he agree that this trade agreement is essential in transitioning to a green economy and in working with partner countries to make…20 Feb 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)My hon. Friend makes some very important points, and I hope the Minister will directly address them. We need to ensure there are safeguards, and that environmental targets and…20 Feb 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)As it stands, this trade agreement makes a mockery of the Government’s own environmental commitments. On the impact of the CPTPP on the environment, environmental provisions in…20 Feb 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I thank the Minister for giving me the opportunity to explain. I am saying that as it stands, it is making a mockery of environmental commitments that were agreed at COP26 in…20 Feb 2024