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HANSARDPeople Traffickers: Prosecution RatesAs I said earlier, it is important that we work closely with the French authorities to ensure that prosecutions can take place on both sides of the channel, and that we stamp out…07 Dec 2022HANSARDSupreme Court Judgment: Scottish Independence ReferendumI would like to take this opportunity to thank the Opposition Front Bench and the Chairman of the Justice Committee for their extremely kind comments. I welcome the ruling of the…07 Dec 2022HANSARDPeople Traffickers: Prosecution RatesThe hon. Gentleman always asks important questions, as he has done on this occasion. The prosecutors have been working closely with all law enforcement agencies to provide early…07 Dec 2022HANSARDSupreme Court Judgment: Scottish Independence ReferendumI agree that the people of Scotland want us to work together to fix the challenges we face collectively. Now is the time to make sure we work together, and that is what this…07 Dec 2022HANSARDUkraine: War Crimes InvestigationThe international community is determined to support Ukraine’s search for justice. Last week I attended a meeting of G7 Justice Ministers in Berlin, which focused on this. These…07 Dec 2022HANSARDSupreme Court Judgment: Scottish Independence ReferendumI believe that I have answered this question already, and I have heard the Prime Minister answer it several times in the course of Prime Minister’s questions. The Supreme Court…07 Dec 2022HANSARDSupreme Court Judgment: Scottish Independence ReferendumThe UK Supreme Court was very clear that an independence referendum was related to reserved matters, and the Government welcome the Court’s confirmation of this point. What the…07 Dec 2022HANSARDPeople Traffickers: Prosecution RatesMy hon. Friend has asked an excellent question, but I hope I can reassure him by saying that the Crown Prosecution Service is working closely with Border Force and immigration…07 Dec 2022HANSARDUkraine: War Crimes InvestigationThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point, and this is a very unusual situation. The Ukrainians are prosecuting war crimes in real time, and we hope the news of those…07 Dec 2022HANSARDPeople Traffickers: Prosecution RatesThe rate of prosecutions for people trafficking has increased enormously: in 2021-22 it rose by 48%, owing to intensive collaboration between the police and prosecutors.07 Dec 2022HANSARDSerious Fraud Office's Handling of the Unaoil Case: Independent ReviewFollowing the Court of Appeal’s judgment in the Unaoil case, R v . Akle & Anor, in December 2021, the then Attorney General, the right hon. and learned Member for Fareham (Suella…29 Nov 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenIn her address to the nation during the pandemic, resplendent, we remember, in her NHS scrub coloured dress and brooch, Her Majesty praised “the attributes of self-discipline, of…09 Sept 2022HANSARD Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [Lords]The thoughts and prayers of the House and, indeed, the whole nation are obviously with those in Balmoral at the moment. It is nevertheless a great honour to debate this extremely…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [Lords]I understand that the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady) does not intend to press new clause 1, yet it raises the significant issue of renewing the policy, so I will…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [Lords]My right hon. and learned Friend makes an excellent point. In my interactions with DWP staff as a constituency MP, I have been blown away by their determination to help those we…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend puts it much better than I can, and I thank him warmly for his engagement. The consultation was extensive and almost 1,000 clinicians were able to share their…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. It is a great pleasure to be speaking on Third Reading. As we have heard this afternoon, the Bill will ensure that more…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [Lords]That sounds like a very sensible suggestion from the former Minister, and if I am charged with this policy area when departmental briefs are fully worked out, I will ensure that I…08 Sept 2022HANSARDWar in Ukraine: UK Farming and Food ProductionThank you very much for your sensible approach to the heat, Dame Angela. I am sure we all felt for the farmers who were harvesting yesterday, in extraordinarily hot conditions. I…20 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance Exemptions and Transitional Regulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022Absolutely. The whole tenor of the new schemes is about working with farmers—the terminology that I have used frequently to explain it to the hon. Gentleman is that we are looking…13 Jul 2022