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HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage DischargeWill the hon. Gentleman give way?25 Apr 2023HANSARDChinese Police Stations in UKI thank the Minister for his robust line, and I thank Ministers for all the work they are trying to do. I think it is true to say that in the past 10, 15 or 20 years, collective…19 Apr 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillApologies if I was not making myself clear. Out of those 10 schemes in the last decade, four are non-country-specific safe and legal routes. My hon. Friend is arguing for a fifth,…27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillAs ever, my hon. Friend is making an incredibly interesting and important speech. There have been, in the last decade, 10 safe and legal routes, six of which are country-specific…27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWe have already come to agreements with international partners and we are signing more all the time—a new deal with the French, a new deal with the Albanians—but we have had…27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Billrose—27 Mar 2023HANSARDRural Microbusinesses8. What steps her Department is taking to support the growth of micro- businesses in rural and isolated communities.23 Mar 2023HANSARDRural MicrobusinessesI am delighted that that is the case. I want to tie this question into previous comments about post offices. Some microbusinesses and small businesses are incredibly reliant on…23 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ7. The Island has been getting a better deal in recent years. I thank the Prime Minister for that, because before he was the Prime Minister, he worked with me in different roles…22 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationIt is great to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. Like my hon. Friend the Member for Hazel Grove (Mr Wragg), I will be ultra-parochial: I am going to talk specifically…20 Mar 2023HANSARDRussian Assets: SeizureIs the problem we have not shown, for example, in Abramovich’s allegedly shifting about £7 billion of assets out of the country the day before? What he did was perfectly legal,…14 Mar 2023HANSARDRussian Assets: SeizureI thank my right hon. Friend for securing this important debate. Does he agree that there may be something to learn from the Iraq war? Iraqi assets under Saddam Hussein’s rule…14 Mar 2023HANSARDRussian Assets: Seizurerose—14 Mar 2023HANSARDRussian Assets: SeizureDoes the right hon. Gentleman have a preferred option? Although it will be legally possible to seize Russian state assets—that has arguably been done before, so there is…14 Mar 2023HANSARDRussian Assets: SeizureI know that the right hon. Gentleman is about the most expert person here when it comes to the workings of the international financial institutions and so on. Does he expect or…14 Mar 2023HANSARD PlanningI think we are in a good place regarding all the things that we negotiated. Obviously, we need to see them in the national planning policy framework, so I just want to check—I am…26 Jan 2023HANSARD PlanningI thank everyone for taking part in this debate. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of planning policy.26 Jan 2023HANSARD PlanningMore or less?26 Jan 2023HANSARD PlanningI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of planning policy. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Vickers. I will not talk for too long, but I want to…26 Jan 2023HANSARD PlanningMy hon. Friend is making a great speech, and I thank him so much for being here. Is not one of the problems with these big property companies, apart from the fact that they land…26 Jan 2023