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HANSARD Civil AviationI thank my right hon. Friend for allowing me to intervene. I am one of those people who came in here just to listen, because this debate was not being held in a dusty corridor…18 Oct 2023HANSARD South Fylde LineBeckenham.18 Oct 2023HANSARD Dangerous DrugsI thank my good friend for allowing me to intervene. Does that mean that he thinks we should do nothing at all?12 Sept 2023HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI thank my hon. Friend, who is a very good friend, for intervening on an extremely pertinent point to which I will return in a little while. I believe that we, the British, are in…20 Jul 2023HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI am increasingly concerned about developments in Bosnia, a country for which I have a great affection. Watching what happens there has understandably gone off the international…20 Jul 2023HANSARDEngagementsMay I remind the Deputy Prime Minister and the House that yesterday was National Remembering Srebrenica Day? May I particularly point out a little-known fact? British soldiers…12 Jul 2023HANSARDCost of Living SupportCan I re-emphasise the point made by my right hon. Friend the Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Sir Jake Berry)? Huge numbers of constituents are coming to me about the mortgage…20 Jun 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI am ignorant about tax affairs, but trying to sort it out might make it even more complicated.20 Jun 2023HANSARD Public OrderI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for allowing me to intervene. I endorse entirely what the right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson) said. The reason for these…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Public OrderMy hon. Friend made a point about social media. One of the main intentions of this disruption is to get publicity for the protesters’ cause, so they make maximum effort to try to…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Council of EuropeI thank my very good friend for allowing me to intervene. In the case of Turkey, a country that he and I care about, what influence and power do we have when he sees something…08 Jun 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresIf it were possible for everyone who crosses the channel illegally in a small boat to be returned to France, that would be not only in our interests but in the interests of…25 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am really sad about the loss of Karen Lumley; she was a dear friend who first came to Parliament, with so many of us, in 2010 —actually I am heartbroken. Last Saturday, I was in…25 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that we should fully support what my right hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham (John Redwood) has suggested as a model for competition? Competition…17 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023I do not think it was political pressure that led to the arrests; it was following an Act of Parliament that we had just passed. The police were acting on that Act of Parliament,…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023I thank my very good friend for allowing me to intervene. I think that this matter is all about fairness. It is fair that people are allowed to protest, but it is equally fair…16 May 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI thank the Secretary of State for introducing the Bill. As an MP, I have heard so many complaints from victims that no one is listening to them. Can he assure me that victims…15 May 2023HANSARD LitterI thank my right hon. Friend—my very good friend—for allowing me to intervene. I seem to recall that when I was a child, which was quite a long time ago now— [ Interruption. ] You…03 May 2023HANSARD National Security BillI accept the Minister’s points on the Official Secrets Act 1989 and the fact that it is complicated, but do the Government recognise that, complicated though it is, it must be…03 May 2023HANSARD LitterI thank my good friend the Minister for allowing me to intervene. One thing we have not mentioned is invisible litter such as microplastics in the ocean. Marine life consume…03 May 2023