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HANSARD National Security BillIn short, we have to revise the MOU because at the moment we on the ISC cannot do our job properly and it is a job that everybody in this Chamber wants us to do.03 May 2023HANSARD National Security BillThe problem is that classified information sometimes has to be used to prove something like this, and it is just not acceptable to use classified information in an open court.03 May 2023HANSARDRohingya Refugees in BangladeshFurther to what my very good friend, my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith), said on China, may I remind the House that once you…02 May 2023HANSARD SudanI endorse what my right hon. Friend the Minister has said. I supervised ceasefires and organised safe corridors, and there cannot be one without the other. Does he agree that we…02 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillAs a member of the Campaign for Real Ale, may I ask the Minister whether that means beer that is not very strong will come down in price?19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIt seems that we will finish early tonight, in which case I am going straight to the Jolly Woodman in my constituency. I hope I will be able to tell it that the price of its beer…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI thank the hon. Lady for allowing me to intervene. I am getting a few cases now of people who are going to the Government to get the voucher for childcare, but the Government are…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillSmall businesses in my constituency are complaining hugely about the fact that they will have to employ more and more accountancy hours in order to do their work. It is a real…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI entirely endorse what the hon. Lady says. A lot of nurseries in my constituency are coming to me saying, “The people we employ are just not getting enough money and we can’t…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWill the hon. Lady give way?27 Mar 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillI have a quick point to make. I find it distasteful to have heads on walls, but I believe those heads that are already on walls and rugs that are already down are not affected by…17 Mar 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillHow much, in percentage terms, of the budget to protect wildlife comes from trophy hunting?17 Mar 2023HANSARDNATO ObligationsCould I ask my very good friend the Minister whether the additional money for defence will allow us to provide more teeth arm units, plus the support arm units—enablers—to NATO?13 Mar 2023HANSARD UkraineI think I am the oldest person in this Chamber by a long way. I remember the Vietnam war, and the Americans were forced to withdraw from Vietnam by public pressure at home,…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineThe 1994 Budapest accord, which guaranteed the sovereignty of Ukraine, was also signed by Russia, so Russia is to blame as well.20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsMy right hon. Friend said: “We know that the Iranian intelligence services work with organised criminal gangs.” Mindful of the fact that Colonel Gaddafi’s terrorists used to work…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineSpeaking as someone who has given evidence in war crimes trials—five of them—the thing that really horrified me was that we only got a very small percentage of the people who…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineI thank my right hon. Friend for allowing me to intervene. On the subject of training pilots, the aircraft that we have—the Lightning and the Typhoon—are totally incompatible with…20 Feb 2023HANSARD Midlands Metro ExtensionWhat about the fish?26 Jan 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI congratulate the new hon. Member for Stretford and Urmston (Andrew Western)—I know his area pretty well—on his excellent maiden speech, which was delivered with confidence and…26 Jan 2023