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HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeWill the hon. Gentleman give way?14 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeOf course, the Nolan principles are embodied in the code of conduct that affects all MPs, and all this does is raise the danger of bringing the whole of the House into disrepute,…14 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMadam Deputy Speaker, “Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I have only slipped away into the next room.” So preached Henry Scott Holland, Regius Professor of Divinity, at…12 Apr 2021HANSARDDefence and Security Industrial StrategyThe MOD has a mixed record on procurement investment in south Wales. On the one hand, there is a long-standing commitment to General Dynamics, but the MOD cancelled the defence…23 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateI warmly commend what the Foreign Secretary has announced today, not least because I have been calling for it, like many others across the House, for weeks and weeks. It is a…22 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewDealing with authoritarian regimes around the world, especially those that do not want to play by the rules, is always complicated and difficult. I understand that, but we have to…16 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen I introduced the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 in 2008 as a private Member’s Bill, with great support from the Minister, I was always anxious that just…16 Mar 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI want to take my right hon. Friend back to the emergency workers legislation. One of the difficulties about the way in which it works is that magistrates courts can only sentence…15 Mar 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWill the Home Secretary give way?15 Mar 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI urge the Home Secretary not to play party politics with this particular bit. I introduced, as a private Member’s Bill, the legislation that she is acting on, and at the time I…15 Mar 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI confess that I feel saddened and ashamed nearly every year when we come to International Women’s Day, because we have to listen, again, to a litany of the number of women who…15 Mar 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillAs my right hon. Friend knows, I, and I think we as a party, support clause 2, because we believe that emergency workers should not be subject to the terrible assaults that there…15 Mar 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI have always thought that the best way to deal with some of the historical problems that the Rhondda faces is getting the Senedd to work hand in hand with Parliament as a team.…11 Mar 2021HANSARDConcussion in SportOne of my anxieties is that some sports are nervous about sharing because they think that there are legal cases coming, and they do not want to reveal their hand. We need to…11 Mar 2021HANSARDConcussion in SportI am good at clearing the Chamber, Madam Deputy Speaker. Let me start with a couple of quotations: “I felt like there was a rage inside me boiling up and I just needed to get it…11 Mar 2021HANSARD Nord Stream 2 PipelineWill the Minister give way?10 Mar 2021HANSARDHong Kong: Electoral ReformsYes we can!10 Mar 2021HANSARD Nord Stream 2 PipelineI agree with every word the hon. Gentleman has said in the debate and I congratulate him on securing it. It is a geostrategic mistake for Germany to encourage this, and we need to…10 Mar 2021HANSARDHong Kong: Electoral ReformsI find this so frustrating. We come back time and again, and we hear exactly the same old words: “We’re not allowed to speculate about using the Magnitsky sanctions.” We do not…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsThe Minister is adorable, but I am not falling for that old trick. The truth of the matter is that the Government did not even get PPE out fast enough to people who really needed…09 Mar 2021