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HANSARD Proposed Merger of Three UK and VodafoneThank you, Sir George. I see we have three Knights Bachelor here today. I do not know what the collective noun is for Knights Bachelor; the obvious answer would be a round table.…19 Sept 2023HANSARDSecurity UpdateActually, the people who have been really clear-sighted about China have mostly been on the Back Benches in this House, on either side and including the hon. Member for East…11 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitAs I was saying, Mr Speaker—seconds out, round 2—the one thing that should keep the Prime Minister, or any Minister, awake at night is the arbitrary detention of a British…11 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitSurely one of the things that should keep the Prime Minister awake at night— [Interruption.]11 Sept 2023HANSARDAccess to Broadband ServicesThank you, Sir Christopher. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, though I merely point out that Sir Christophers are two a penny these days. You have said in…06 Sept 2023HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasI think it does, and I was going to make that point myself. This is a very opportune point at which to make an intervention. I have another, broader point to make, which is that…05 Sept 2023HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasYes, and not only because of the sanctioning of the right hon. and hon. Members present but because of the complete reneging on our agreement with China on Hong Kong. When I talk…05 Sept 2023HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasThank you for calling me to speak, Ms Ali. I had not expected to be called so quickly. I warmly commend my hon. Friend the Member for St Helens South and Whiston (Ms Rimmer) for…05 Sept 2023HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasOf course, although I was going to end my speech.05 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI completely agree with everything the hon. Lady has said about SLAPPs and the importance of journalists effectively acting as an additional regulator, but they need the…04 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI may have misheard, but I think the Minister said that enforcement activity is going on against 100,000 companies—he will correct me when I sit down—and that there have been half…04 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThe Government are insisting that we should keep the real ownership of trusts secret, and the problem journalists have is that there is not a proper exemption to enable them to…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment AssessmentsI urge the Minister to look specifically at how PIP is assessed for those with brain injuries. It is well known that the effect of a brain injury may vary over time—people go up…04 Sept 2023HANSARDSanctionsNow look what I have done.19 Jul 2023HANSARDSanctionsWill the Minister allow me to intervene before she sits down?19 Jul 2023HANSARDSanctionsI have great admiration for lawyers, especially those who advise me, as is occasionally necessary— [ Laughter. ] It is a serious point: if the UK stands for anything in the world,…19 Jul 2023HANSARDAll-party Parliamentary GroupsI have taken my hearing aid out, but I did hear what the Father of the House said.19 Jul 2023HANSARDAll-party Parliamentary GroupsAgain, I will try to be helpful. If we vote down the motion today, it will mean that we cannot even take action on telling APPGs that they cannot take money from foreign…19 Jul 2023HANSARDSanctionsThe Minister is addressing a point that the Law Society has made to quite a few of us, and I guess quite a few of us will be referring to it later in the debate. If this had been…19 Jul 2023HANSARDAll-party Parliamentary GroupsNo, they are not automatically a member of all APPGs, otherwise every APPG would have 1,450 members. The hon. Gentleman needs to read the rules and the guide to the rules, both of…19 Jul 2023