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HANSARDSanctions: Russia and BelarusLast year, the Russian Government introduced a new law that requires all businesses, including foreign businesses that have any footprint in the Russian Federation, to assist in…13 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI will come to that point, but I will take it in a slightly different direction from the one the hon. Member is aiming at, for the simple reason that when the panel meets, it is…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionCan I just do my second principle and then give way to the hon. Gentleman, if he does not mind? They fit together in my head. The second principle is that an MP, just like any…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI think normally the final decision is taken by the Administration Committee, so there is yet another Committee in the House that is taking decisions in this field. That is why…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI wonder about this word “defence.” I understand where the question is coming from, but it might be misplaced. It is quintessentially important that the panel should never be…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based Exclusionrose —12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionIt is a delight to follow the hon. Member for Bracknell (James Sunderland). He made a thoughtful contribution to the debate, and he is absolutely right: this is not plain sailing.…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionOf course I do, but I have tried to explain that I think we will mostly be dealing not with exclusion but with other risk-based actions that are about protecting the workplace. I…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI think it was Tom Lehrer who wrote a song that goes: “Plagiarise, Let no one else’s work evade your eyes…so don’t shade your eyes, But plagiarise, plagiarise, plagiarise, Only be…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI have to apologise because my hearing is going a bit, so I did not catch all of that. There is always an argument about the slippery slope, the thin end of the wedge and all of…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI am seeking to bring my thoughts to a close, but of course I give way.12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionYes!12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionNo, indeed. One of the things referred to in the Commission paper, and we refer to it in the Standards Committee report, is that it is all very well dealing with here, but there…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionIndeed, trust in the Metropolitan police is not high, and that is a problem for the House at the moment. I am aware of friends and colleagues who would like to make complaints to…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionWell, no. The evidence given to the Standards Committee—if the hon. Member has time to read it, I urge him to do so—was that an awful lot of other workplaces do something similar…12 Jun 2023HANSARDCancer Waiting Times and OutcomesThe figures on diagnosing people with cancer are certainly improving, but what is getting worse, and has got significantly worse in the last three months, is the starting of…06 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I think this is a matter for the Chair. Will you confirm that the ministerial code states that a Minister must always present…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationMay I ask about those who are seeking sanctuary, as the Home Secretary said? Uganda has just passed the most virulently and appallingly homophobic legislation, which outlaws not…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewQuis custodiet ipsos custodes?05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migrationrose—05 Jun 2023