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HANSARD Functioning of GovernmentThe Prime Minister should be making the statement in this House, frankly, not anywhere else, so that we could question him about the functioning of government. I think, Mr…07 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAll the events of today sort of started with the Prime Minister throwing the kitchen sink at trying to preserve Owen Paterson in post, which of course the Leader of the House was…07 Jul 2022HANSARD Prime Minister’s Meeting with Alexander LebedevMr Speaker, I think the Minister inadvertently misled us earlier, because the Prime Minister yesterday—I was at the Liaison Committee—did not say what she said. He did not say—to…07 Jul 2022HANSARDPassport Application Processing4. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the time taken to process passport applications for people in Wales.06 Jul 2022HANSARD NATO Accession: Sweden and FinlandOf course I completely support Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO. Indeed, I remember having conversations with Alexander Stubb back in 2009, trying to persuade him to put…06 Jul 2022HANSARDPassport Application ProcessingI simply do not believe the statistics the Government keep on giving, and I think the Secretary of State should push back on them. I have 30 cases outstanding and more coming in…06 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Justice Secretary said this morning on television and on the radio, on the basis of conversations that he had had with the Prime Minister in the last 24 hours, that Lord…05 Jul 2022HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Minister has said repeatedly that there is an investigation ongoing. He has absolutely no means of knowing that, because the ICGS process is…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeI hope one day that the Minister plays these things back and listens to himself. I do not think he will be proud of himself in later days. I know that many decent Conservative MPs…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved Institutionsrose—05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsMy bigger concern is that the way the Government have structured all these different funds that are supposedly for levelling up is based on a competition. I think that leads to…05 Jul 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. As you know, in order to get an oral question on the Order Paper, Back-Bench Members have to submit to the ballot process. Every day,…04 Jul 2022HANSARDCHOGM, G7 and NATO SummitsIt is 3,056 days since Putin started his illegal invasion of Ukraine, and we spent far too long turning a blind eye to what was going on there, so forgive me if I am a little…04 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI think you just lost that one.30 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThat’s enough.30 Jun 2022HANSARDReopening Railway Lines and StationsThe Secretary of State knows that he has promised twice to come to the Rhondda to be dangled down a hole into the Rhondda tunnel. We are happy to welcome him at any time. I have…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is more than 100 months since Putin started his invasion of Ukraine, and he must fail. I am truly worried that we are not taking this anywhere near seriously enough, even after…30 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Would you have a word with Mr Speaker about this issue, because I believe that exactly the same process happened in another…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceThere are some moments when I feel ashamed of being an MP, and to be honest, the last 50 minutes has been one of those. I do not think Londoners really care about throwing blame…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI have a very short question, which is simply this. The Foreign Secretary says the Bill is legal, but lots of people disagree with her, including lots of very eminent lawyers both…27 Jun 2022