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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany cannabis base compounds were moved wholesale to schedule 2 a few years ago, enabling them to be prescribed. The question that the hon. Gentleman asked about NHS prescription…03 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said in response to an earlier question, the Government intend to consult in due course on a new police funding formula, and part of that consultation will involve looking at…03 Jul 2023HANSARDFirearms LicensingOn 8 March, the Government received prevention of future deaths reports from Mr Ian Arrow, the senior coroner for Plymouth, Torbay and South Devon, following the inquests into the…29 Jun 2023HANSARDImmigration Rules: Offshore WorkersIt is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I add my congratulations to the hon. Member for East Lothian (Kenny MacAskill) on successfully…06 Jun 2023HANSARDImmigration Rules: Offshore Workersindicated assent .06 Jun 2023HANSARDForensic Information Databases Strategy Board: Annual ReportI am pleased to announce that I am today publishing the annual report of the Forensic Information Databases Strategy Board for 2021-22. This report covers the National DNA…23 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act: RepealMy hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) is a tireless campaigner on this issue and I know that the whole House is grateful to him for championing and introducing…22 May 2023HANSARDPoints of Orderrose—22 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI completely agree with my hon. Friend. The right to protest emphatically does not extend to trying to ruin or disrupt the lives of fellow citizens who are trying to get to…22 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises an important issue. The Government recently published our antisocial behaviour action plan. My right hon. and learned Friend the Home Secretary and her…22 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act: RepealI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, which he asks with his customary courtesy and compassion. We want to have discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive as soon as…22 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act: RepealMy hon. Friend is right. The people who are homeless and need assistance should receive that help. I know that our colleagues in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and…22 May 2023HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Very briefly, I regret that I was not in Parliament at the time of the debate. I did give my hon. Friend the Member for…22 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023My hon. Friend makes two very good points, both of which pre-empt what I was going to say, but let me come to the official Opposition. They obviously voted against the Bill on…16 May 2023HANSARDNational Crime Agency Investigation: Javad MarandiI think we should wait for the investigation to get to the bottom of the facts, rather than basing conclusions on rumours and assumption. It is important that that investigation…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023Of course, the suffragettes, at the time they were protesting, did not have the vote and were not represented in Parliament. These days, we have a universal franchise, and…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023It is a pleasure to appear here, speaking in this Opposition day debate. To start, I must say that I am a little mystified that the nationalists are bringing this motion before…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023My right hon. Friend is, as usual, absolutely right. The concept that the right to protest does not extend to disrupting other people is one that other countries accept, and…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023My right hon. Friend and John Stuart Mill, the famous libertarian philosopher, are absolutely right. The right to protest, and indeed other rights, should not be enforced or…16 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023No, I do not. I grateful for the opportunity to talk about that in more detail. Of course, there was an urgent question on the topic last Tuesday, when we debated and discussed it…16 May 2023