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HANSARDLegal MigrationImmigration figures have trebled since the 2019 general election, and it is worth reminding ourselves that, back then, the Conservatives told us that they were going to reduce…04 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationI accept that Hamas are a terrorist organisation and their infrastructure needs to be dismantled so that they cannot commit any more atrocities, but that does not justify the…04 Dec 2023HANSARDAutumn StatementCan the Chancellor confirm that, after today’s tax cuts, we will still have the highest tax burden for 70 years—up £4,000 per household on pre-pandemic levels—when we go into the…22 Nov 2023HANSARDIndependent Football RegulatorThere was concern that the Premier League made very late representations and tried to water down the powers of the regulator. Will the Secretary of State say what the Government’s…16 Nov 2023HANSARD MPs Staff: Employment ConditionsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Andrew Jones). I too took part in the Speaker’s Conference, and I echo his thanks to the Speaker for…16 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI know from my recent visit to Colfe’s School that they will welcome their former pupil to his new role, as I do. I urge him to resist calls from people on his own Benches to…15 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesBefore we talk about humanitarian pauses, should we not agree first what we want to achieve by them? Would they not need to be for days or weeks, not just for four hours? We need…14 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationThe Secretary of State has said that he is discussing with partners how to increase the amount of aid going into Gaza, and that humanitarian pauses must be part of that, but how…08 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaClearly, Israel is not going to have a ceasefire while it is still under attack, and it has every right to defend its citizens. However, the deaths in Palestine are increasing,…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Prison CapacityLast man standing, Mr Deputy Speaker. No early release for me. The Secretary of State’s statement would be all the more impressive had it not come after 13 years of continuous…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2The Secretary of State did not make any specific reference to his comments at Conservative party conference about the proposals for 15-minute communities that are out there. He…16 Oct 2023HANSARDSchool Building ClosuresI am sure that all the people the Secretary of State told to get off their backsides will be very sympathetic to the fact that she needed to go on holiday while this crisis was in…19 Sept 2023HANSARD Post Office CompensationI pay tribute to the Minister for his handling of the matter. I also pay tribute to his predecessor, the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Paul Scully), to Lord Arbuthnot and to…18 Sept 2023HANSARDCrime ReductionSince 2015, the proportion of crimes that result in a perpetrator facing a punishment has gone down by two thirds. Is that because the Government had a policy of cutting 21,000…18 Sept 2023HANSARDSupport for VeteransIn July, the Government published a review of the treatment of LGBTQ+ veterans. The previous Secretary of State’s response to that won him many plaudits and his reaction was…11 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitIn answer to my right hon. and learned Friend the Leader of the Opposition, the Prime Minister wanted praise for the inception of the partnership for global infrastructure and…11 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsWhat has been exposed is how close the Government were prepared to go to catastrophe in one of our schools before they took last-minute action this summer, just before schools…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Veterans UpdateI welcome this statement, and I sincerely welcome the manner in which it has been delivered. It shows the Defence Secretary’s leadership qualities, which have been all too lacking…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Metropolitan Police: Stephen Lawrence Murder InvestigationI beg to move, That this House has considered the Metropolitan Police investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Metropolitan Police: Stephen Lawrence Murder InvestigationIn relation to the murder of Stephen Lawrence, I have gone back over all the evidence, and there were clear failings in the investigation—so many in certain aspects of it that it…12 Jul 2023