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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Immigration Minister said at the Dispatch Box that the Government inherited a backlog of 460,000 asylum claims from the last Labour Government. Using figures supplied to him…27 Apr 2023HANSARDVoter IDThe additional voter processing will place more requirements on staff at polling stations. Has that resulted in any problems for local authorities in recruiting polling station…27 Apr 2023HANSARDPolice Uplift ProgrammeIf the media are good enough for the Secretary of State to talk to, I do not understand why she is not here to make this statement and answer questions. The Government did not…26 Apr 2023HANSARDUrgent and Emergency CareWe have had 13 years of Conservative government. There are record numbers of patients on waiting lists, record numbers of vacancies in the NHS, and a crisis of vacancies in social…25 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeWe had the fast track for covid contracts, where people did not have to be a Conservative party member or donor—but it didn’t half help—to get a contract. We have had Ministers…24 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateWe had the report set out by Sir Brian Langstaff, which says how the compensation should be delivered and the framework for delivering it. The Minister said that the Government…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Machetes: ConsultationI welcome the consultation. Let us hope it leads to urgent action. The Minister bandied around some figures to try to paint a rosy picture of crime rates, but what he failed to…18 Apr 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateThe Minister has told us that newly arrived migrants are going to be taken to this new form of accommodation, so they will be competing for places with the people he wants to move…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Afghan Resettlement UpdateMy constituent’s wife is trapped in Afghanistan. She applied for a visa to come as a spouse. It took eight months to get a decision, but the application was turned down because…28 Mar 2023HANSARD Post Office: Horizon CompensationMy constituent served a prison sentence as a result of a prosecution by the Post Office. His conviction was subsequently overturned on the recommendation of the Criminal Cases…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Food Price InflationThe Chancellor of the Exchequer may be trying to convince us that he has the economy, and inflation along with it, under control, but food prices show us what is happening to the…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIn answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol West (Thangam Debbonaire), the Leader of the House said that we can expect the impact assessment for the Illegal Migration Bill…23 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewOne of the first things I did as a newly elected MP in 1997 was call for an independent inquiry into the investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence. That became the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDRail ServicesIt is five years since the newly refurbished London Bridge opened; apart from teething problems at the start, it ran relatively smoothly until the Government-imposed timetable…20 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationWhen I looked at the clock as the Chancellor finished speaking yesterday, I was shocked that his speech had been only an hour. The speech was well padded out. I thought at one…16 Mar 2023HANSARD BBC: Government Role in ImpartialityThe BBC prepared a statement to be read out on “Question Time” last week in the event that the assault by Stanley Johnson on his wife was raised by one of the panellists. That…14 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding SafetyI have a Galliard development in my constituency, and my constituents will be concerned that Galliard has not signed. They would like to hear from the Secretary of State what that…14 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWe need to tone down the debate. Let us be clear: no one on the Opposition Benches wants the small boat crossings to continue or to see people forced into those boats. We want to…13 Mar 2023HANSARDNational No Smoking DayI intend to move to Front-Bench speeches at 2.28 pm. We have two speakers left. That should give you some idea of how long you have to speak, in order to allow 10 minutes for each…09 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhich is the greater evidence of political bias: Gary Lineker criticising the Government’s language from his private Twitter account, or the chairman of the BBC giving donations…09 Mar 2023