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HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthWhat competition drives the energy, water and rail sectors? They seem to be natural monopolies, if I am not mistaken, so can the hon. Gentleman tell me how the free market and…18 May 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresIn Norwich, I have 20 constituents in touch with me who are trying to get the Ukrainian families they have offered homes to into the country. Many of the people applying for visas…28 Apr 2022HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Given Prorogation, can you advise me on how I might raise the urgent matter of the fifth successive Care Quality Commission warning notice for…28 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe 1951 UN refugee convention is quite clear, and I do not think that the Minister has answered my hon. Friend’s question. What advice has he had that the UK Government, under…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. This is a very similar issue. I want to seek your guidance about how I may raise the plight of refugees currently languishing on the…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillMy hon. Friend is making a very interesting speech. Does she agree that the UN refugee convention was about our common humanity? I have heard a lot of talk about a “great…22 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineNo, I will make some progress. [ Interruption. ] I am sure that there will be plenty more for the hon. Member to come back on. I will move on to military spending. I hear…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI think the reason many of us on this side want to focus on this is because, at the heart of what is going on, we understand that, for many years, Putin—the same man, the same…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention— [ Interruption. ] I can hear chuntering. I am sure Conservative Members do not want that mentioned. They want us to focus merely on…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI will give the right hon. Member a quote—it will make the point very clearly: “When confronting oligarchs and corruption, we need to look well beyond Russia, and not just at…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker; I appreciate your generosity. In terms of increasing expenditure on defence, we must first ensure that what we already spend is spent properly and…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineIt is a privilege to speak after so many interesting and varied speeches so far. Let me start by saying unequivocally that the Ukrainian Government and their people have every…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineDoes my right hon. Friend have any idea why Conservative Members might want to have a different approach to refugees fleeing Ukraine and refugees fleeing Afghanistan, Syria and…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI take that back—I have the hon. Member confused with someone else, but don’t worry about that. He does not have a Caribbean home, and that is fine, but one of his colleagues does…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI am pleased to see the hon. Member here and not in his Caribbean home— [ Interruption . ] .15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineAs someone who lost his guts, or at least his lunch, quite a few times when helicopters were having to jig because of the threat of Singer missiles—given to our allies at the…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineNo? Thank you. Good. [ Interruption. ] You can bury your gold in there. Let us move on.15 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaMy right hon. Friend is making a fantastic speech. Does he agree that resistance takes many forms and that one of its forms is that of independent journalism? I know that a number…02 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy hon. Friend is making some excellent points. Does he see the irony that as we watch Putin’s tanks roll into Ukraine and protesters having their peaceful protests broken up by…28 Feb 2022HANSARD UkraineI would like to state, on behalf of the people of Norwich, our solidarity with the people of Ukraine. But warm words will not defend the Ukrainian people. I have been speaking to…24 Feb 2022