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HANSARDShamima Begum and Other CasesWhen the Home Secretary refers to working with allies in respect of managing the threat from British citizens now in captivity having been working or living in the ISIS area, will…11 Mar 2019HANSARDSyriaThat wasn’t my question.11 Mar 2019HANSARD Privatised Probation SystemI am very slightly disappointed that my hon. Friend referred only to the Peterborough pilot, which we inherited when my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Rushcliffe (Mr…04 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeThe Home Office has told me in a written answer that it does not collect statistics on the association between knife crime where people are killed or maimed. However, the serious…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismNo, of course not. I am saying that the considerations that will have led to the United Kingdom’s policy until now—until we make this change tonight—ought to be taken into…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismThat makes me the lucky recipient, as I am following my right hon. Friend the Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb). Plainly, how we deal with Hezbollah has been matter…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismIt is only 13 months since our right hon. Friend the Minister for Security and Economic Crime was in this House having a rather more difficult time of making the opposite…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI rather suspect that given all the enthusiasm that Brenda of Bristol had for the last general election, the prospect of an extension of this debate for several months will be…26 Feb 2019HANSARDHuman RightsOn 5 April, Professor Zaffaroni, a justice of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, will present to His Holiness the Pope a report on the consequences of the criminalisation…26 Feb 2019HANSARDUK Nationals returning from SyriaThe armed forces of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria have done most of the fighting and dying, as our allies, in liberating parts of their territory from ISIS. They now…18 Feb 2019HANSARDCounter-Daesh UpdateI welcome the Foreign Secretary’s proper tribute to the fight of the Syrian Democratic Forces in our interests, noting that they have sacrificed 8,000 soldiers, including men and…11 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersWhen knives have been used to wound or kill, what is the association with the supply of illegal narcotic drugs?04 Feb 2019HANSARD VenezuelaThat deadline expires on Sunday, I think. Will my right hon. Friend lay a written ministerial statement on Monday to say exactly what measures the Government are taking?29 Jan 2019HANSARD VenezuelaIt is rather impressive to follow an assault on the facts as heroic as the one that the hon. Member for Derby North (Chris Williamson) just presented to us. One only has to look…29 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaIt is seven weeks since one of my hon. Friends wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the chairman of the Bank of England about the gold being held on behalf of the central…28 Jan 2019HANSARDJoint HMI Prison and Probation ReportMay I join in the general welcome for the inspectors’ report in this extremely difficult area? I acknowledge that this is a growing area of criminal justice interest because of…24 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThank you for calling me, Mr Speaker. I am amazed to make it into the top 50. I want to make three points. First, I agree with the hon. Member for Halton (Derek Twigg) and my hon.…15 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. This year will be 30 years since we first met in the final of the competition to be selected for Bristol South, and both of us have been on…09 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillI am afraid that the hon. Gentleman is going to have to do a bit better than this. He talks about crashing out without a deal, but he needs to get into the detail of the…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillI congratulate hon. Members and hon. Friends on their speeches and wholly agree with them. It is grossly unfair that one of my constituents, a contractor between 2004 and 2006, is…08 Jan 2019