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HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker— [ Interruption. ]21 Feb 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. On the Treasury Committee, we have been considering the work of UK Government Investments across a range of issues. We have now got to a…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]Clearly, putting such things in the Bill is often an important safeguard. Certainly, I do not understand why the delegation of these powers should not be limited to Secretaries of…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. Obviously, the Wilson doctrine is in the previous Investigatory Powers Act. However, given what happened with the incapacity of the…19 Feb 2024HANSARDUK EconomyI think the Minister is failing the audition. Labour will not take lectures from him about borrowing, which was at 67% of GDP when we left office and is now nearly 100%. He is…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]A general listener to our proceedings might worry that the new powers could be used for fishing expeditions, rather than the very specific powers that they replace. Could the Home…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]In common with all the speakers who have made their contributions thus far on Second Reading of the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill, I will not say that I oppose the Bill or…19 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS DentistryI thank the Secretary of State. I wanted to intervene earlier when she was talking about the pandemic. In my constituency many people were thrown off their dentists’ lists during…09 Jan 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Normally business statements allow Back Benchers as well as Front Benchers to ask questions of the Leader of the House. This is a…09 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistryrose —09 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS DentistryIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Wakefield (Simon Lightwood), who made a superb speech. I have childhood memories of much older relatives who grew up…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Service AccommodationOrder. We had better get back to the point at issue.19 Dec 2023HANSARD Coastal Erosion: Suffolk and NorfolkOrder. In the spirit of Christmas, I allowed that intervention. The debate is about coastal erosion in Suffolk and Norfolk. The hon. Member is getting close to the edge of scope…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Coastal Erosion: Suffolk and NorfolkBefore I bring in the Opposition spokesperson, I should let the remaining speakers know that I intend to call Peter Aldous to respond to the debate at 28 minutes past 5. Bear that…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Coastal Erosion: Suffolk and NorfolkI call the Opposition spokesperson, Emma Hardy. [ Interruption. ] Well, stand if you want to speak!19 Dec 2023HANSARD Coastal Erosion: Suffolk and NorfolkJust before I end the session, I wish everybody a very happy Christmas and a safe journey home. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered coastal…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown Dependenciesrose —07 Dec 2023HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that ensuring we have open and transparent registers of beneficial ownership is only the first step in dealing with what is a very well established,…07 Dec 2023HANSARD Cyber Interference: UK DemocracyThe Minister contributed to a very good debate in the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, which met in Westminster earlier this week, and touched on some of these issues. We…07 Dec 2023HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge) for securing this debate, and for her consistent and tireless work in tackling the scourge of illicit…07 Dec 2023