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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe Home Secretary says he will not reveal to the House the Attorney General’s advice, and that is fine, but on the issue of the money, his permanent secretary was in front of the…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe right hon. Gentleman casts aspersions on Labour’s approach to this issue. He is in the presence of two former Immigration Ministers: myself and my right hon. Friend the Member…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWe have heard the sounds of optimism over truth coming from the Conservatives. The idea that the measure is a deterrent has not yet been proven, yet it has been cited as if it is…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWill the Home Secretary give way?12 Dec 2023HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesIt is a pleasure to follow the passion of my hon. Friend the Member for St Helens South and Whiston (Ms Rimmer). I have been on this journey with my right hon. Friend the Member…07 Dec 2023HANSARDTown Centre SafetyMy hon. Friend talks about rebadging officers, but our wonderful police community support officers are worth a shout-out. They do day-to-day work and often stay in the job for a…05 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI thank the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes) for his contribution, but I feel I have to pick up on his point about stop and search. As I know…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. Like her, I have spoken to shopkeepers and it is heartening that they want to do a good job. They said the problem is that, after a…28 Nov 2023HANSARDOnshore Wind Farms7. If she will take steps to increase the number of onshore wind farms.28 Nov 2023HANSARDOnshore Wind FarmsThe Minister seems to be comparing figures I have not seen. If it is a record year, why have we seen such a dramatic drop in planning applications for onshore wind farms and in…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillThe week before last, during Respect for Shopworkers Week, I had the pleasure of visiting one of my local Co-ops. They have had £155,000-worth of goods stolen in the first six…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillThe right hon. Lady talks about having confidence in the criminal justice system. I will park for a moment the reason we are seeing an increase in police numbers: that, obviously,…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillThe right hon. Lady and I are perhaps surprised to find ourselves in such agreement, but absolutely. I will finish highlighting what the Co-op does, because I think it plays into…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillAgain, I find myself breaking out in agreement with the right hon. Gentleman. If the sanction is too low, people will keep doing it. As with county lines, it is clear that…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI absolutely agree on that, and we need resourcing for that early intervention. Something we look at on the Public Accounts Committee, which I have the privilege of chairing, is…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI absolutely am. I recommend to my right hon. Friend our report of this year and, I am sorry to say, our back history of reports on this issue, because things have moved so slowly…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI do not dispute what the right hon. Gentleman says, but there is a danger that that lets the Home Office off the hook. In the five or six years during which the Public Accounts…28 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023rose—27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023I thank the Minister for giving way again; this is an important issue. Is he suggesting that what is provided for staff in the London area by the London Ambulance Service as a…27 Nov 2023