Contributions
1,183 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDBudget ResolutionsMy hon. Friend is making an important speech, with the authentic voice of common-sense Conservatism, which we need to hear much more of. The point she makes about the depressive…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI, too, very much welcome that commitment to move towards a household basis for taxation. Does my hon. Friend recognise that most other countries, particularly European countries,…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI have enjoyed the debate, which has been useful; we have heard important contributions from both sides and I welcome the constructive tone. However, I do think that the comments…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWe have made repeated investments in public services, but I recognise that there are all sorts of problems across our country. On the subject of crumbling, there is also a major…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWell, we heard repeated complaints about the underfunding of services and the requirement for improvements. That is what the hon. Lady believes in. If she is happy to say that she…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillI apologise for chuntering. I was simply amused by the suggestion that this is a moderate Bill. This is not a moderate speech that the hon. Lady is making. The hon. Member for…01 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillThe other thing that has been cited by the other side is instances of unregulated therapy, which would fall foul of this new law. Is my right hon. and learned Friend aware that…01 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillKirkcaldy.01 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillFor me, the answer to the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown is that there is something about the culture of the British courts that means they use the ECHR to pursue their…01 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillThe hon. Gentleman is making a really important speech. Is it not extraordinary how that demand that was made of him, and that is made all the time, is done under the guise of…01 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way; I hope he agrees that this is a very helpful conversation. We have been debating this issue for years, as everybody keeps saying.…01 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillMy hon. Friend raised the good point about the explosion in demand for support in this area over recent years, which is overwhelming the services available through the NHS. That…01 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillI appreciate how much the hon. Gentleman is giving way; it allows us to have a proper debate. I recognise how he is trying to protect parents. The definition he just read out…01 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillI join my hon. Friend the Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Miriam Cates) in her remarks about the engagement we have had, and I am sure that we will have a civil debate…01 Mar 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingMy right hon. Friend makes an important point about the need for balance in this policy. Having spoken to a lot of the breeders and trainers in my constituency in Wiltshire, I…26 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsLate last year, diesel got into the water supply at the Trenchard Lines camp near Upavon in my constituency. I commend the resilience of the families who live there, and also of…19 Feb 2024HANSARDRegional Economic Inequalities: Fiscal StepsThe way to reduce regional inequality is to ensure that growth happens everywhere across the country. One way to do that is to support small and medium-sized enterprises and…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will be quick, Mr Speaker. This has been a useful debate already, because we have heard from the Opposition parties where they stand. We have heard from the Scottish National…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe hon. Lady is constantly and sarcastically evoking Winston Churchill. Obviously he did sign up to the ECHR and he sent lawyers to deal with the drafting process, but will the…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?17 Jan 2024