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HANSARDPandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: International AgreementThank you very much indeed, Mr Sharma. I am grateful to be called, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) for introducing the debate and all the…17 Apr 2023HANSARDPandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: International AgreementI am all for international collaboration, including in the development of vaccines, but no, what we need is more independent development of medical devices and treatments. In…17 Apr 2023HANSARDPandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: International AgreementI am grateful to my hon. Friend. It is certainly the case that the best aspects of the British Government’s response were those that we were able to undertake using our own…17 Apr 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillLet me clarify the purpose of the “notwithstanding” provision. It is not to say that we will not comply with international obligations; it is to say that while those negotiations…28 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe hon. Lady mentions Winston Churchill, who of course had no intention for the UK to sign up to the European convention. It is true that he sent some lawyers over there, but…27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe hon. Lady is absolutely right that this is a treaty to which we have signed up. Under a treaty we have certain obligations, but those obligations do not include obeying such…27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillLet me explain myself more clearly. There are two things profoundly wrong with what happened last June. The first is the explicit tolerance of illegality—the claim by activists,…27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe difference is that our domestic legal systems should not be subject to the findings of a foreign court. Moreover, the process should be transparent, it should be possible to…27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI rise to speak to amendment 131, which stands in my name and in the name of colleagues. I am grateful to the Minister and his colleagues for their very constructive engagement in…27 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillToday is something of a veterans’ reunion, because I too served in the armed forces parliamentary scheme, along with my hon. Friends the Members for South Ribble (Katherine…24 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillI pronounce Alabaré differently—I had it out with them last week because it is a difficult word. It is an amazing organisation and has a number of houses in my constituency in…24 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillI am very pleased to support my hon. Friend’s Bill. He mentions the importance of this country as a place for veterans. Does the Bill extend to overseas veterans who served in the…24 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023I recognise the essential importance of rehabilitation. Does the hon. Lady agree that the opportunity to allow prisoners to spend longer on HDC as they approach the end of their…20 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ6. On Monday, the Home Secretary said that in recent decades immigration to this country has been too high, and all those on the Opposition Benches howled their disapproval. They…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Silicon Valley BankI pay tribute to the exemplary orchestration of all the different stakeholders and decision makers that the Minister led over the weekend. It is helpful to distinguish between…13 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted to hear that the Government are committing £2 billion to resupply the armed forces for the munitions and equipment sent to Ukraine. That is very positive news. What…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am reassured by what I have heard from the Home Secretary: that the operation of this excellent Bill will not be frustrated by the European convention on human rights. As we…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI rise to speak to amendment (a) to Lords amendment 5. I recognise that there is a genuine problem that the Bill and the Lords amendments seek to address, of harassment,…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI recognise that, but the difficulty is that none of us can know their motivation. I can accept that my hon. Friend’s judgment is that the motivation is pretty malign. The prayer…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThe behaviour that will not be taken as harassment is private prayer. Other actions that may be taken—obstructing a person walking down the street was what my hon. Friend…07 Mar 2023