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HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryI am straying, Madam Deputy Speaker—08 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryI am afraid that we just have to ignore the shameless politics of this motion. It is, of course, the job of the Opposition to bring this sort of motion before the House. There may…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryThat is a fair point, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I thank you for that guidance. I do not have much more to say, then, because the topic of the debate should have been the question…08 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodation and SafeguardingDoes my right hon. Friend agree that in order to stop the flow of people across the channel, we need to do two things? First, we need proper legitimate routes for people to claim…07 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresOf course we have moral obligations to asylum seekers, and it may well be the case that conditions at Manston are unacceptable, but what is totally unacceptable is the fact that…31 Oct 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresMy question is: will the Home Secretary assure the House that she will not be deflected from her strategy of deterring the illegal migration that we are seeing?31 Oct 2022HANSARD Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies BillI am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. I congratulate the hon. Member for Preston (Sir Mark Hendrick), who is, as he said, a member of the…28 Oct 2022HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillI am pleased to be able to speak on this important Bill, and my congratulations and appreciation go to the hon. Member for Bolton South East (Yasmin Qureshi) for bringing it to…28 Oct 2022HANSARD World Menopause DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I express my appreciation to the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) and my right hon. Friend the Member…27 Oct 2022HANSARDSMEs: Red Tape1. What steps he is taking to reduce red tape for small and medium-sized businesses.25 Oct 2022HANSARDSMEs: Red TapeI thank my right hon. Friend for the support he has given to small businesses across the country in recent weeks. As a west countryman, he will know Wadworth Brewery based in…25 Oct 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: SafetyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn), who gave a very good…24 Oct 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: SafetyI am grateful for that clarification. It causes me concern to hear that it took my hon. Friend’s representations to ensure that the inquiry will consider the effect of the…24 Oct 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: SafetyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The best vaccine against covid is covid, and many people were naturally immune. There are questions to be asked about the effects of…24 Oct 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: SafetyMy hon. Friend talks about the independence of the MHRA, and I very much hope he is right about that. Is he aware that it is overwhelmingly funded by the pharmaceutical companies…24 Oct 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: SafetyI think my hon. Friend is suggesting that the yellow card scheme numbers exaggerate the potential negative effect of the vaccines. Is he aware that the independent MHRA suggests…24 Oct 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: SafetyI am grateful to the hon. Lady—I absolutely agree. This is a very important moment in which the Minister can hear from Members speaking on behalf of their constituents. I…24 Oct 2022HANSARD UkraineMay I start by putting on the record my appreciation for the British troops based in my constituency of Devizes for the work that they have done in training our allies in Ukraine…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseDoes my right hon. Friend share my deep concern about the decision of PayPal, the online payments company, to cancel the accounts of certain organisations, including UsForThem,…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenIt is an honour to follow such an inspiring speech by the hon. Member for Islwyn (Chris Evans). I speak on my behalf and that of my constituents in Devizes, particularly the many…09 Sept 2022