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HANSARD Trial of Lucy LetbyNo, I am afraid I will not—I am short of time. Again, that section of the report was never shown to the jury. Those consultants then persuaded management to call the police in…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Trial of Lucy LetbyThere is a case in justice for a retrial in my view, but there is a problem—I would say it is a technical problem. One of the problems we face is that much of the evidence was…08 Jan 2025HANSARDNHS Waiting TimesThe Secretary of State knows that I wrote to him before Christmas about the planned ward closures and degradation of services at Goole and district general hospital. Doing so will…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am afraid not, as I have only five minutes. I will pick one of those areas, as it is technical and awkward. Clause 4(2) appears to give doctors the right to initiate the…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will try to keep it brief and stick with procedure. The decision we are taking today must be, for most Members, one of the most painful…29 Nov 2024HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. When I first arrived in the House, it was common in the Conservative party—the Thatcherite Conservative party, I say to my right hon.…25 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsThe Minister may be aware that I have fought the corner for international courts time and again in this House. I view upholding the authority of those courts and their reputation…25 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Last year, nearly 50 British universities were identified as having research ties with what are deemed very high-risk Chinese institutions. Subsequently, the intelligence…20 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseI agree with the hon. Member for Liverpool Riverside (Kim Johnson), but it goes deeper than that. There are at least three conditions that ought to apply, and I would be…13 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseI am very much on the hon. Lady’s side of that argument, partly because we are a country where it is not normal to stop people and ask for their identity cards, which is why we…13 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseOn precisely that point, some police forces in the UK take the view that GDPR has reach in this area. Does my right hon. Friend have a view on that?13 Nov 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker. Indeed, this question may be of interest to you. The Leader of the House has ministerial responsibilities, but she is also the nearest thing this House has…31 Oct 2024HANSARDPSNI: Surveillance PowersAt a recent hearing of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, it became apparent that the Northern Ireland police force had been caught surveilling journalists’ telephones on the…23 Oct 2024HANSARDPSNI: Surveillance Powers9. Whether he has had discussions with the Police Service of Northern Ireland on its use of surveillance powers.23 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen last year the now Home Secretary called on the then Conservative Government to use counter-terror legislation to proscribe organisations such as the Islamic Revolutionary…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to those points of order, Mr Speaker. Very, very few people in this House change history; most of us are moved by it rather than moving it ourselves. Alex Salmond was an…14 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsOn the assisted dying Bill, which is a private Member’s Bill, the Government are quite rightly staying neutral, but the real issue with the Bill is that the time constraints of…09 Oct 2024HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Transparency of justice is vital. To that end, Members of this House should be freely able to see exactly what happens at any trial in this…12 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Justice Secretary will be aware that the Criminal Cases Review Commission took 17 years to overturn the conviction of Andrew Malkinson, an innocent man, even though DNA…10 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionThe hon. Gentleman will remember that we had a debate like this one in the main Chamber, and there was record demand—that tells the Government something. He is right that there is…05 Sept 2024