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HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Next week, the BBC’s economics correspondent will publish a book and release whistleblower testimony, telephone recordings, emails and…18 May 2023HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits Against Public ParticipationI will remind the Lord Chancellor that we have debated this matter a number of times in this House over more than the last year, so I do encourage haste. On scope, SLAPPs…16 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsNobody should question that it was a difficult time and a difficult task for the Metropolitan police. Nobody should question that, to a large extent, they carried it out…09 May 2023HANSARD Voter IDI must tell the Minister that I am very uncomfortable with this policy. She is right to say that Tower Hamlets and other parts of the country are having problems, but they are…27 Apr 2023HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage DischargeOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. A little while ago, when Peter Tatchell came to visit me, he had a badge confiscated from him—a campaigning badge against homophobia. I…25 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsYesterday, when the Prime Minister met business, the huge value of the NHS database was highlighted. Unfortunately, the previous occasions on which the NHS has tried to open its…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Public Order BillI find myself, I am afraid, in agreement with the Opposition spokesperson. I also support the Casey recommendations, based as they were on a horrifying report about the behaviour…24 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ8. It seems clear that the junior doctors’ strike is causing a serious risk of loss of life, and certainly causing harm and pain to thousands of our constituents. The first line…19 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. The Department for Education has announced that it intends to subsidise the so-called Oak National Academy by £43 million in the coming years, much to the dismay of some of…17 Apr 2023HANSARD Vladimir Kara-MurzaMy right hon. Friend talks about seeking out and sanctioning the individual officials, but this is an action of the Russian state, not of individuals. Since the Ukraine war, just…17 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe recent investigation into lawfare by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and The Sunday Times revealed how witnesses can be paid vast sums of money—up to £1 million—to…28 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI agree with my hon. Friend. In fact, that was demonstrated when we had the case of prisoner votes and Jack Straw, who took through the Human Rights Act, supported my motion to…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Post Office: Horizon CompensationAt last. I remind the House that 27 people have died in the wait for justice. That said, I commend the Minister and his processor for their fabulous compassion, energy and drive…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Public Order BillI have allowed my right hon. Friend to make his point, but the simple truth was that the reason for the Home Secretary of the day curbing stop and search was concern about its…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Public Order BillI will be brief because much of what I have to say agrees with the Opposition spokesperson, the hon. Member for Croydon Central (Sarah Jones). I remind the House that the biggest…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Public Order BillI suspect that my right hon. Friend the Member for North West Hampshire (Kit Malthouse) wants to intervene on that point.22 Mar 2023HANSARD Large Solar FarmsI agree with everything that has been said so far, but it is not just about preserving productive land; it is also about preserving amenity. This 3,000-acre proposal will surround…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Large Solar FarmsMy hon. Friend used the phrase “if designed carefully”. It is not possible to design carefully a 3,000-acre site that surrounds four or five villages. By definition, that will…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationWill my hon. Friend give way?20 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Like two of the previous speakers, I am also a science graduate, although I do not…20 Mar 2023