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HANSARDBill of RightsMy right hon. Friend started by talking about the 2012 declaration on subsidiarity. He will remember that that flowed directly from action in this Chamber to push back against…22 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. This year Government receipts are at a record high, and billions of pounds have rightly been announced in cost of living support. However, for those most in need—people on…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillCan my hon. Friend explain the point?06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillLet me start by saying that, unusually, I agreed with every word that was said by the right hon. Member for Dundee East (Stewart Hosie). He will have to get over that in his own…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that the Katharine Gun case is a good demonstration? The prosecution was dropped at the point of trial, probably because the Government could…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillMy hon. Friend is tempting me into an area in which I will lose all my friends, as he well knows. My off-the-cuff response—and it is just an off-the-cuff response—is that it is an…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillMy hon. Friend makes a point about something from which I have scars. I had to go and negotiate while I was being undermined by Opposition Members. I agree, of course, that that…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI do not think that anybody would question the Home Secretary’s commitment to the safety that she is trying to engender for the British public, but I draw her attention to the…06 Jun 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateMay I give the Chancellor an unreserved welcome for the help for ordinary citizens? I think now, cumulatively, it is worth north of £35 billion all told. However, may I raise two…26 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressI agree entirely; I have arguments that I will not deploy today on universal credit and so on that relate directly to that point. One of the outcomes of having a technologically…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe right hon. Gentleman may remember that the reason why I resigned as Brexit Secretary goes back to a previous Prime Minister promising “full alignment”—that was the…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressMy right hon. Friend is right. He has been the icebreaker in this argument, which I refer to as the Redwood argument. We have record tax collections this year because of fiscal…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. It is in breach of the House’s regulations for somebody to call someone else a criminal in this Chamber.10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressI think the right hon. Gentleman would probably accept that I have a lot of credence in the importance of the human rights of British citizens, but the primary argument that I…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressIt is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Rochdale (Tony Lloyd), as I have done many times over the years. While I may not always agree with him, he always speaks with…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe right hon. Gentleman is exactly right. If we increase national insurance for a large part of the population, and so increase their suffering and their inability to eat and to…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressI was about to quote my right hon. Friend; I give way to him.10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressIf the hon. Lady will forgive me, I am just about to sit down. We Conservatives need to rebuild our party as a party of low taxes, a party of and for homeowners, and a party of…10 May 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWill my hon. Friend give way on that point?20 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI will make this point quickly. Yesterday, the erstwhile Prime Minister made the point to the Home Secretary that any group identified as protected will then become incentivised…20 Apr 2022