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HANSARDLawfare and UK Court SystemOne thing that came up when we were discussing the strategy of this debate was the question of whether people are using subject access requests on this House. The advice the House…20 Jan 2022HANSARDLawfare and UK Court SystemI have to say that before we started I did not necessarily expect this debate to be a particular success, because it deals with an industry that hides evil in plain sight and it…20 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsLike many on the Government Benches, I have spent weeks and months defending the Prime Minister against often angry constituents. I have reminded them of his success in delivering…19 Jan 2022HANSARD Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsThe Horizon scandal obviously ruined many hundreds of lives, and the whole House will welcome the Government stepping in to meet the bill for compensation. However, the…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthWe know that the vaccines are only 33% effective at reducing omicron infection. We know that the reduction of infectiousness falls dramatically—to zero after 12 weeks, in the case…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateWhere is the evidence that vaccine passports actually work? France introduced them in the summer and now has more cases than it had in the March peak. Austria, Greece and the…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillIt is.08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. In view of the anti-democratic nature of the obstruction, is it possible to name the people who are causing it?08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillThank you for that, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was not looking for a promise. Before I talk about my amendment, for which I have a one-minute speech, let me address questions that my…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I ask a question with respect to your ruling? I take it that I will be able to speak to my amendments in the second group in debate on that…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillMay I say what a pleasure it is to follow the right hon. and learned Member for Camberwell and Peckham (Ms Harman), and how sad I am that she will not be standing in the next…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI do think that, but I was focusing on the security element, and I do not think that the security argument stands up. Amendment 12, in my name, would remove clause 9 from the…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI hear lots of cheering. That was the argument with respect to the Australian system, but the real deterrent effect of the Australian system was the pushback. The fact is that…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI think everybody in this House wants to do the right thing by our own country and the right thing by vulnerable people too. I do not except anybody from that. What I am trying to…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillOf course I will look at it. I have said to the Ministers that much of the Bill is worth while. My right hon. Friend is right about the pull factor, and there are many other…07 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ11. Last month, the drug company Pfizer announced the successful trial of a new treatment called Paxlovid. The trial showed the drug to be roughly 90% successful, or better, at…01 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.25 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I have no wish to embarrass the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, who is an old friend of mine. As he says, we are both ex-Brexit Secretaries,…25 Nov 2021HANSARDEnglish Channel Small Boats IncidentI think the whole House knows that my right hon. Friend has strained every sinew since her first day in post to prevent the sorts of tragedies that we saw in the last 24 hours. My…25 Nov 2021