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HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkWhen I saw that I was number 7a on the call list, I thought perhaps I was the first reserve for my hon. Friend the Member for The Cotswolds (Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown); I did not…12 May 2021HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Earlier this week, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards published the names of nine Members currently under investigation for…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkMy right hon. Friend is quite right: I opposed the increase to 0.7% because I thought that it was too fast and that it would encourage inefficiency, but once we are at 0.7%,…12 May 2021HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. As a further letter of complaint, I want to raise with you the problem of Government Departments not meeting the guidelines for named day…29 Apr 2021HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillThank you for the hint, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will confine myself to issues around Lords amendment 1R in order to limit what I have to say. Last week’s concessions from the…27 Apr 2021HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillThe bishops often vote against the Government. This is something where the military securitat—as it were—do not vote against the Government. They are people whose patriotism is…21 Apr 2021HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillFor people watching who will not remember Marine A, he is a marine who effectively executed a wounded prisoner and went to prison for it.21 Apr 2021HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillYes, murdered is the right word. What would that lead to? It would lead to members of the British military being arraigned before a court that is traditionally used for arraigning…21 Apr 2021HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillI think the right hon. Gentleman thought I was trying to trick him when I said that Lord Mackay had voted for Lords amendment 1. The point I was making is that Lord Mackay is a…21 Apr 2021HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillAm I correct in believing that Lord Mackay—an ex-Law Officer in a Conservative Government—actually supported the amendment?21 Apr 2021HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillI entirely agree with the point that the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) just made. The issue starts with the investigative mechanisms inside the Ministry of…21 Apr 2021HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Billrose—21 Apr 2021HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMay I also welcome my hon. Friend to the Front Bench? It is an overdue promotion. May I bring him back to this question of war crimes? He will talk about the Henry VIII clause in…21 Apr 2021HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMay I declare an interest as a trustee of a regimental association? Let me reinforce my congratulations to the Minister at the Dispatch Box. I, too, in my time, have gone from the…21 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.22 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sure that everybody will join the Home Secretary in condemning what were evil and shameful acts yesterday—there are no two ways about that. The simple truth is that those…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Scotland Act 1998: Scottish Civil ServiceFor the past few months, Scotland has been transfixed by the Holyrood inquiry seeking the truth of what went wrong with the investigations into the former First Minister, Alex…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Scotland Act 1998: Scottish Civil ServiceThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I have, I think, brought whistleblower views to the attention of this House on about a dozen occasions in the last 20 or 30 years and, on every…16 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Budgets and Finance Bills were the first reason for having a Parliament —to approve the expenditures of the Executive. For more than a…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan my right hon. Friend tell the House what steps she is taking to improve the Child Maintenance Service and, in particular, to ensure that children of separated parents get all…08 Mar 2021