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HANSARD Points of OrderOn a mundane but important point of order, Mr Speaker. The House of Lords Commission gave the following ruling on passes for parliamentary assistants in its last report: “Members…12 Jun 2019HANSARDFacial Recognition TechnologyIn May, San Francisco, one of the most tech-friendly cities in the world, banned the use of live facial recognition technology because of massive error rates and concerns about…10 Jun 2019HANSARDFacial Recognition Technology3. What assessment has been made of the accuracy of the facial recognition technology used by the Metropolitan Police Service.10 Jun 2019HANSARDUse of Torture Overseas(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if she will make a statement on the Ministry of Defence’s policy on co-operating with the use of torture overseas.20 May 2019HANSARDUse of Torture OverseasI thank the Secretary of State for that answer. Our most senior living soldier, Field Marshal Lord Guthrie, said 10 years ago: “Torture is illegal. It is a crime in both peace and…20 May 2019HANSARDDisability Living Allowance: Appeals ProcessI have a constituent, Susan Hatton, with an eight-year-old daughter, Jessica. Jessica suffers from achondroplasia; she cannot wash herself, dress herself or brush her own hair;…13 May 2019HANSARDDisability Living Allowance: Appeals Process1. What progress her Department has made in improving the appeals process for disability living allowance.13 May 2019HANSARDCyber-securityThe Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster will know that the Government are about to award a £300 million contract including requirements to host British citizens’ biometric data.…24 Apr 2019HANSARDRwandan Genocide: Alleged PerpetratorsOther countries with very strong records of protecting asylum and the rights of individuals under criminal investigation, such as Canada, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point. I am not going to make a political point out of this, but I will make a policy point. When I was the Public Accounts Committee Chairman 20…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I will come back to that point in a second. This also rests on this point of judgment: how does an ordinary lay person forecast what HMRC…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeNo, I am afraid not. That is why we find not city slickers, bankers or finance specialists, but nurses, doctors, locums and careworkers caught up in this. All those people will…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeNo, I am afraid not. I have a couple of minutes left and I am going to come to an end in a second. That is the House of Lords’ view, and it was very critical. For a House of Lords…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Scunthorpe (Nic Dakin), who is a near neighbour of mine. He and I represent seats in the north of England that are not full of city…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am worried about the process we are debating. My right hon. Friend knows that I concern myself with process and, indeed many times in government I fought his corner on process,…03 Apr 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderFollowing the comments from my hon. Friend the Member for South Dorset (Richard Drax), my point of order is altogether too mundane to detain the House.01 Apr 2019HANSARDCountering Extremist ViewsExtremist views take root more easily when the communities involved feel beleaguered or at odds with the rest of society—that is one reason I disagree with the Home Secretary on…01 Apr 2019HANSARDPoints of Orderrose—01 Apr 2019HANSARDArmed Forces Recruitment and RetentionThe chief executive officer of Capita says that it will lose a lot of money on its recruitment contract on behalf of the MOD. In that case, I presume that the Government have a…25 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Businesses in ScotlandIn Scotland, as in the rest of the United Kingdom, there are grants of up to £1,050 per employee for training employees, and up to £200,000 for new IT systems for dealing with new…19 Mar 2019