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HANSARDReopening Railway Lines and StationsThe Minister and I have met to discuss the notorious Tisbury loop arrangement before. Can she update the House on what she proposes to do about this, since for the expenditure of…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThe Minister’s sincerity in trying to deal with the issue shines through. I did his job in 2014; we came up with something, and it clearly has not worked. I have to tell him that…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillMy hon. Friend and constituency neighbour is making a good speech. Of course, the Bill is permissive legislation; meanwhile, negotiations are ongoing. He referred to a failure of…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI absolutely agree with that. It is argued—of course it is—that triggering article 16 is meant to be temporary. Those of us who have been around a bit realise that temporary very…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol Billrose —27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillIt is always a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bristol South (Karin Smyth), although I profoundly disagree with the implication that those of us who decided Britain’s…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI am listening to the hon. Gentleman with a great deal of interest. He is right to defend international law and international treaties. Did he raise the concerns he has just…27 Jun 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol NegotiationsThe Government invested a great deal of good faith in signing the protocol and they were entitled to expect the same good faith in return. It is now pretty clear that the…22 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryDoes my right hon. Friend recognise that the crisis in NHS dentistry, which affects my constituency as it does his, well predates the pandemic, and indeed goes back to at least…21 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: UK and NATO Military CommitmentWhat does my hon. Friend make of Putin’s increasingly aggressive tone towards Lithuania in relation to the Kaliningrad enclave? Does he agree that one way to approach it would be…20 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateThe geopolitical consequences of hungry people in poor countries are not lost on our NATO ally Turkey, which is preparing plans to escort merchant vessels out of Ukrainian ports…16 Jun 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests ResignationLord Geidt is a public servant of superb, unequalled reputation and the utmost integrity, and his departure is greatly to be regretted. Does my right hon. and learned Friend agree…16 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaThe European convention on human rights was started in the early 1950s, notably with the involvement of British lawyers, for very good reason, but does the Home Secretary agree…15 Jun 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewI welcome Gordon Messenger’s review, but does the Secretary of State not agree that in the history of the national health service, reorganising senior management has often been a…08 Jun 2022HANSARD UkraineThe blockade of Odesa is a matter of extreme seriousness. Unless the silos are emptied in the next few weeks, there will be nowhere for the harvest to go. Tens of thousands of…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Gentleman invited an intervention, which I am happy to furnish him with. He pointed out that there is a risk of escalation, which of course there is, but Ukraine is doing…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineIn that case, presumably the hon. Gentleman would include Crimea.25 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI do not necessarily disagree with the hon. Gentleman’s line of reasoning at all, but on immunity, does he not accept that that ship sailed in 1998—a concept, of course, that his…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI applaud the intent of the Bill and I want to see the end of the harassing of our veterans—people who have served this country well in uniform. My right hon. Friend talks of…24 May 2022HANSARDForeign National Offender Removal FlightsI very much welcome the statement. A successful deportation programme requires co-operative recipients. Will he name and shame those countries who are not engaging with the…18 May 2022