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HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Second sitting)Q To help me understand better how our arrangements compare to those of others, can you say how much scrutiny you feel MPs had of procurement arrangements when we were in the EU,…12 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Second sitting)By us. [Interruption.]12 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Second sitting)I thought not. Thank you.12 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Second sitting)Q In reality, was that ever exercised? Nick von Westenholz: Not that I am aware of, no.12 Oct 2022HANSARD Child Murders: SentencingWith respect, Sir Charles, the sentence is set, or resolved. It is a closed matter, so I think I can talk about it as a historical case.11 Oct 2022HANSARD Child Murders: SentencingI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention and I wholeheartedly agree with him; indeed, I will go on to explain how we have made a tiny step in that direction but are still…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Child Murders: SentencingI beg to move, That this House has considered sentencing for people convicted of murdering a child. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. The subject of…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Child Murders: SentencingOkay—I had finished anyway. We know that if that crime were to be repeated tomorrow, the new measure we have passed would not apply, despite it being exactly the type of cruel,…11 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenIt is a privilege for me to pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II today on behalf of the people of Crewe and Nantwich and surrounding villages. I did not have the honour…10 Sept 2022HANSARDEngagementsMay I congratulate the Prime Minister on her appointment and tell her that I know my constituents want her to succeed at a difficult time? Outside the immediate challenges of…07 Sept 2022HANSARD 50 Years of Pride in the UKThe hon. Lady is talking about the global nature of these issues. Sometimes we see what is going on in other countries as being separate from us. One of the things I have noticed…30 Jun 2022HANSARD 50 Years of Pride in the UKThe hon. Member is making a powerful case for the need for Pride and highlighting the extreme circumstances that people go through in other countries. One of the tests that I…30 Jun 2022HANSARD 50 Years of Pride in the UKThe hon. Gentleman has touched on an issue that concerns me sometimes. In the cisgender gay community, there can be what is almost a bit of distaste towards the more overt…30 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I have spoken to people in the Alstom factory in Crewe, which has been the homeplace of industrial activity related to trains in the town.…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI rise to assure the Minister that there is plenty of gay abandon in support on the Government Benches, too.20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish (Andrew Gwynne), and I hope he does not mind if I am bold enough to reassure the nation, on his behalf, that…20 Jun 2022HANSARDTransgender Conversion TherapyIs not the key to all this the intention of whatever is going on? Conversion therapy sets out with a predetermined objective of stopping someone being something or forcing them to…13 Jun 2022HANSARDTransgender Conversion TherapyI am so glad that my hon. Friend and other Members have made that point. Even as a member of the LGBTQ community myself, I recognise that there are some real challenges in those…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Public Order Billrose —23 May 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareI enthusiastically welcome the report, and I thank Josh MacAlister for his work. I also give my sincere thanks to those with experience of care who contributed to it. It brought…23 May 2022