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HANSARDMedia BillThere are a number of new clauses and amendments in my name that I wish to speak to, but principally among them I will speak to amendment 2, which relates to the repeal of section…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy right hon. Friend makes a powerful point, but I am seeking to reach a compromise. His argument is for keeping section 40 in its entirety, so that those who do not have…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillI understand that new clause 3 would delay the commencement of clause 50, but that is not the case with amendment 2, which would simply remove one part of section 40 of the Crime…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillIs my right hon. Friend saying that there were no drafting errors in the 2017 manifesto?30 Jan 2024HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillI warmly welcome the Bill, on which the Department has been working for some time. This measure was a big component of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill in the last Session.…18 Dec 2023HANSARD Horserace Betting Levy Board and Horse WelfareI do. I was being provocative in my last comments, because I recognise that in horseracing globally there is a culture of prize money and that the UK is trying to compete with…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Horserace Betting Levy Board and Horse WelfareI beg to move, That this House has considered the Horserace Betting Levy Board and horse welfare. I am delighted to have the opportunity to discuss this matter. The British…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Horserace Betting Levy Board and Horse WelfareI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I completely agree that HBLB does some very important work when it comes to veterinary research. However, I want to focus…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Horserace Betting Levy Board and Horse WelfareI am delighted to hear that decisions will be based on the evidence in the usual way. Does my right hon. Friend recognise that this juncture, when he is in a position to arbitrate…06 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationIs not the problem with a skills-based immigration policy that it gives preferential access to bankers, lawyers, accountants and economists, even though we have no need for such…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Media BillThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. The truth is that the system of arbitration, backed up by the cost provisions under section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013,…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Media BillI agree with some of the comments of the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn), in particular his comments about the bravery of journalists covering conflict…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Media BillWhat Lord Justice Leveson actually said was that the members of the body would only be recognised as a regulator if they had sought recognition from an organisation called the…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Media Billrose —21 Nov 2023HANSARD Media BillObviously, the easy way for any publisher to avoid the cost provisions would be to seek recognition. What is it about the Leveson recommendations that my hon. Friend disagrees…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillThe Prime Minister was absolutely right earlier this week to say that the tone we adopt is incredibly important given the gravity of the events we are seeing in the middle east at…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Energy Bill [Lords]I support Government new clause 63 and welcome their bringing it forward. I had tabled amendment 8 and new clauses 40 and 50, each of which in different ways sought to give the…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Environmental ProtectionI understand what the Government are trying to achieve, but as the Secretary of State points out, the Environment Agency could go through due process with the courts, and there is…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Business Banking Resolution ServiceI apologise that I missed the opening speech because I had another meeting. If a lender were to try to enforce security in respect of a residential mortgage on a home, they would…11 Jul 2023