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HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthVery quickly, because of the time constraints.18 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthI can only report what I was told by the farmer on Monday. He has relied over the years on workers who have come from eastern Europe, and he says, “They’re just not coming in the…18 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI agree that the Commission needs to move further to reduce unnecessary checks and paperwork on goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland; a sandwich made in…17 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsSome 4.5 million people pay for their gas and electricity through a prepayment meter. They are already paying more for their energy than direct debit customers, and the number of…27 Apr 2022HANSARDDemocracy: Eastern EuropeMany countries of eastern Europe chose to join NATO as soon as they were free to do so, because they regard membership of the defensive alliance as essential to their security and…26 Apr 2022HANSARDChildhood Cancer OutcomesI congratulate the hon. Lady and colleagues on securing this debate. She is making an outstanding case. One of the cancers that affects children is brain cancer. If we take…26 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateAs this war has intensified, the distinction between providing defensive, as opposed to offensive weapons has largely disappeared, as increasingly heavy equipment is being…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Building Safety BillLike many Members have already done, I begin by acknowledging the progress that the Government have made. I think the House would like to thank the Secretary of State and the…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Building Safety BillI am delighted to echo the Father of the House. The partnership has been brilliant in its analysis of what has and has not been done, what the problems are and what the solution…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Building Safety BillI am extremely grateful to the Minister for giving way. In respect of the point that he has just made, have the Government made an estimate of the number of residential buildings…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeOn the basis of what evidence has the Home Secretary concluded that this policy of forcing some asylum seekers on to planes to Rwanda will have a deterrent effect on people…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Security StrategyPeople used to have their water supply cut off if they could not pay their bill, until it was made illegal to do so. Given that more and more of our constituents will be unable to…19 Apr 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesMay I join other Members in thanking the Foreign Secretary, her officials, my two hon. Friends the Members for Lewisham East (Janet Daby) and for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip…16 Mar 2022HANSARDExecutions in Saudi ArabiaIn 2018, the Saudi Arabian Government told the United Nations that “if the crime committed by the juvenile is punishable by death, the sentence shall be reduced to a term of not…14 Mar 2022HANSARDPromoting Trade and InvestmentLast week, I was in Northern Ireland with members of the UK Trade and Business Commission, where we heard from a major supermarket about the impact that the protocol could have in…09 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateI echo the thanks to the Secretary of State and his team. Will he pass on the House’s thanks to all his teams who are making this happen? On the Polish jets issue, it is, of…09 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for UkraineOn the referral to the International Criminal Court, what more can be done to assist in the collection and preservation of evidence, including forensic evidence, of potential war…08 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaNot a single one of us in this House would not do anything that could be done to bring the slaughter in Ukraine to an end, and not a single one of us in this House does not feel a…02 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThere are two mothers and three children who have now reached Poland, having fled the violence in Ukraine. One mother and her child—they are my constituents—have pre-settled…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineindicated assent .01 Mar 2022