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HANSARD National Security BillI am grateful to the Chair of the ISC for that clarification. It was indeed a short tenure, and we will never know whether that meeting would have come to fruition, but I hope the…03 May 2023HANSARDDraft Code of Practice on the Recording and Retention of Personal Data in relation to Non-Crime Hate IncidentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Robert, and I thank the Minister for her opening contribution. I think that she, like me, has been impacted by the…24 Apr 2023HANSARDPensioners in PovertyMr Brooke from my constituency is nearly 70. He contacted me when his application for pension credit was rejected on the basis that he is £2.55 over the threshold, which rules him…24 Apr 2023HANSARDPensioners in Poverty4. What recent estimate he has made of the number of pensioners in poverty.24 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateAs many colleagues across the House have already said, the children of those lost as a consequence of the scandal feel particularly unseen and unheard in the progress that has…19 Apr 2023HANSARDHuman Trafficking and Modern SlaveryIt is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald). I will start, as others have, by paying tribute to and…29 Mar 2023HANSARDFirearms BillI beg to move amendment 1, in clause 1, page 1, line 19, at end insert — “(4B) Before a firearm certificate may be issued or renewed for an operator of a range or gallery under…15 Mar 2023HANSARDFirearms BillI thank the Minister for her thoughtful contribution to the consideration of the Bill. She has put to me that scope is the reason why our amendments will not have the desired…15 Mar 2023HANSARDFirearms BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary, in these important proceedings. I congratulate the hon. Member for West Bromwich West on the progression of his…15 Mar 2023HANSARDIntegrated Review RefreshThe integrated review refresh recognises the challenge from Iran, which has been behind 15 kidnap and assassination attempts in the UK since January last year. The Foreign Office…13 Mar 2023HANSARD Missing Person Case: Cathryn Holdsworth I am grateful to the hon. Member for that intervention. He is always so diligent in his participation in these debates. He makes an incredibly important point. I have had the…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Missing Person Case: Cathryn Holdsworth I beg to move, That this House has considered the missing person case of Cathryn Holdsworth. It is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Mr Vickers. Cathryn was a…21 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsI am grateful to the Minister for advance sight of his statement. As he has already said, press freedom is fundamental to any liberal democracy, and it is a right that we are all…20 Feb 2023HANSARDDRAFT AUTHORITY TO CARRY SCHEME AND CIVIL PENALTIES REGULATIONS 2023It is a pleasure to serve under you, Sir Robert. I thank the Minister for her opening remarks. As the Minister has outlined, the draft statutory instrument would implement the…07 Feb 2023HANSARDIranian Regime: Threat to UKThe Minister has been explicit, as have others, about the threat we face in the UK from the Iranian regime. I really welcome what he has said, and we stand ready to work with him…06 Feb 2023HANSARDAnimals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) BillLike other Members, let me start by commending the hon. Member for Guildford (Angela Richardson) for having so successfully navigated this important legislation to the Chamber…03 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseJust before turning to my question, the Leader of the House quoted me at the Dispatch Box at the start of her contribution, outlining our support for the National Security Bill. I…02 Feb 2023HANSARD Reform of Children’s Social CareI am interrogating the new document, which is hefty. The MacAlister review was explicit that children’s social care was spiralling “out of control”—it was that stark. The report…02 Feb 2023HANSARDEquipment Theft (Prevention) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone, for the second time in two days. I will keep this brief, but I join others in congratulating the hon. Member for…01 Feb 2023HANSARD Draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Code H) Order 2023It is a pleasure to serve under you as Chair, Mr Bone. I thank the Minister for his detailed opening speech. The Minister has outlined the purpose of the order, and that proposed…31 Jan 2023