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HANSARD Rwanda Plan Cost and Asylum SystemListening to the debate, I think there may be a complete misunderstanding about the fundamental point of the legislation. It is a deterrent. I could pluck any figure out of the…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Rwanda Plan Cost and Asylum Systemrose —09 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI agree with my hon. Friend. We have heard some blanket statements about immigration, but one of the curious things I found when speaking to people on the beaches was that the…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, having been a solicitor for nearly 20 years. Every lawyer I met during those 20 years of my working…12 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The Mayor of Greater Manchester’s proposal for a 493 square mile clean air charging zone would have been a disaster for businesses in my constituency. Can my right hon. Friend…07 Dec 2023HANSARD Sentencing BillFrankly, it allows our independent judiciary and magistrates, sitting throughout the country, to make decisions based on the individual circumstances of the case. I think it still…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Sentencing BillI agree. We cannot have a debate about criminal justice simply on the basis that everyone should be sent to prison; there has to be some form of alternative sentence. My…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Sentencing BillDuring my 17 years representing people before the criminal courts, by far the largest cohort was drug-addicted shoplifters. I am afraid I must ask the Lord Chancellor for some…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Sentencing BillI agree. That is why such sentences exist and have been used for the past 30, 40 or 50 years. Since the ’90s onwards, prison sentences have gone up on a steep curve, but what can…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Sentencing BillI find the wording of the Bill quite curious. I will limit my remarks to issues relating to suspended sentences under 12 months. The sentencing code is amended to add: “The court…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Sentencing BillWill my hon. Friend give way?06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionThe main feature of countries that have come off the list seems to be their adoption of laws that remove all safeguards on changing gender. Does my right hon. Friend agree that…06 Dec 2023HANSARDSupport for Motorists10. What steps he is taking to support motorists.26 Oct 2023HANSARDSupport for MotoristsAcross the country, the Department for Transport and local administrations have had great success in reducing the impact of roadworks on everyday motorists through lane rental…26 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Will my right hon. Friend outline the support provided to the Metropolitan Borough of Bury by the Government to enhance educational provision for children with special…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Prison CapacityWill my right hon. and learned Friend give the House a guarantee that judges or magistrates will retain the discretion to impose short-term custodial sentences in the interests of…16 Oct 2023HANSARDConference AdjournmentI am the very proud MP for Bury North, but I was born and brought up in Huddersfield. Before I got into politics, two things struck me as the first political questions. They might…19 Sept 2023HANSARDNet MigrationDo the Government have any plans to amend the minimum salary requirement for the skilled worker visa scheme?03 Jul 2023HANSARDNet Migration19. What steps she is taking to reduce net migration.03 Jul 2023HANSARD Population Growth: Impact of ImmigrationIt is important to say, in respect of that, that the reason why that contribution is required is that we have palpably failed to train home-grown people, who could take the same…27 Jun 2023