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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for those excellent points. They highlight one reason why the merging of the Department for International Development with the Foreign and…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am pretty settled with that last sentence. We have been a place of safety for about 80,000 from Ukraine; we have opened our arms to some 250,000 British nationals of Hong Kong…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy hon. Friend makes another good point. We must not forget that our asylum policy depends on the support and acceptance of our people. If we have a policy that is rejected by…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am in accord with every point my hon. Friend made. There is real anger on the doorsteps. I am lucky to represent the seat of Broadland and Fakenham in Norfolk, and I was…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy hon. Friend is exactly right. My constituents are generous minded and welcoming, but they do not like inherent unfairness. Typically, those who arrive are young men aged 20 to…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance Taxindicated dissent.17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThank you, Sir Roger. I should start my speech with a personal apology for not having been here for the full course of this debate. I very much wanted to be here, but I had duties…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI was not aware of that, but it adds grist to the mill and strength to the Government’s argument for proceeding with the Rwanda policy.17 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Some dental practices are taking advantage of post-covid demand to take their NHS practices private, earning more money but leaving behind those most in need. Training a…13 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will start by looking at the foundation and principles of the Bill. It is worth remembering that it tries to do what our constituents want us to do. That is not a bad start for…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Sentencing BillI will not. I am so sorry, but I have only a couple of minutes. The quote gets to the nub of the matter. I am a deductive reasoner; my right hon. Friend the Member for South…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Sentencing BillMy right hon. Friend is making a powerful point with which I substantially agree, but does he accept that with the rise of technology, there are many different ways of depriving…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Sentencing BillI will try to be brief, and will pass quickly over clause 1 of the Bill, other than to welcome it. It delivers on our manifesto commitment to have tough sentences for the most…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Water Companies: Executive BonusesThe hon. Gentleman is right: in my view there was a failure of regulation in the noughties, because during that period the financial engineering took place to load those…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTown Centre SafetyI am grateful to the Opposition for calling this debate, because it spans the interests of every party, although apparently not the Liberal Democrats or the Scottish National…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Water Companies: Executive BonusesI am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way and apologise more generally for jumping up and down like a jack-in-the-box. Is she aware of Ofwat’s press release of 29 June…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Water Companies: Executive BonusesThe Liberal Democrats often claim that they are very interested in sewage, yet they fail to mention that the water Minister between 2013 and 2015 was the former Member for North…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Water Companies: Executive BonusesWhat my hon. Friend has just said is not actually accurate. Labour did not just do nothing; in 2006, it cut a deal with the water companies to agree self-assessment on their…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Future of HorseracingThank you, Mr Hosie, for chairing this debate, which has been fascinating. I have learned a huge amount about British racing. I declare an interest: I do not represent Newmarket…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Future of HorseracingI am grateful to my hon. Friend. He is quite right. It is not just about the betting offices in towns, but the restaurants and hotels that are supported by Fakenham race days. I…25 Oct 2023