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HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsThe criminal justice system is at the very heart of people’s trust in Government. When things go wrong, we want the police to be able to investigate effectively, we need the CPS…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsIs my hon. Friend aware that farmers in his constituency are so concerned about the risk of hare coursing that they are taking the step of shooting their hares to prevent it…09 Jun 2021HANSARD British CouncilWhile it is generally agreed across the House that the soft power applied on behalf of the UK by the British Council has been enormous, surely we must take account of the fact…08 Jun 2021HANSARDChild Food PovertyThere is no political divide in the desire to grapple with the perennial issues of childhood poverty and child hunger. We can describe child poverty as a perennial since the…24 May 2021HANSARDIsrael and Gaza: CeasefireI am very glad that my right hon. Friend has made it absolutely clear today that the current situation was provoked by Hamas firing rockets into Israel, and that Israel has the…19 May 2021HANSARD Ministerial Code/Register of Ministers’ InterestsGiven that the NAO has found “no evidence” that Ministers were involved in any decisions around emergency PPE procurement, does my right hon. Friend agree that throwing…18 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressIs it not the case that more people voted for pro-Unionist parties in the recent election than for separatist parties?11 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressLet me start by paying tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for North West Cambridgeshire (Shailesh Vara), the proposer, and my hon. Friend the Member for South Ribble (Katherine…11 May 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentThe group litigation of 2019 performed an enormous public service by bringing this miscarriage of justice to light, but although successful, those involved paid an enormous price…27 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Sixth sitting)I, too, was very tempted to make an intervention about the change in name, but I scanned through the entire Bill and noticed that there was one other mention of the word…22 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Lady has said on a number of occasions that Labour is the party of national security. I would be very interested to hear her views about what date it became the party of…22 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Third sitting)In earlier comments, the hon. Lady referred to the evidence obtained offline. When she asked, “How would this occur?” Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser replied, “Naturally.” The…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)Can I have some clarity from the hon. Lady? The point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme—the other Newcastle—was that there is already a written…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Q Finally, to Professor Azoulay, DARPA clearly recognises the benefit of greater integration between the public sector and the private sector, but inevitably that exposes civil…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Q We are clearly taking a huge amount of inspiration from DARPA in the creation of ARIA. It is an organisation that has many strengths, but every organisation has weaknesses as…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillIt is a truism that research and development is the growth of tomorrow. It is an expression of confidence in the future prosperity of our country. Recent modelling by Cambridge…23 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It begs the question: if the separatists were successful in their game, left the United Kingdom and subsequently tried to join the European…17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureThis debate is too often framed in terms of pounds and pence arguments—what Scotland does or does not get from its membership of the United Kingdom. Yes, that is important. We…17 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThis Bill works to ensure that the criminal justice system continues to reflect the views of society, delivering on our manifesto commitments, and I welcome it. I welcome the…16 Mar 2021HANSARDUK Renewables: Critical MineralsWe talk about industrial strategy, but would my hon. Friend enlighten the House about his views on whether this is also a national security threat?15 Mar 2021