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HANSARD Corporate Profit and InflationLet me explain this to the Minister. There is such a thing as the Co-op party, of which some people on this side of the House will be members, and there is such a thing as the…16 May 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI speak as an old boy of the Justice Committee. I do not want to rehearse the debate we had only a few weeks ago, but there seems to be some reticence among those on both Front…15 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsAs the secretary of the National Union of Journalists’ parliamentary group throughout the passage of the public order legislation, I asked for and was given assurances by…09 May 2023HANSARD National Security BillI offer my support to the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for his amendment (c) and his speech. I will speak as the secretary of the National Union of…03 May 2023HANSARDDraft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023I have a question anyway.02 May 2023HANSARDDraft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023Can I give the Minister some more time?02 May 2023HANSARDDraft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023Before I vote on these things, I do occasionally try to understand them. Paragraph 7.22 of the explanatory notes clarifies the defence of sewerage undertakers who are in breach of…02 May 2023HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection SentencesI just want to raise three simple points. First, I congratulate the Chair of the Select Committee, the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill), and the Select…27 Apr 2023HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection SentencesI am not sure we all share the same understanding of the Committee’s recommendation. My understanding was that the Committee recommended bringing together an expert panel that…27 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillAs the Minister says, amendments 134 and 136 bring in the opportunity to introduce regulations for setting time limits. In the past, when there has been a contentious issue such…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI am sorry to interrupt the shadow Minister’s flow, and I wholeheartedly support him, as we have time and again, with regard to the criticisms of the Government’s lack of…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Human Rights Protections: PalestiniansI associate myself in particular with the words of my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford East (Imran Hussain). I have simply one issue to raise and one question. I am the…20 Apr 2023HANSARDInternational Trade and GeopoliticsAs generous and wise as ever, Madam Deputy Speaker. To reinforce what the hon. Member for North East Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller) said, we did that piece of work because we…20 Apr 2023HANSARDInternational Trade and GeopoliticsI apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was not going to engage in the debate, but I was passing and heard a reference to me—20 Apr 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI will be as brief as I can, Dame Rosie. There is much that I loathe in this Bill, but I will concentrate on children’s detention. I speak in support the amendments tabled in my…28 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillExactly. In the children’s home where I was a house father, we dealt with some of the children who had been coming from detention. We understood the traumas they had gone through.…28 Mar 2023HANSARD Afghan Resettlement UpdateI am the secretary of the National Union of Journalists parliamentary group, and we are aware from working with international bodies that at least 200 Afghan journalists have fled…28 Mar 2023HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities: Specialist WorkforceSince my hon. Friend has a couple of minutes, one issue raised by the Minister was the role of the voluntary sector. I know he was speaking on behalf of a coalition of groups, but…22 Mar 2023HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities: Specialist WorkforceAll of us will assist the Minister through representations to the Treasury about the required early investment that eventually saves money further downstream. I am happy to engage…22 Mar 2023HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities: Specialist WorkforceI declare an interest, Mr Sharma—my wife is Dr Cynthia Pinto, chair of the committee on the Division of Educational and Child Psychology, and she is active in the Association of…22 Mar 2023