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HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogWill the Minister give way?14 Jun 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportAfter months of shuffling around, prevarication and buck passing, this report makes it absolutely clear that, when the British public were taking the restrictions seriously, the…25 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeThe Home Secretary talks about victims; why is crime up 18% but prosecutions are down 18%?11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeWill the right hon. Lady give way?11 May 2022HANSARD Future of RailI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. Entire sections of the transport infrastructure, especially in the north, are just not up to the job. A good…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI intend to speak for less than five minutes. This is probably the most unusual debate that I have had the privilege of speaking in since I was elected to this House in 2010. It…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI am confused here, to be honest with the Minister. Is it the Prime Minister’s position that he did not understand the rules, or that the rules did not apply to him? What is it?21 Apr 2022HANSARD Easter Recess: Government UpdateI withdraw the word “liar”, Mr Speaker, but the electorate will have already decided. Everybody knows that the Prime Minister is a lawbreaker. If the Met has got the wrong end of…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Easter Recess: Government UpdateWe have always known that the Prime Minister was only ever sorry because he was caught bang to rights. This latest spin about the Met having it wrong is designed to bully the Met…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Carer’s AllowanceI beg to move, That this House has considered carer’s allowance. It is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Bardell. I thank all the Members who have taken the…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Carer’s AllowanceI thank you personally, Ms Bardell, for allowing me to leave the Chamber to speak on the P&O statement by the Secretary of State in the main Chamber. I thank all Members for…30 Mar 2022HANSARD P&O FerriesThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker, for accommodating me. I want to thank the Secretary of State. This campaign has gone on not just for the 12 years I have been in this…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Carer’s AllowanceWill the Minister clarify the percentage increase that was asked about by my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell)?30 Mar 2022HANSARD Carer’s AllowanceI think there was a mention of 3.1%, but I am not sure if I heard the Minister properly.30 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech. Is not the real concern that the Prime Minister seemingly ignored Security Service advice? That is the issue. We do not make…29 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O FerriesWe know that the unions met P&O Ferries on Friday—unsurprisingly, perhaps, the company was treating those unions with utter and complete contempt. I think the reason is this: the…28 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsEight hundred British workers were sacked over Zoom by P&O, owned by the Government of Dubai, to be replaced with foreign exploited agency workers on less than two quid an hour.…23 Mar 2022HANSARD Sub-Postmasters: CompensationI begin by thanking my right hon. Friend the Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) and the hon. Member for North West Leicestershire (Andrew Bridgen) for the work they have done…22 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O Ferries and Employment RightsI thank the Minister for giving way; I will be as quick as I can. It is no good quoting domestic legislation. The reality is this: P&O Ferries has done what it has done because it…21 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O Ferries and Employment RightsMadam Deputy Speaker, you have known me a very long time, and you know, as others do, that I often get very angry about the policies of this Government. I get angry about…21 Mar 2022