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HANSARDNational Inquiry: Grooming GangsThe comments from my hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) relate to the question of whether it will be a national inquiry, rather than a…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Phone TheftIt should go without saying that law and order is the bedrock of a healthy society, but laws that we make in this House are only worth anything if they are enforced. In Britain…03 Jul 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI thank the Minister for his work and approach, today and every day. It is a pleasure to work across from him, against our enemies and in defence of our great country and its…30 Jun 2025HANSARDLocal Bus ServicesAs I mentioned to the Minister when he appeared before the Transport Committee, I sent a transport survey to every household in Weald of Kent and received hundreds of comments…26 Jun 2025HANSARD English Wine ProductionI beg to move, That this House has considered English wine production. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dame Siobhain. I am grateful for the opportunity to bring…25 Jun 2025HANSARD English Wine ProductionThat is a similar point to the one made by my hon. Friend the Member for Bridgwater (Sir Ashley Fox). It is not uncommon for vineyards and wineries to produce both types of…25 Jun 2025HANSARD English Wine ProductionI will discuss later in my speech what support I think would be appropriate, so my hon. Friend will hear my thoughts on that in due course. I am incredibly proud that the Weald of…25 Jun 2025HANSARD English Wine ProductionThe hon. Gentleman is a fantastic champion of our Unionist and one nation principles. The best thing that our friends, brothers and sisters in Northern Ireland can do is to…25 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. The UK is desperately short of doctors, but thousands of applicants will be turned away due to a lack of training places. This is not a situation of the Minister’s making, but…17 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (Threshold Amount) (Amendment) Order 2025It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair this morning, Mr Twigg. One of the most basic principles of law enforcement is that no one should escape the consequences of…17 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers (Codes of Practice, Review of Notices and Technical Advisory Board) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms McVey. At a time when more of our lives are spent online, the job of keeping our country safe brings law enforcement…03 Jun 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsOn 28 April, the Minister was clear with this House that the framework for local grooming gang inquiries and Baroness Casey’s audit would both be published in May. It is now June.…02 Jun 2025HANSARD ImmigrationAs my right hon. Friend, the shadow Home Secretary, rightly said earlier, migration has been too high for decades and remains so. In every year since 1997, with the unsurprising…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationI wish to make a little progress. Fixing this broken system is the single biggest thing that we can do to restore trust in our politics. That means control of the borders and an…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationWe already have committed to that and will continue to do so. It is a clear amendment both to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill and to the deportation Bill in the…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationI thank the hon. Member for his clarification. I hate to break it to him, but article 8 will not do what he thinks it will, and tightening it will not solve the problem. The…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationI can only recommend that my hon. Friend does not hold his breath. I was grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Fylde (Mr Snowden) for mentioning what needs to be done on age…21 May 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI can only agree with my right hon. Friend. It is appalling that such transcripts are currently the only way to understand what has happened in these cases. Relatedly, as my right…20 May 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI thank the hon. Member for her intervention. There are several points that I would like to make in response. First, five local inquiries is nothing like enough. These events took…20 May 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI am coming to the end of my speech. I am sure that the Lord Chancellor and the Minister want fairness for victims, so will they please amend the Bill, first, to offer the…20 May 2025