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HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateThe length of the scandal can be summed up by the fact that my predecessor spent 18 years pursuing cases, and I have spent the last eight years pursuing the same cases, to try to…19 Apr 2023HANSARDRail InfrastructureWith meal deal bans, tourism taxes and road charges, it is no surprise that many Welsh residents will be thinking of getting the train for a holiday in Torbay to avoid all of…19 Apr 2023HANSARDReligious Minorities in NigeriaThe hon. Lady is absolutely right: in many ways, it is about control and forcing people to follow a set of beliefs. All too often, religious persecution goes hand in hand with…18 Apr 2023HANSARDReligious Minorities in NigeriaThe hon. Member is right that in many cases, religious belief is enforced through society, formal political power or state structures. That is particularly true in the northern…18 Apr 2023HANSARDReligious Minorities in NigeriaIt is an absolute pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I congratulate my good friend, the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing the…18 Apr 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateI can understand the Minister’s trepidation coming to the Dispatch Box for today’s statement, having had to make similar statements myself over the years, but he is outlining the…29 Mar 2023HANSARDStrength of the UnionI am delighted to hear the Secretary of State’s assessment. Does he agree that growing support for the Union shows that people across Scotland are seeing the advantages of working…29 Mar 2023HANSARDStrength of the Union3. Whether he has made a recent assessment of public support for the Union in Scotland.29 Mar 2023HANSARD Afghan Resettlement UpdateI welcome the fact that my right hon. Friend is now dealing with this issue from the Cabinet Office. Having seen at quite close hand the co-ordinated cross-Government effort that…28 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanThere is a lot to welcome in this statement, particularly some of the ways in which increased police resources are being used; we are seeing that in Torquay town centre, with the…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Budget Resolutions and Economic SituationIt is interesting to follow what we have just heard and reflect on where our energy supply would be if we had new nuclear reactors coming on line last year. The then Deputy Prime…15 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThis is always one of the toughest issues in government, but we are not the only country facing it. Look at the transformation Greece has effected of the situation in the Aegean…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Ukrainian Holodomor and the War in UkraineIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham) on securing this debate; she…07 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2023The Minister will obviously be aware that these decisions are taken on the basis of extensive files and evidence. On disapplying the notice requirement, for example, there is…01 Mar 2023HANSARD Independent Public AdvocateA lot of the statement is welcome and will hopefully rebalance the position for families and victims, not least since they have had the unedifying experience of facing phalanxes…01 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2023The Minister has given an excellent explanation of the safeguards in the process, which will be enhanced by the instrument. Does he recall some of the scaremongering during the…01 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister will be aware that aspects of the tourism and hospitality industry, such as catering and leisure, are intensive energy users. Therefore, can he confirm that they will…28 Feb 2023HANSARD South West Water: PerformanceMy hon. Friend has rightly outlined that one of the reasons we can have this debate and there is so much focus on this issue is that monitoring has increased so significantly.…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolHaving spent two years at the Home Office working on the plans to implement the Northern Ireland protocol in full if it had been needed, there are some welcome aspects to this…27 Feb 2023HANSARDSaving for Later LifeI can certainly see where the logic came from—that someone who was self-employed would be paying similar levels of national insurance as someone who was employed. For me, though,…07 Feb 2023