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HANSARD Post Office CompensationI echo the words of the hon. Member for Croydon Central (Sarah Jones) and the Minister about the campaigners who have fought so hard for justice. I thank the Minister for advance…18 Sept 2023HANSARD UK Export PerformanceThe UN figures are actually for goods and services, so the UK is sixth in the G7, at 6% growth, behind Canada, the US, Italy, France and Germany, on 22%. Those are UN figures on…18 Sept 2023HANSARD UK Export PerformanceThe party’s policy is that every new oil and gas licence should go through a rigorous environmental assessment. As much as the Conservatives try to paint it as something else,…18 Sept 2023HANSARD UK Export PerformanceIt is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Aaron Bell). I am not sure that I can be quite as animated as he was during his speech, but I will do…18 Sept 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]I think the right hon. Member makes a reasonable and proportionate suggestion. Although we disagree on lots of things, I am very surprised to find myself agreeing with him for the…13 Sept 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to be here talking about Lords amendments for the second day in a row. I am glad to see the Procurement Bill making progress and getting towards becoming…13 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillThe review mechanism strikes me as one of the places where the Bill falls down and is weakest, because there is not a dedicated review mechanism. We have needed this legislation…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillThe right hon. Gentleman is entirely correct. Whether it involves a particularly right-wing cause or antisemitism—or, indeed, dieting content that drags people into something more…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillOnce a child sees something, they cannot unsee it. This is not just about parental controls; we hope that the requirement on the companies to do the risk assessments and on Ofcom…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI completely support the right hon. Member’s point—I would love to see this happening on an annual basis. I am sure that the Ministers who have shepherded the Bill through would…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillIt is a pleasure to speak during what I hope are the final stages of the Bill. Given that nearly all the Bills on which I have spoken up to now have been money Bills, this…12 Sept 2023HANSARDSecurity UpdateIt is timely that we are having a security update today. My thoughts and the thoughts of my colleagues are with all those impacted by 9/11 on its anniversary. I am glad the Deputy…11 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is clear from their actions that the Tories want to privatise our health service, selling data from England’s NHS to a Trump-backed business, Palantir, under a £27 million data…07 Sept 2023HANSARDPropriety in Public LifeLast year, the Prime Minister said that his Government would do “everything we can” to recover covid fraud losses, yet the crony PPE VIP lane helped Tory-linked business owners…07 Sept 2023HANSARDUK’s Relationship with MexicoThank you, Mr Gray, for chairing the debate today. I also congratulate the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) on making a well-informed and understanding opening…07 Sept 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryBefore the hon. Gentleman moves off the subject of Brexit and fish processors, he has talked about mitigations, for example. Does he now admit that for fish processors and those…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryDoes the hon. Member agree with his Prime Minister, who has said: “I am committed to introducing pilots of Highly Protected Marine Areas in English waters, providing the highest…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryIt is a pleasure to take part in this debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan (David Duguid) and the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael),…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryI agree, and I said earlier that the hon. Gentleman had talked about some of the problems people have encountered and the barriers they have faced as a result of, in his words,…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryI appreciate that, but I want to know how it is working. I know the promises that were made, but what are the outcomes? Lastly, fishing means a lot to Scotland. It means a lot to…29 Jun 2023