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HANSARDDraft Carer's Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2023I wonder how much the Minister is willing to wager that he will not be back at some point in the future to correct anomalies in this legislation. If, as he is saying, the approach…14 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Carer's Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2023It is a pleasure to appear before you, Mrs Harris. I have some questions for the Minister on the operation of the scheme. First, however, it is worth reflecting on the fact that…14 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Carer's Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2023What confidence does the Minister have that the Scottish Government will be able to administer benefits to the extent that they get to the people who need them and the system will…14 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Carer's Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2023On a point of order, Mrs Harris. This is legislation being presented to the UK Parliament. We are Members of Parliament; our job is to scrutinise and ask questions of the…14 Nov 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillSome years ago, an elderly Jewish constituent came to see me in my surgery concerned about her own safety following a rise in violence in Israel and Palestine, and the resulting…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy hon. Friend speaks with experience, and he puts it extremely well. To assume that councillors are merely elected on the basis of their attitude towards potholes and refuse…25 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the Secretary of State knows, my constituency is chalk stream central, with the headwaters of the celebrated River Test, the Bourne rivulet and the River Anton, which runs…19 Oct 2023HANSARD Prison CapacityMay I say what a pleasure it was to hear the Lord Chancellor’s statement, which represents a big step forward for our criminal justice system? He and I have long shared the view…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaModern media have brought the full horror of the profoundly evil crimes committed against state of Israel into our homes, and they are now bringing the unfolding horror of the…16 Oct 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ8. When the Prime Minster was Chancellor of the Exchequer, he put the full might of the Treasury behind the 10-year drug strategy, which, with its Adder Project, is now turning…13 Sept 2023HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillLines matter. At a point in a business’s evolution, as my hon. Friend will know from building his own business, it crosses a line. It is perfectly possible, under the definitions…13 Sept 2023HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am afraid that I am going to disappoint the right hon. Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge) and speak very strongly against Lords amendments 151B and 151C, and I refer the…13 Sept 2023HANSARD Dangerous DrugsCould we have a little clarity on those two SIs? Does that mean that there is going to be a period in which otherwise legitimate uses will be illegitimate until the new SI is in…12 Sept 2023HANSARD Dangerous DrugsI am grateful to the Minister for laying out the reasons for this SI. I recognise the impact on communities up and down the land of this particular substance, not least in…12 Sept 2023HANSARD Dangerous Drugsindicated dissent.12 Sept 2023HANSARDHigher Education ReformI know the Secretary of State takes a more than purely transactional view of higher education, and I am with the Father of the House in hoping that in her reforms there will be…17 Jul 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Will the Deputy Prime Minister let us know when we can expect allocations from round 3 of the levelling-up fund? When it comes, will it be true to the Prime Minister’s pledge…12 Jul 2023HANSARDNew Housing: Swift BricksBefore the Minister finishes, could she confirm to us that she is not saying no to introducing mandatory swift bricks? I understand that she is a Minister in a Department and that…10 Jul 2023HANSARDNew Housing: Swift BricksI am pleased to hear the Minister’s enthusiasm. The point is this: when the last revision of the NPPF came in, introduced this guidance towards biodiversity net gain and indicated…10 Jul 2023HANSARDNew Housing: Swift BricksI am sure the hon. Gentleman would recognise that the Government mandate an awful lot on housing, not least to do with human occupation—whether we should have a front doorstep,…10 Jul 2023