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HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: LegislationThank you, Mr Speaker. Since 2010, this Government have transformed the legislative landscape on tackling violence against women. We have created new criminal offences of…21 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: LegislationThe hon. Lady makes an excellent point. There is no doubt that some of the toxic content, including violent pornography, has a serious impact on the way that women and girls are…21 Nov 2023HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for his perfectly proper question, and I want to reassure him that we have listened to…21 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: LegislationI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. As he will know, our Victims and Prisoners Bill is making its way through Parliament as we speak. He has talked about victim-focused…21 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: LegislationI thank my right hon. Friend for his question. The David Fuller case is appalling, and I send my deepest sympathies to the families of his victims. It is unbelievably dispiriting…21 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: LegislationI thank my hon. Friend for his question and applaud all the work he does as Chair of the Justice Committee. It is undoubtedly true that the Victims and Prisoners Bill plays an…21 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: LegislationThis is an issue that the Law Commission is looking into, and it already appears in our Victims and Prisoners Bill, so that such requests will never be more than necessary and…21 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: LegislationI thank the hon. and learned Lady for her question, and I certainly condemn the conduct that she has described. Even though holding a gender critical belief is protected in law,…21 Nov 2023HANSARDAlcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Alcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I., 2023, No. 990). It is a pleasure to…15 Nov 2023HANSARDAlcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I thank the hon. Gentleman for making that point. I disagree with him slightly, as we have increased police numbers by 20,000 since I was elected in 2019, and I do not think the…15 Nov 2023HANSARDAlcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I am grateful to the shadow Minister for his warm words. He raised three interesting points. First, he referred to the responses to the consultation. The breakdown shows that two…15 Nov 2023HANSARDAlcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I would be grateful if he did so. I can certainly discuss it with my ministerial colleagues, because it sounds like something that might warrant a response. In response to the…15 Nov 2023HANSARDAlcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I am grateful to the hon. Member for raising that. I was not aware of it.15 Nov 2023HANSARD Future of HorseracingI congratulate the right hon. Member for West Suffolk (Matt Hancock) on securing the debate. I take issue with him on only one point: I think he described Newmarket as the finest…25 Oct 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsNo Member of Parliament would dispute the crucial importance of safe and secure school premises—or indeed all vital premises, whether those are hospitals, courts or prisons—or the…06 Sept 2023HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentThis is the second time I have spoken in this debate. The first time was two years ago, and I followed David Amess—I can even remember where he was sitting in the Chamber at the…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillIf the principle of removal to a safe third country is not an adequate deterrent, why was that principle the flagship of the last Labour Government’s immigration policy in the…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way again—I will not take long. Does he not accept that, in reality, there is no such thing as a returns deal with mainland Europe?…17 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI will come back on two points. First, under the Bill, annual quotas will be decided upon with the consent of various local authorities that will be responsible for accommodating…11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI will begin with Lords amendment 2, which would remove the retroactivity provisions that state that the Bill would apply to anyone who arrived on or after 7 March 2023, which is…11 Jul 2023