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HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI thank the Home Secretary for giving way again; I will not test his patience too much more. However, I should point out that we have been working on this since 2018, when I…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillThe Home Secretary will be aware of the campaign across the House to scrap the Vagrancy Act 1824, which does not come into force until all these clauses come in—so I am very…28 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperI echo the words of thanks to the Minister for his assiduous engagement, which is incredibly welcome. There is a lot to welcome in this White Paper, including the focus on the…21 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence Reduction, Policing and Criminal JusticeOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. As you will know, this has been an extraordinarily difficult day for many Members in this House, but for me this is the most difficult day…15 Nov 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham). I, too, wish to speak in particular about amendment 7, tabled by the hon. Member for North West…25 Oct 2023HANSARDIran: Support for HamasYesterday I had the privilege of meeting families whose loved ones have been taken hostage. They came here to share their testimony, which was deeply moving. They raised the fact…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaMay I start by sincerely thanking Members who have shown me support over the last week? It has been really meaningful. There is a narrative developing that I think we need to…23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaAs you are aware, Mr Speaker, my immediate family are from the west bank, but I have extended family in Gaza city. Their house was bombed by the IDF, so they went to seek…16 Oct 2023HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Naturally, I and the Liberal Democrats welcome the Government’s decision to proscribe Wagner mercenary group as a terrorist organisation, but I hope…13 Sept 2023HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI am listening carefully to what the Home Secretary is saying about the timeline for all this. Although I certainly welcome this proscription, the frustration is that it did not…13 Sept 2023HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI agree with everything that the Home Secretary has said. We are taking a lead, and that is brilliant. Has she had specific conversations on this matter with her counterparts and…13 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsBy the same volition, a school in my constituency sent in the results of the survey on 14 July and was promised by the Department that it would be contacted on Friday or Monday…06 Sept 2023HANSARD Turing SchemeMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. She talks about the lack of reciprocity and the inability to form a cohort of students across the world who have connections and then…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Turing SchemeWill the Minister give way?05 Sept 2023HANSARD Turing SchemeI do not disagree with anything the Minister says—40,000 students is wonderful—but we cannot help but make a comparison with Erasmus+, from which 55,000 students were able to…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Non-disclosure Agreements in the WorkplaceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ali. I start by congratulating the right hon. Member for Basingstoke (Dame Maria Miller) on securing this important debate.…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Non-disclosure Agreements in the WorkplaceI absolutely agree with the right hon. Lady. The problem is that the clauses are so wide-ranging; they are often not specific about time or what exactly they are allowed to say.…05 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI thank the Minister for giving way so soon. It is undoubtedly a positive thing that failure to prevent, or at least part of it, has now been included in the Bill, but does he…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsI spoke with the chief exec of a local trust earlier today, and that trust’s top priority is how it is going to fund this work. I was worried to hear the words “reasonable costs”…04 Sept 2023HANSARD IranI welcome the statement and look forward to supporting the legislation so that it can pass as quickly as possible. We are all anxious to do whatever we can to support the people…06 Jul 2023