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HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillOne of the areas this place will struggle to scrutinise is golden visas. It has now been four years since that review was commissioned. We understand it is ready, yet we have not…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI agree with the hon. Member. It needs to be done for the cost to the economy alone, but also for the personal cost to families and individuals, which we have heard about.…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare (John Penrose), who has championed these matters for an incredibly long time, along with so many other hon.…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Campsfield House Immigration Removal CentreI am grateful to the House for allowing me another chance to raise the proposed reopening of Campsfield House immigration removal centre, after business was so mournfully changed…23 Sept 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseHistoric Boars Hill in my Oxford constituency is facing the prospect of a grossly inappropriate development. Peking University HSBC Business School, which is owned by the Chinese…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenIt is a true honour to be able to pay tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of my constituents in Oxford West and Abingdon. I restate the deep sorrow and sadness that…09 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage PollutionThis was the first summer that Oxford West and Abingdon could enjoy the fact that the River Thames in Port Meadow had been granted bathing water status, and it was enjoyed by…06 Sept 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Hereford and South Herefordshire (Jesse Norman), and I completely agree with him. I and the Liberal Democrats intend to vote…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Billrose —13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThe Minister is arguing that future litigation is why we cannot see the full legal advice, but it is precisely because future litigation is quite likely that this House deserves…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillWill the Minister give way?13 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. I could not agree more about the cost of childcare. Does she agree that the answer to the problem is not to decrease the staff-student…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI, too, extend my congratulations to the right hon. Lady. When I asked my county council what was the single most important thing we could do to help the SEND backlog, it gave me…06 Jul 2022HANSARDStrategy for International DevelopmentDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that the answer is not to detain them indefinitely in places like Campsfield House, which closed under this Government in 2018 but which they…06 Jul 2022HANSARDStrategy for International DevelopmentThe right hon. Gentleman is making an incredibly powerful speech. Does he agree that there is a direct link between the poor people coming across on boats that this Government are…06 Jul 2022HANSARDStrategy for International DevelopmentI start by thanking the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) for securing this incredibly important debate. Notwithstanding whatever state the Government may be in now—the…06 Jul 2022HANSARDStrategy for International DevelopmentI thank the hon. Member very much for his intervention. I have seen this in the Ukraine crisis with a charity I know that operates in Moldova. The smaller charities are often very…06 Jul 2022HANSARDStrategy for International DevelopmentThe hon. Member is absolutely right: it is the strategy that is completely missing from the Government. This is not just about the money. We are debating the estimates and the…06 Jul 2022HANSARDCHOGM, G7 and NATO SummitsClamping down on Putin’s cronies and their money—far too little, too late, but nevertheless we are getting there—has I think been one of the positives of this war so far. I am…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNDAs: UniversitiesI beg to move, That this House has considered non-disclosure agreements and alleged cases of sexual violence, bullying and harassment in universities. It is a pleasure to serve…29 Jun 2022