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HANSARDCorporate Transparency and Economic CrimeAs the MP whose name is on the Registration of Overseas Entities Bill, which is already tabled, may I express my delight that the Government are taking this up and more? Could I…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsThe Foreign Secretary may be aware that last week I named 35 Russian oligarchs who are on the Navalny list, At the top of that list was Roman Abramovich, who curiously decided a…28 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I hope that the main thing that we are getting across to the Minister is our collective sense of the urgency of acting and, frankly, our…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineFive banks and three of Putin’s cronies are being sanctioned, but two of those have already been sanctioned by the United States. This is not us working in concert—this is us…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsI am grateful to the Minister for giving way, because this point is very relevant. I do not mean to put him on the spot—I have the advantage of looking at what the news has just…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsWithin 10 minutes of the Minister rising to his feet, the sanctions were already out of date because the Russians had already gone further. During this debate, Putin has already…22 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActJust on a point of clarity, the hon. Lady seems to suggest in this section of her speech that gender recognition and change should not be part of our law currently. Have I…21 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. As many have said already, the discussion and debate around trans rights has become divisive and fractious. It…21 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that one of the most egregious parts of the current process is that there is no right to appeal, which completely goes against the principles of…21 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseThe Minister mentions Operation Pitting. An Afghan gentleman came to my surgery in agony: his family have not left the house or seen daylight for months and he is worried about…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Children’s Mental Health ServicesWill the Minister comment on access to funding for third-sector organisations, which are often more expert at offering advice and support that families need?09 Feb 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Children’s Mental Health ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. I congratulate the hon. Member for Newbury (Laura Farris) on securing this timely debate in Children’s Mental…09 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthThe hon. Lady is making a powerful speech that stems from her personal experience. One of the groups who seem to be falling off the cliff edge are 16 to 18-year-olds, because by…08 Feb 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI rise to speak on behalf of the Liberal Democrats, particularly on new clause 27, which is tabled in my name. The Liberal Democrats have concerns about this Bill. People who work…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementTo the tributes already paid, I add the profound sympathies of both myself and all the Liberal Democrats who sit on these Benches. As a relatively new Member of the Commons, I…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI have read the report in full, and I think this is the most striking sentence: “There were failures of leadership and judgment by different parts of No 10 and the Cabinet Office…31 Jan 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsWe cannot sanction what we cannot see, and while I welcome this statement, I would like some clarity on whether this new legislation will finally include a register of beneficial…31 Jan 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillI add my thanks to everybody, but especially to the right hon. Member for North Somerset, for bringing this Bill. I agree that the emails we have had have been so heart-warming.…26 Jan 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillFirst, I congratulate the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) on securing this urgent question and thank him for backing my Bill, which would have brought in that…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Members will know how much correspondence we had on this. In the light of what is happening at the moment, people are very interested…26 Jan 2022