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HANSARDImmigration Detention Estate5. What recent assessment he has made of the size of the (a) current and (b) future immigration detention estate; and if he will make a statement.21 Jan 2019HANSARDImmigration Detention EstateI welcome very much the closure of Campsfield House; I have been campaigning for its closure for a very long time. However, it happened very quickly, so lots of workers are now…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther to that question, my constituent, Wing Commander Jim Wright, is a 95-year-old veteran who has campaigned long and hard for those changes to be made in respect of Bomber…14 Jan 2019HANSARDOxford to Cambridge ExpresswayI am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s intervention. I will deal with that point later, but no, I do not. If the expressway is routed round the north of Oxford, there is likely to…11 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActDoes the hon. Lady think it is farcical that it was revealed that we have spent £1 million on these fridges so far?11 Jan 2019HANSARDOxford to Cambridge ExpresswayIf this a preferred route, does that mean the ruling out of Otmoor is not absolute, or is it?11 Jan 2019HANSARDOxford to Cambridge ExpresswayI do not rule out the use of existing roads, but where the proposed route would impact on a community as directly as it would in Botley, it should be ruled out. Again I ask the…11 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your guidance on how I can best explain to my constituents why we are here for a sixth day of debate, when we were meant to have a vote in…11 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActWhat evidence does the Secretary of State have that employers are not already trying to train local talent among young people through apprenticeships and other schemes? For…11 Jan 2019HANSARDOxford to Cambridge ExpresswayI am grateful to the House for allowing me to raise the important issue of the Oxford to Cambridge expressway, which is of grave concern to my constituents. I would like to start…11 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActIt will come as no surprise to anyone, I am sure, to hear that I will not support the deal. I am determined to do everything I can to secure a people’s vote, with the option to…11 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. As you are aware, at the beginning of Prime Minister’s questions when I was expressing my deep sadness at the loss of Lord Ashdown and his concern…09 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ7. I would like to add mention of my own sadness at the passing of Paddy. In his final weeks, he was very concerned about the way that Brexit would play into Britain’s place in…09 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsBrexit, for example, is clearly in Russia’s geopolitical interest. It was chilling to hear Vladimir Putin parroting exactly the words of the Prime Minister on why we should not…09 Jan 2019