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HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, as he makes a perfect point. Not only is it a great deterrent, but the longer those people are locked up in prison, the longer they…11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, as he makes a great point. Indeed, it is exactly my point, so I invite him personally to come to Ashfield to look at how our food…11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeI know the character my hon. Friend alludes to, and I have witnessed some ferocious verbal attacks on my hon. Friend from that character, who patrols Whitehall like a public…11 May 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Visit to IndiaJust last week, the Opposition parties were having a go at Rwanda; this week it appears to be India, and goodness knows what country it will be next week. Can the Minister confirm…26 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsNow then: the world-class Rwanda plan has been welcomed by anybody who actually lives in the real world, because it saves lives in the channel. Unfortunately, that lot opposite do…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeWe can see from the level of questions coming from the Opposition, especially the Labour party, that they are completely out of touch with the British public. In the interests of…19 Apr 2022HANSARDCyber Resilience12. What steps the Government is taking to strengthen domestic cyber resilience against potential impacts from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.31 Mar 2022HANSARDCyber ResilienceRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a wake-up call for everyone in this country. We are under threat of cyber attack every single day. What lessons have the Government learned…31 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevLet us just get this right: this Lord Lebedev is educated here at primary school and senior school, he does not donate to political parties, he donates to charities and he is a…29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsGeothermal energy from old coalmines can heat our homes for years to come. Will the Secretary of State please assure me that he is doing all he can to support the Coal Authority…29 Mar 2022HANSARDBill of Rights and Human Rights Act 19985. What progress he has made on bringing forward a Bill of Rights.22 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillWill the hon. Member give way?22 Mar 2022HANSARDBill of Rights and Human Rights Act 1998The Secretary of State will be aware that the current human rights laws are not fit for purpose and are stopping us deporting foreign criminals including rapists and murderers,…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillThe Minister may be aware that at present Opposition Members, especially Labour Members, are struggling to tell the difference between a man and a woman, so it is no surprise that…22 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas Production( Urgent Question ) : To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to confirm what the Government’s current stance is on shale gas production in the…15 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionLast Wednesday, the Secretary of State for Business told this House that “it did not necessarily make any sense to concrete over the wells”. —[ Official Report , 9 March 2022;…15 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Government Front Benchers need not bother visiting Ashfield—I have got two new school rebuilds coming, so they can go somewhere else—but they will be aware of the problems…14 Mar 2022HANSARD National Shipbuilding StrategyThis is welcome news and I thank the Minister for his statement, but does he agree that these warships should be built in Great Britain by great British workers, using great…10 Mar 2022HANSARDRussian Oil Import BanWe all welcome the banning of Russian oil and gas to put the squeeze on Putin, but what about Russian coal? We currently import more than 500,000 tonnes a year of coking coal,…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Post Office: Horizon Compensation ArrangementsIn 2008, Harjinder Butoy, who ran a post office in Sutton-in-Ashfield, was jailed for three years and four months after he was wrongly convicted of stealing over £200,000. It has…24 Feb 2022