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HANSARDKnife CrimeI want to make some progress. That figure is from a Policy Exchange report. [ Interruption. ] I am going to make some progress, because a lot of people want to speak in this…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeI have just said that I am not going to give way. Sadiq Khan would sooner spend his time calling everyone who disagrees with him a racist, rather than stopping endless knife…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeThank you, Ms McVey. It is not the first time that the hon. Member has been thrown out of a room on this estate. We must use powers lawfully, and our police cannot be hindered. We…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeThank you, Ms McVey, for the way you handled the unruly situation early on with great dignity. I would like to give a special mention to Sir David Amess. The last time I spoke to…15 Oct 2025HANSARDNet Zero: Evidence-based PolicyMay I gently remind the Energy Secretary that it is his job to answer questions from MPs on behalf of their constituents? I will ask the same question that I asked him last time:…14 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackWhile the Prime Minister is swanning around Egypt, shamelessly trying to claim credit for the Gaza-Israel peace deal, we have the Mayor of London stating that the chant “From the…13 Oct 2025HANSARDChannel Crossings3. What steps she is taking to help prevent migrants from crossing the English Channel illegally.15 Sept 2025HANSARDChannel CrossingsI have it on good authority that the people smugglers in northern Europe are absolutely delighted with Labour’s new Front-Bench team, and especially with the promotion of the hon.…15 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumEvery time the Home Secretary announces a new policy on illegal migration, illegal migration goes up, so I think a period of silence would be most welcome from her. Does she agree…01 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsBrierley Park medical centre applied for funding from the primary care utilisation and modernisation fund earlier this year. It has been successful, but it has not yet had the…22 Jul 2025HANSARDPrax Lindsey Oil RefineryWhat a pathetic turnout today from the party of the workers: just four Labour MPs have turned up to speak out on behalf of the Prax Lindsey workers. What I want to know from the…22 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityIllegal migrants crossing the channel are 24 times more likely to end up in British jails than British-born citizens, yet this Government allow thousands of unvetted males to…21 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week I visited the Outwood academy school in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, which has gone from double special measures to “good” in just three years under the leadership of the Outwood…21 Jul 2025HANSARDUK-France Migration: Co-operationI have never heard such pathetic drivel in all my life as I have from the Home Secretary and her Back Benchers. It is not the people smugglers bringing illegal migrants over the…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureThe statement from the Energy Secretary sounded like a desperate attempt to save his own job, but he is right that the British people need protecting: they need protecting from…14 Jul 2025HANSARDEngagementsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. During PMQs, my hon. Friend the Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) asked what I thought was quite a reasonable question. I knew what the question…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHostile State ThreatsWe know that terrorists and potential terrorists are coming on small boats across the English channel, so why is Border Force picking these people up and bringing them to the UK?07 Jul 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation: Casey ReportIt is amazing, staggering, that Labour MPs can come here today and welcome an inquiry, yet when they were given the chance, they all voted against one. These girls—the victims of…16 Jun 2025HANSARDBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeYes, I like to be constructive. The hon. Member for Mansfield has not been so constructive; he has used the debate to try to score political points. I am using the debate to try…11 Jun 2025