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HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial InterestsYes, if we had a new Prime Minister who obeyed the rules and if trust returned because people believed there is good behaviour, I could buy the political argument that Parliament…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial InterestsWe have heard a good discussion today and a good speech by the hon. Member for South Leicestershire (Alberto Costa), although I do worry that he was dancing on the head of a pin…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial InterestsAs a member of PACAC, I would of course welcome being able to have further advice, but the Minister seems to have misinterpreted that issue. The motion proposes to appoint an…21 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeIs my right hon. Friend as concerned as I am about the refusal of the Prime Minister and other Ministers to allow senior civil servants to come to the Public Administration and…07 Jun 2022HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2022As my hon. Friend is saying, we of course support these important statutory instruments, but there was a failure to act early when some of those warning signs were raised. That is…06 Jun 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateI welcome the fact that the Chancellor has accepted many of Labour’s calls, but my constituent who is on £1,300 take-home pay and pays a rent of £800, council tax of £100, debt…26 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeNo, he’s not!11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering Justiceindicated dissent .11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeWill the hon. and learned Lady give way?11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeDoes my right hon. Friend agree with me about the really troubling reports—some of these are cases I have dealt with, but some of these I heard of through the media—of the Home…11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeThe hon. Member clearly does not know how Parliament works, but we often make sounds across the Chamber when we disagree with someone, and I disagree with him. I am happy to swap…11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeMine is shorter, but I will extend it now. [ Laughter. ]11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeWhat we have here is a set of divisive, straw man Bills—all fluff and no substance. Where these Bills do have substance, they are nasty and miserable, or they are in complete…11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeNo, he doesn’t!11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeI do not think that any psychotherapy processes should ever have a prescribed outcome. Of course, people can have friends persuading them one way or another, but that is not a…11 May 2022HANSARDDraft Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2022I broadly support this statutory instrument, but I want to put on the record concerns about how these issues are being enforced across England. I hope that the Minister will take…27 Apr 2022HANSARDDraft Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2022I understand the ringfencing, but does the Minister not agree that local authorities could end up spending that money on transport plans such as subsidised bus routes in a…27 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Billrose —20 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillFurther to the points that have been made, will the Minister outline what, for example, a Kurdish Syrian who is stuck in Turkey would do? Britain recognises that Turkey is…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Easter Recess: Government Update—that got—19 Apr 2022