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HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]I think the Minister was, actually. I think he picked up the tail end of that Bill. The ISC has looked at this issue in detail. We have taken evidence from the heads of the…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]There isn’t.19 Feb 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalI thank the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Sir David Davis) for securing this UQ. I know the Minister wanted to make a statement but was overruled by No. 10 so that…10 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsI thank the Minister for his statement and declare an interest as a member of the Horizon compensation advisory board. I think we need more TV dramas, because it has had a…08 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. I do not know whether the Minister has seen the article by the Daily Mail defence editor, Mark Nicol, about the lack of transparency on pinch points in the armed forces…08 Jan 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillI welcome the Bill’s passage, which is another small step on a long road. I note what the Minister said about the response to the overturned convictions, which will be difficult,…19 Dec 2023HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillI declare an interest as a member of the Horizon compensation advisory board. I rise to welcome the Bill and the reasoning behind it, as outlined by the Minister. I must say that…19 Dec 2023HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillThat is welcome, but I think the Minister knows my views on the advisory board. We need to try to find out exactly how many people were prosecuted and in what circumstances. It…19 Dec 2023HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillYes. We now have this Bill and we have got the compensation scheme moving, and I think we need to move very quickly to get the money paid out. Another issue relates to overturned…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillIt is, given the assurances that the Minister has given. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the clause. C lause, by leave, withdrawn. The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair. Bill…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I rise to speak to new clause 1, which stands in my name and those of the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion…19 Dec 2023HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillI entirely agree, and I think that that is how the hon. Gentleman helped—in trying to cut through the words. But whatever I say, he says or anyone says, are these people ever…19 Dec 2023HANSARD UkraineThe Minister is clear about the support for Ukraine from the UK, but does he agree that it is important that we keep full support from our NATO allies? Two weeks ago at the…19 Dec 2023HANSARDGlobal Combat Air Programme TreatyNo, it’s not!18 Dec 2023HANSARDGlobal Combat Air Programme TreatyI thank the Secretary of State for his statement, delivered in his usual “never knowingly undersold” style. I welcome the treaty, but does he agree that if GCAP is to be…18 Dec 2023HANSARDAfghan Resettlement UpdateI thank the Minister for his statement, but the system is still shambolic. I had a constituent who was a member of the special forces who arrived here, but trying to get his…13 Dec 2023HANSARDLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewI thank the Minister for his statement. Recommendation 16 of the report references pensions. In his statement, he said that people can apply for pension that had been accrued, but…13 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThere was a time not long ago when the unique selling point of the Conservative party was showing predictable and consistent support for the rule of law, being in favour of…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillDoes my right hon. Friend agree with what I said to the Secretary of State? The Government could have stopped this, if they had not done the Help to Buy scheme, which fuelled this…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the Bill does not address issues associated with the growth in leasehold houses over the last few years? Earlier, I mentioned Persimmon, which has…11 Dec 2023