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HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Role of the MilitaryWell, there we have it. Yesterday, No. 10 was briefing that this is the new tough approach to migrants, and today the Minister comes to the Dispatch Box and says that he has not…18 Jan 2022HANSARD UkraineI thank the Secretary of State for his statement and commend him for his article in T he Times this morning, which laid out clearly the false narrative that President Putin is…17 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingThe Secretary of State has come to the House today to say that the freeze in the licence fee is to help hard-working, struggling families. May I ask her to answer the question put…17 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Intelligence and SecurityIn her statement, the Home Secretary said it was a fact that this kind of activity has become more apparent, but the United Front Work Department has been in existence since 1949,…17 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Minister for Defence Procurement for his letter on the Navy’s special purpose vehicle and the changes he has made to the procurement process, but that will not get us…10 Jan 2022HANSARD RussiaI thank the Foreign Secretary for her statement. She comes to the Dispatch Box and talks tough, which I agree with, but it is now two years since the ISC report. The Putin regime…06 Jan 2022HANSARD UK-Australia Free Trade AgreementI wish you a happy new year, Madam Deputy Speaker. From the enthusiastic way in which the Secretary of State is selling this deal, she has clearly been drinking a lot of the Prime…05 Jan 2022HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryMay I wish you a happy new year, Madam Deputy Speaker? I also thank the Secretary of State for his statement. Local directors of public health have been important in the fight…05 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the Prime Minister for his statement. He has announced that those testing positive with a lateral flow test will no longer have to go for a PCR test, but that it will be…05 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Government Support for BusinessPublic health messages need to be clear and consistent, but last night the Prime Minister’s press conference was confusing and sowed turmoil in the hospitality sector. Another…16 Dec 2021HANSARD Ajax Noise and Vibration ReviewI thank the Minister for his tenaciousness in providing the report. The opening paragraph of the conclusion states: “Nothing in this Review detracts from the fact that GDUK has…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsFirst, I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stalybridge and Hyde (Jonathan Reynolds) for wiping me out of the campaign, or not recognising my contribution to the campaign over…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsRight honourable Friend.15 Dec 2021HANSARD Post Office Historical Shortfall SchemeI thank the right hon. Gentleman for securing this debate. Does he agree that it is actually worse than that, because the Post Office spent £100 million to defend the…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Post Office Historical Shortfall SchemeI thank the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for securing this debate today. He talks about culture. I have been involved in the issue for more than 10…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Post Office Historical Shortfall SchemeThe postmasters had to settle because they ran out of money. My constituent Tom Brown got £20,000 in compensation; he paid £86,000 back to the Post Office. Can the Minister tell…14 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I have a few general points to make that relate specifically to what the Minister said. The present Government…08 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021I applaud those employers, but let me examine what the hon. Gentleman is suggesting. Let us say that someone lives in Stanley in my constituency, in a terraced street in Craghead,…08 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021Will the Minister give way?08 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021My hon. Friend raises a very good point. If that is the case, it is another example of a market where those who can afford least will pay more. That cannot be right. In the gallop…08 Dec 2021