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HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Eighth sitting)rose—20 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Eighth sitting)It was, and that is where the disagreement about the figures comes from, and not for the first time in this Bill. Early on, we asked for the number of litigation cases, which was…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAt the weekend, Mrs Helen Perry, one of my constituents, contacted me to say her son and three of his flatmates at Northumbria university had tested positive for covid. They are…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateTen times in one flat?19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateRight honourable.19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateTen times?19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThe right hon. Gentleman is making an important point, but the Human Rights Act is not the only protection. There is also the guidance that goes alongside the Bill and that…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillRight hon.15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThere was a time when I used to like the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden), when he was a young researcher here. There is nothing sinister happening—it was the fact…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI agree with my hon. Friend that some of the things that have gone on in the past, such as the Finucane case in Northern Ireland, are appalling and perhaps were not covered by…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThe reason for not giving that figure is clearly that it would give an advantage to those we are working against—for example, in Northern Ireland—through an indication of the…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend on the contribution that he is making, and I forgive him his earlier remarks. He says that the scope is unlimited, but it is not, because the…15 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Sixth sitting)I hope everyone had an enjoyable lunch. When we left off, I was still talking about investigations and what came through in the evidence we took. Mr Stringer, you and I are old…14 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fifth sitting)I just find this remarkable, Mr Stringer. We have a Minister who has come in here to read his civil service brief into the record. He is not taking account of anything that is…14 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fifth sitting)On a point of order, Mr Stringer. This is a very strange Committee. Basically, the Minister is reading his civil service brief into the record, rather than actually answering the…14 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fifth sitting)Will the Minister give way on that point?14 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fifth sitting)It is not in your notes.14 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fifth sitting)Will the Minister say what the numbers were for the responses to the consultation? What was the basic divide between those who wanted 10 years and those who wanted none or five…14 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fifth sitting)Yes, I do. Question put, That the amendment be made.14 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fifth sitting)It is clarity for the individuals, so that they can be dealt with swiftly. If Judge Blackett had been consulted on this Bill, that might have been included. I will not try your…14 Oct 2020