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HANSARD UK Songwriters and ComposersYes, I am, not least because I have written a couple of songs with the right hon. Gentleman that we have recorded down the years with our band MP4—legends in our own imagination.…18 May 2022HANSARD UK Songwriters and ComposersThe right hon. Lady is absolutely right. She has been a tremendous advocate on behalf of songwriters and composers, and although we sit on opposite sides of the House and may…18 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolThe Foreign Secretary made it clear that one of her primary reasons for acting in this way is to try to get the Executive back up and running in Northern Ireland. However, she…17 May 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresOn Monday, I asked the Home Secretary about Lord Harrington’s remarks that it was “in train” that there would be a Ukrainian language drop-down arrow available on the application…28 Apr 2022HANSARDDigital Political Advertising8. To ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the commission has made of the impact of digital…28 Apr 2022HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. As a relatively new Member of the House with just 20 years’ experience, may I ask you to give me some procedural advice? Is there any procedure by…28 Apr 2022HANSARDDigital Political AdvertisingDigital political advertising in general is largely unregulated. This allows for the proliferation of misleading adverts and leaves us open to the influence of foreign actors, and…28 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn 31 March, Lord Harrington had to apologise for inadvertently misleading the other place when he said that a drop-down arrow was available on the form for Ukrainian refugees in…25 Apr 2022HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasAs ever, the hon. Gentleman’s intervention is both compassionate and pertinent, and I will go on to say something about the way the Government handle these cases. The momentum…20 Apr 2022HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasI beg to move, That this House has considered British nationals detained overseas. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard, and I welcome the Minister to…20 Apr 2022HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasI am sure the Minister will have heard what the hon. Gentleman has said and will want to respond to that remark. It is important that, when the Prime Minister visits other…20 Apr 2022HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasI do not underestimate the complexities and how difficult it is tactically for the Government to approach these sorts of cases, but my hon. Friend is absolutely right. Where the…20 Apr 2022HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasI will give way a couple of times to colleagues who might want briefly to mention individual cases.20 Apr 2022HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasThat does concern me because, although that is essentially true, in previous instances civilians have been included in this kind of exchange. My concern is that we are not using…20 Apr 2022HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasMy right hon. Friend quite rightly highlights that case and makes that name public. I am sure that will have achieved what he wanted. There are other cases, of course: Morad…20 Apr 2022HANSARD UkraineI am afraid that the system that the Foreign Secretary has outlined is not humane. My constituent’s mother-in-law is in Dublin, less than an hour’s flight from Cardiff, but she…28 Mar 2022HANSARDLocal Libraries and Regional MuseumsLibraries are cultural institutions that are perhaps most accessible to a lot of the people we talk about wanting to help, who will often go into a library more easily than they…24 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI hope that the House will want to listen to this question. Liana, my constituent, is from Ukraine and is in Cardiff on a global talent visa. Liana’s mother-in-law is depending on…23 Mar 2022HANSARD Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)The Minister says that the Government might revisit the clause, perhaps in the other place. If somebody who is operating equipment on the land is potentially deemed legally to be…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)Just to be clear, if, for example, I purchased a connectable baby monitor online through Amazon, but it came from a third-party supplier—which is quite common when customers are…17 Mar 2022