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HANSARDBBC Mid-term ReviewMy innate lack of deference has probably not got me far in this place over the past 22 years, but it is good to see you in your rightful place this morning, Mr Speaker. The BBC is…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Is there an orderly way in which I can raise the plight of my constituent Marte Prenga, who is currently in Italy with her two-year-old…22 Feb 2024HANSARDPublic Bodies: Legal Duty of CandourI welcome the meeting that the Secretary of State has just offered. The problem with the Government’s response is that it ought to be centred on the experiences of families, not…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformIt did not say that.06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformI agree with the right hon. and learned Member: Ministers should get severance pay, as I did when I was a Minister. That is absolutely right, but the motion does not suggest that…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformOne person who cannot fall back on their MP’s salary is Peter Bone, who was the Deputy Leader of the House for 81 days and received a redundancy payment, even though he is over…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformThat is not what he said.06 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2023When describing the overkill provision in the statutory instrument, the Minister referred to the body of the victim. That matter was raised in our recent consideration of the…23 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2023I thank the Minister for explaining the statutory instrument that we are considering today, and I echo his comments about Carole and Julie and their campaign, which is partly…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House have another go at improving written ministerial answers? I recently asked the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities a very simple…18 Jan 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseGiven that the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee is not present and that the announcement has an impact on Thursday’s Backbench business, can the Leader of the House give…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I can tell the House that this is not an isolated incident in statutory instrument Committees, but surely it is not good…16 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesSome in the House may recall that one of my constituents was held captive by the Houthis for five years, simply for being in possession of a British passport. The House will know…15 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI am struggling to understand what the Government’s response is, apart from surprise at the use of extremist language. What chance can there be for the humanitarian truce that is…08 Jan 2024HANSARD Sentencing BillWe have had a good debate on the Bill, started by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, the right hon. and learned Member for Cheltenham (Alex Chalk), and the…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillI rise to speak to the amendments standing in my name and will refer to others. The Opposition acknowledge the significance of the Bill, but even if the new Government amendments…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillI know the hon. Gentleman is an expert on that subject. New clauses 22 and 23 represent movement by the Government towards our long-standing campaign for a Hillsborough law. They…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member who is about to intervene.04 Dec 2023HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillYes, and the answer to the last line of my right hon. Friend’s intervention is, “What is the difference here?” That is a very pertinent question, which I know the Minister will…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillIn all candour, I agree. The need for the new clause could not be more urgent. It is rooted in a simple expectation that those in public service, from health to policing, must not…04 Dec 2023