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HANSARDDraft Commonwealth Development Corporation (Limit on Government Assistance) Regulations 2023I tend to come to these Committees and only contribute when I am invited to do so. This measure is the sort of thing that conforms to what I would call the inverse rule of public…05 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Commonwealth Development Corporation (Limit on Government Assistance) Regulations 2023I think I heard him sey I am showboating. I am in fact doing what the— [ Interruption. ]05 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Commonwealth Development Corporation (Limit on Government Assistance) Regulations 2023If the hon. Member wants to intervene and make his points to the Committee on the record, I am very happy to give way, because he has been grumbling all the way through this whole…05 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Commonwealth Development Corporation (Limit on Government Assistance) Regulations 2023Thank you, Mr Stringer. I hope I remain in order throughout my contribution, unlike the hon. Member for Orpington. My hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston did her job…05 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Commonwealth Development Corporation (Limit on Government Assistance) Regulations 2023I think the Minister said that he would say a few more words on social enterprise. I apologise if I missed those in his remarks.05 Jul 2023HANSARDAsylum Application Backlog21. What recent progress her Department has made on reducing the backlog of asylum applications.03 Jul 2023HANSARDAsylum Application BacklogThe Minister has an interesting definition of being “on track”; did the number of decision makers not fall between January and May this year, from 1,333 to 1,280? A constituent…03 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft International Atomic Energy Agency (Immunities and Privileges) (Amendment) Order 2023Could the Minister also tell us how the discrepancy was discovered 49 years after it occurred—obviously, there have been various Governments in between—and was so serious that it…28 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Just to recap, during this Parliament we have had one Tory Prime Minister who turned out to be a proven liar, and a second Tory Prime Minister who was outlasted by a lettuce.…21 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionMy hon. Friend knows that I take a lot of stock from what he says on this subject, so I would be interested to know this. Is he completely content with the proposal before the…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI understand that when all this was first being discussed there was a debate about whether the right time for intervention for the purpose of exclusion should be at the point of…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have a debate about legal aid for visa and asylum applications? I know that other hon. Members are finding it impossible for constituents to get a solicitor to assist them…08 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a debate on community safety, including the regulation of e-bikes and e-scooters? In doing so, may I express my condolences to the grieving families of Harvey Evans…25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Discount Scheme Regulations 2023
Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023
Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Non-Standard Cases) Regulations 2023
Energy Bills Discount Scheme Pass-Through Requirement Regulations 2023
Energy Bills Discount Scheme Pass-Through Requirement (Heat Suppliers] Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Latham. I want to go back to a point that I made in an intervention on the Minister and emphasise that I am a little bit…22 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Discount Scheme Regulations 2023
Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023
Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Non-Standard Cases) Regulations 2023
Energy Bills Discount Scheme Pass-Through Requirement Regulations 2023
Energy Bills Discount Scheme Pass-Through Requirement (Heat Suppliers] Regulations 2023I thank the Minister for giving way. I raised this in the House some time ago at business questions. Am I right in saying that the energy-intensive element will cover things such…22 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseOne hundred and thirty years ago, Ivor Novello was born in Cowbridge Road East in my Cardiff West constituency. Today, we celebrate the Ivor Novello awards that bear his name,…18 May 2023HANSARDPower Sharing9. What steps his Department is taking to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland.10 May 2023HANSARDPower SharingGiven the hugely advantageous position Northern Ireland now finds itself in, as was outlined by the Prime Minister when the Windsor accord was announced, is it not time that power…10 May 2023HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Technologies: RegulationOne area in which our global leadership is a reality, not just rhetoric, is the creative industries. What assurance can the Government give to our music makers, writers and others…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsGet on with it!03 May 2023