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HANSARDNigeria: Religious and Other ViolenceWhen the hon. Lady meets the Nigerian Foreign Minister in the future—I hope she does so in the near future and repeatedly—will she ask exactly what the Nigerian Government are…30 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Home Secretary will be acutely aware that Colin Pitchfork, the double child rapist and murderer, is now back behind bars. The fact that he was released in the first place…22 Nov 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLike the Leader of the House, I was not aware that the Sunday after Remembrance Sunday—this Sunday—there is a planned march by the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women,…18 Nov 2021HANSARDPoppy AppealI speak as a great admirer of the poppy appeal. However, when the Minister next meets the national leadership of the Royal British Legion, will he point out that effectively…15 Nov 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House seemed to indicate earlier that the ICGS system will remain unchanged. Could he now make it absolutely clear that there will not be any changes to the…04 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat discussions has the Foreign Secretary had with the Government of Nigeria about the attacks by Boko Haram and other groups on just about every minority in Nigeria,…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSpeaker's StatementJames and I must have first met in 2003, when he was selected as the Conservative candidate for Hornchurch and I was the sitting MP. In 2005, James won and I lost. It is sometimes…20 Oct 2021HANSARDTributes to Sir David AmessI knew David for perhaps 25 years, and for eight years we were constituency neighbours when I was the MP for Hornchurch. Following on from one of the anecdotes given by the right…18 Oct 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyThe vast majority of people among my constituents who have written to me about the cut in universal credit are in work, some of them doing two or three jobs, yet many of them are…21 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeI will be brief because I have no choice in the matter. This has been the “greatest foreign policy disaster since Suez” in 1956. They are the words of the Chair of the Select…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House will be aware that cuts in fire and rescue services across the country have caused deep concern over many years on all sides of the House. In my case, we…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Summer AdjournmentLike everybody else, in the limited time available to me I want to address a number of local and other issues that affect my constituents. The first, the cladding issue, was…22 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House will be aware of the continued internment, persecution and torture of Chinese Muslims at the hands of the state in that country. This is not a criticism of…24 Jun 2021HANSARDEnd-to-end Rape ReviewThe Justice Secretary’s statement referred to rolling out the pilot to all Crown courts, but we all know that it will be rolled out immediately to only nine Crown courts out of…21 Jun 2021HANSARD Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: AustraliaIt always amazes me how a legion of Ministers come to the Dispatch Box and pretend they are great independent-minded Eurosceptics and always have been. The reality is that most of…17 Jun 2021HANSARDAffordable and Safe Housing for AllIt is always pleasure to follow my friend the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes). I agreed with a lot of what he said. I also very much agreed…18 May 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, I would like to offer my commiserations and sympathy to my hon. Friend the Member for North Tyneside (Mary Glindon) on her recent tragic loss. Over the past few months and…22 Apr 2021HANSARD Greensill CapitalI would like to associate myself first with the comments made earlier about Cheryl Gillan from all sides of the House. Many Members will remember that seven years ago, when David…13 Apr 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House will be aware, as we all are, of a number of hospital rebuilds in the pipeline, one of which—Whipps Cross Hospital—is in my constituency. Those rebuilds…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseRape prosecutions are at their lowest ever recorded level, while only one in seven victims has any faith in the criminal justice system. I am going on Government figures, not…18 Mar 2021