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HANSARDNational Security Bill (Eleventh sitting)Further to that point of order, Ms Ali. On both occasions that the Committee met on Tuesday, although only for a short time and without being able to make any progress on the…08 Sept 2022HANSARDAvanti West CoastThe Minister said that she would prefer passengers to have certainty, rather than uncertainty. I think we would all agree, but the only certainty for passengers at the moment is…07 Sept 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Ninth sitting)Halewood!06 Sept 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Ninth sitting)I am surprised by the difficulties caused for the Committee by what has happened. I have before me the letter by the Minister for Security, the hon. Member for Stevenage (Stephen…06 Sept 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Tenth sitting)That is an important point. I was looking at this merely in terms of courtesy to the Committee, proper scrutiny and the way in which Bill Committees ought to and do work, but of…06 Sept 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Tenth sitting)I will speak briefly, as I do not wish to labour the point. I would not be making this point at all if it had not been for the terms of the Minister’s resignation letter, which we…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage PollutionLast week, I and 17 of my north-west colleagues wrote to United Utilities about reported significant sewage releases into the River Mersey. United Utilities has simply denied that…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Public Advocate (No. 2) BillCan the Minister tell me when the response to the consultation, and the Government’s plans, might come forward? We were told during the Backbench Business debate last September…15 Jul 2022HANSARD Public Advocate (No. 2) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. It is now more than 33 years since the Hillsborough disaster, when 97 wholly innocent children, women and men, who were…15 Jul 2022HANSARD Public Advocate (No. 2) BillThat is an important point, but not important in this context, I think. The role of the independent advocate would not replace any of the usual legal advocates and would be an…15 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Sixth sitting)Does my right hon. Friend agree that putting in legislation a carve-out from an entire class of offences—in this case, the inchoate offences of crimes committed abroad—engenders…14 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Sixth sitting)Will the hon. Lady give way?14 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Sixth sitting)Will the hon. Lady give way?14 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Sixth sitting)My hon. Friend is right to refer to the defences that already exist because to agree with the clause, we would need to see that the existing offences and defences are not working.…14 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Sixth sitting)This is supposed to be scrutiny.14 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Sixth sitting)If what the Minister says is accurate—that the defence has never been tested—how can he say that it does not work?14 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fifth sitting)The Minister is correct about that, but perhaps the individual who may be considering accepting a youth caution and their adviser ought to be advised, before they do so, that…14 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fifth sitting)Would not an additional safeguard in those circumstances be to ensure that before a youth caution is offered and accepted in any given case, it is made clear to the individual…14 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a small but important point.14 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fifth sitting)Generally, these are very sensible measures. There has obviously been some major redrafting of the schedule for the Government amendments to be necessary, and it would be…14 Jul 2022