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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The Fresh Produce Consortium, which represents 70% of the UK’s fresh produce supply chain, recently warned that post-Brexit import charges will hit small and medium-sized…29 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Economic Impact AssessmentFor the Minister’s information, Motherwell and Wishaw has been welcoming refugees for more than 100 years—Lithuanians, Vietnamese, Congolese and Syrians. Please do not make that…27 Jun 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers’ Access to Justice: Illegal Migration BillI thank the Minister for his answer. The Illegal Migration Bill would prevent UK courts from granting an interim remedy to delay the removal of an individual while their judicial…27 Jun 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers’ Access to Justice: Illegal Migration Bill17. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the Illegal Migration Bill on access to justice for asylum seekers.27 Jun 2023HANSARDArmed Forces: Cost of LivingAccording to the House of Commons Library, this Westminster Government plan to spend £3 billion on renewing nuclear weapons for this financial year 2023-24. The UK Government are…26 Jun 2023HANSARDArmed Forces: Cost of Living1. What recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost of living on the armed forces' (a) morale and (b) recruitment.26 Jun 2023HANSARDResignation Honours Lists: Impact4. Whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the publication of the resignation honours lists of the right hon. Member for South…22 Jun 2023HANSARDResignation Honours Lists: ImpactI can now say this without being told off, as was the case a year ago this month: the disgraced, dishonest and serial-lying Boris Johnson should categorically not be given any…22 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy question is about redundancy modification orders again, I am afraid. On 3 May, I received a response from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities saying:…22 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living SupportIt was a real pleasure to listen to the hon. Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova), who is always eloquent when it comes to disabled people. We have heard already about the…20 Jun 2023HANSARDBACKBENCH BUSINESSI totally agree, and the right hon. Gentleman expressed it much better than I was able to. Reading has many mental health benefits, and there is a clear link between reading and…15 Jun 2023HANSARDBACKBENCH BUSINESSIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma, and as they say, “Follow that!” The previous contribution was a passionate and informed speech by someone who…15 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseTomorrow is Wear Yellow Day, although some of us are a day early. It is a very important day, on which people will wear yellow to raise awareness of cystic fibrosis and raise…15 Jun 2023HANSARDBACKBENCH BUSINESSIs it not true that young people especially enjoy audiobooks and it is a real path for them into the joy of reading? Some will not be able to discover that joy because of the…15 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living and BrexitDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that the Education Committee in this place covers only England? There would therefore be no point in having an appointee from that Committee.14 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living and BrexitWill the hon. Gentleman give way?14 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living and BrexitPutting the word “Brexit” in the title of the debate will have confused those on the Government Benches, because that word has been expunged from their party’s political lexicon.…14 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Support for StudentsExpanding free school meals to all children in universal credit households is not controversial. New data from the Food Foundation shows that 80% of the English general public…12 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Support for Students2. Whether she has had recent discussions with her counterparts in the devolved Administrations on financial support for (a) school and (b) higher education students in the…12 Jun 2023HANSARDNational Carers WeekI hugely congratulate the hon. Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage) on securing this really important debate and on the work she does with the APPG. Here we are again in…08 Jun 2023