Contributions
816 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD Asylum Seeker Hotel Accommodation: ReopeningThank you, Sir John, for chairing your third debate. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Windsor (Jack Rankin) for proposing this discussion on an important issue for many MPs…21 Jan 2025HANSARD Asylum Seeker Hotel Accommodation: ReopeningWill the Minister give way?21 Jan 2025HANSARD Asylum Seeker Hotel Accommodation: ReopeningWhat would the Minister say is a sensible period of notice that she would like the Home Office to give before migrants arrive in a hotel?21 Jan 2025HANSARD Knife Crime: West MidlandsIt is a pleasure, privilege and honour to serve under your chairmanship on this first occasion, Sir John. I thank the hon. Member for West Bromwich (Sarah Coombes) for securing…21 Jan 2025HANSARD Asylum Seeker Hotel Accommodation: ReopeningAnd MPs would know in advance?21 Jan 2025HANSARDLicensing Hours Extension BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, and I thank the hon. Member for Wrexham (Andrew Ranger) for introducing the Bill today. I also commend the hon. Member for South Shields…17 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ9. Margaret from Stockton is furious. Stockton’s Labour council is axing her weekly bin collections, scrapping free high-street parking and closing her local recycling centre,…15 Jan 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingThe Home Secretary proudly quotes the funding settlement while failing to mention that £230 million of it will be snatched straight back as a result of her Government’s national…13 Jan 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingThe previous Government left office with record police numbers, but police and crime commissioners are deeply concerned that the funding formula and settlement, combined with the…13 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen HS2 was cancelled, the last Government set aside £1 billion for Teesside to protect our iconic transporter bridge, deliver a new train station for Teesside Park, upgrade the…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseSmall retailers, restaurants and pubs add huge vibrancy, colour and character to the Great British high street, but the Budget posed an existential crisis to many of them, with…09 Jan 2025HANSARDDraft National Security Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment of Primary Legislation) Regulations 2025
Draft Police Act 1997 (Authorisations to Interfere with Property: Relevant Offence) Regulations 2025I welcome serving under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. As the Minister rightly pointed out, the draft regulations make a simple but necessary change to ensure that the legislation…08 Jan 2025HANSARDDraft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. A version of these changes was discussed in Committee last month, and we rightly support the measures made as a…10 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI welcome the revisions; that is why we had scrutiny. The fact that the figures can be determined unilaterally is the concern. There is agreement across the House that it is right…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy hon. Friend is right. We look at the numbers—100 and 200—and think of organisations we know, and events that we have attended in churches and parish halls. I used to be a Scout…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillWe need to reflect, take time, and review the measures in 18 months, including the regulations. Many of our community and voluntary organisations already struggle to find the…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI understand where the hon. Gentleman is coming from. An existing regulatory body is being given an additional job; there is no harm in coming back after 18 months to review…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillThat is right. The community organisations that are affected, whether parish halls, village halls, churches, or small businesses such as the local pub, are invaluable to, and sit…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillAll the people in the industry are genuinely and wholeheartedly committed to improving the safety of their venues, but there are anxieties and concerns about what that means. The…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI pay tribute to everyone who has contributed to the Martyn’s law campaign, the incredible group of individuals who are the Survivors Against Terror, and all the businesses,…09 Dec 2024