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HANSARDNational Grid Proposals: North East LincolnshireI thank my hon. Friend for giving way, as he is discussing the debate I secured in Westminster Hall. I welcome the contribution of many Members to that. Does he agree that the…23 May 2024HANSARDNational Grid Proposals: North East LincolnshireWhat at about the rest?23 May 2024HANSARDNational Grid: PylonsI beg to move, That this House has considered pylons and upgrades to the national grid. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Latham. I thank the Backbench…02 May 2024HANSARDNational Grid: PylonsThat could be the first occasion when a Conservative is being asked to refer positively to Labour-run Wales. On this occasion, however, I am delighted to do so. I would certainly…02 May 2024HANSARDNational Grid: PylonsI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend that we need more clarity and transparency from National Grid. It is right that too many of my constituents and, by the sounds of it, my…02 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy dad used to smoke 60 John Player Specials a day. When he died in 2009, the last 20 years of his life had been blighted by heart attacks, by strokes and by dementia—the things…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsNational Grid’s Grimsby to Walpole project will see pylons driven across Lincolnshire’s beautiful landscapes and will take major chunks of some of this country’s best agricultural…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI would agree with my hon. Friend that the Bill could go through, but that does not guarantee legal success, as he knows. He is right to say that there is a respectable legal…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI want to begin by talking about the remarkable contribution of my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Sir William Cash), to whose amendment I wish to speak. In a constituency such…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI fear that some of what my hon. Friend says is correct, but it is also true that we lessen our ability to make that case, on our own behalf and in the global interest, if we step…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI agree up to a point, but the Government can go only so far before they lessen their chances of getting the Bill through successfully in terms of potential future legal…16 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThis Bill tackles an issue that is vital to many of our constituents. We all know how important legal and illegal migration numbers are. I know from my own constituency, which is…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI do not understand the line that we are not willing to take people in their hour of need. When we look at the Ukraine and Hong Kong schemes, we see huge evidence of this…12 Dec 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsI welcome the autumn statement, which set out clear dividing lines between the two parties. The Conservative party wants to grow the cake and the Labour party wants to slice it…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationSkegness is a tourist economy, and hoteliers have told me that the use of hotels in Skegness for illegal migrants has led to bookings being cancelled; it has been associated with…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaWe should all have no time for those who express sympathy for the terrorists of Hamas, and we should have no time for those who amplify their horrible messages either. Will the…16 Oct 2023HANSARDSecurity UpdateAt what was then the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, I saw at first hand the now Deputy Prime Minister oversee an increasingly robust attitude to China in terms…11 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitThe leaders’ declaration expresses the optimism about AI that I know the Prime Minister and I share. It talks about the importance of “international governance” and “international…11 Sept 2023HANSARD Veterans UpdateWhether it is the cadets, the battle of Britain memorial flight or the Red Arrows, the military’s reach goes far beyond simply their personnel. Does the Secretary of State agree…19 Jul 2023HANSARDArtificial IntelligenceI beg to move, That this House has considered artificial intelligence. Is it not extraordinary that we have not previously had a general debate on what is the issue of our age?…29 Jun 2023