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HANSARD UK Food SecurityBefore my hon. Friend leaves this topic, I think this comes to the heart of the matter. One of the biggest barriers, particularly for red meat producers, to putting produce into a…19 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Lady, particularly given the context she gave to this debate, which is important and worth reflecting on for a second or two. She reminds…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWould there not be some sense in allowing Home Office decision makers to take account of the Home Office evidence that has been gathered together in the way that the hon. and…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWill the hon. Member give way?18 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum and MigrationThe right hon. Lady is absolutely right: the justification that we hear time and again from those on the Government Benches for the Rwanda scheme is that it will break the…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum and MigrationIt is a pleasure to take part in this necessary and timely debate. It is necessary because the common thread that has run through just about every contribution is the lack of…14 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationLike others, I thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement but, novelly, I also thank him for advance sight of the Government “top lines to take”. That latter document…13 Mar 2024HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No. 2) BillThank you for calling me, Mr Evans—surely it is long overdue that it should be Sir Nigel, but we will go with Mr Evans for today. I stand to move new clause 2 in the name of my…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPrisons and Probation: Foreign National OffendersThe number of cases disposed of by our courts is down by 200,000 from its pre-pandemic level—a reduction of 12%. What is the Secretary of State doing to eliminate that backlog?…12 Mar 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaAccepting what the Minister says about there being no money due to go to UNRWA until April, can I say to him, however, that for us to continue not to fund UNRWA sends a truly…12 Mar 2024HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: IsraelCan the Secretary of State give me some assurance that any free trade agreement with Israel will not allow the importation of goods produced in settlements on the west bank?07 Mar 2024HANSARDEnergy Rebates: Highlands and IslandsIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Paisley. I warmly congratulate the hon. Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (Drew Hendry) on acquiring this…06 Mar 2024HANSARDFarm-gate Prices6. Whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on farm-gate prices for farmers and crofters in Scotland.06 Mar 2024HANSARDEnergy Rebates: Highlands and IslandsThe Shetland Islands Council has promoted the idea of a Shetland tariff for years. I understand what the hon. Member says about seeing the energy development; that is something we…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEnergy Rebates: Highlands and IslandsMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Like the hon. Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, my hon. Friend touched earlier on the health aspects of energy costs,…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEnergy Rebates: Highlands and IslandsThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. We have to be a little careful about how we describe that to people in other parts of the world: doubtless, in a week or two, we will…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEnergy Rebates: Highlands and IslandsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman; as one would expect, there is not a great deal of difference. The one thing I would start with, if I were in Ofgem, would be multi-rate…06 Mar 2024HANSARDFarm-gate PricesThe Minister should be aware that his colleagues in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have recently concluded a consultation on contractual relationships in…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEnergy Rebates: Highlands and IslandsThe Minister describes locational charging. That made a degree of sense in the days of generating electricity from hydrocarbons, because there was an element of transmission loss,…06 Mar 2024HANSARD Groceries Code AdjudicatorI am pondering the words the Minister has used. I think he is right that the adjudicator does have the powers to investigate and enforce the code of practice, but there are still…05 Mar 2024