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HANSARDPost-Brexit Fisheries ManagementActually, I find myself in agreement with the hon. Gentleman. I am sure he was as surprised as I was to hear the right hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire (Ms Dorries) say that we…13 Oct 2022HANSARDPost-Brexit Fisheries ManagementI had a sense that the Minister was coming to his peroration, so I wanted to bring him back to the point I made about co-operation with the industry in relation to scientific…13 Oct 2022HANSARDPost-Brexit Fisheries ManagementI do not think anyone is looking for “lots more visas”, to use the Minister’s words. We are looking for a visa regime that matches the skills that are needed for the crew that we…13 Oct 2022HANSARDPost-Brexit Fisheries ManagementI beg to move, That this House has considered post-Brexit fisheries management. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Mundell, and to welcome the new Fisheries…13 Oct 2022HANSARDPost-Brexit Fisheries ManagementThank you very much indeed, Mr Mundell, for calling me to wind up the debate. When I spoke to the Minister about this debate yesterday, I expressed concern that we were seeing…13 Oct 2022HANSARDPost-Brexit Fisheries ManagementThe hon. Gentleman knows, because I have said it often enough, that I felt that the fishing industry was used in the course of the Brexit debate. I could understand the reasons…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Trade Deals: Parliamentary ScrutinyI invite the hon. Gentleman to offer a view on whether there might be a fifth point for consideration. What has come out of the India discussions shows us that we must have a…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Baha’i Community in IranI beg to move, That this House has considered the treatment of the Baha’i community in Iran. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Betts. I welcome the Minister to…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Baha’i Community in IranAbsolutely. In many ways Baha’is are low-hanging fruit—this issue is not just confined to Iran but it is particularly acute there—because they are a tiny religious minority. As…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Baha’i Community in IranI absolutely do. I am grateful to the hon. Lady for making that point because it means that I will not need to say quite so much about that subject and that I can continue to take…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Baha’i Community in IranIndeed I do, and I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman for the work he does to promote freedom of religion or belief around the world. He makes a very good point, and I hope to give…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Baha’i Community in IranThis is where it becomes personal for us all. As a parent, I can only imagine what it would be like to find myself under that sort of pressure. It touches on my earlier point…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Baha’i Community in IranHow could I not?11 Oct 2022HANSARD Baha’i Community in IranA breach of human rights is a breach of human rights. It is invidious to try to construct a hierarchy of human rights, because the defining characteristic of human rights is that…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessOrkney and Shetland already have the highest levels of fuel poverty in the country. We have no access to the mains gas grid, which means that so many more of my constituents rely…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenThank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am grateful for the opportunity to try to articulate the keen and profound sense of loss across the northern isles. Her Majesty made a…09 Sept 2022HANSARD UK Energy Costsrose —08 Sept 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIn the absence of today’s cancelled debate, will the Leader of the House speak to her colleagues in the Home Office about restoring the Home Office hub that we previously had in…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalThe Minister may wish to reflect on the fact that the purpose of the sub judice rule is the protection of proceedings in court; it is not for Ministers to hide behind. The…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I think that the hon. Member for West Dunbartonshire (Martin Docherty-Hughes) was referring to the hon. Member for Harrow…07 Sept 2022