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HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalDid they call for his release?07 Sept 2022HANSARDHOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEEI thank the right hon. Lady and her Committee for a typically thorough and well-reasoned report. It is an important contribution to this area of policy. Just this morning the…21 Jul 2022HANSARDFree Trade Agreements: Scrutiny17. What assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of scrutiny mechanisms for future UK free trade agreements.21 Jul 2022HANSARDFree Trade Agreements: ScrutinyWe all know what Government undertakings in relation to trade agreements are worth, and it is not an awful lot. If the Secretary of State does not believe me, she can ask the…21 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyI remind the House of my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I congratulate the hon. Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) not just on securing the urgent…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAccess to Cash in ScotlandLike others, I offer the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart) all the deference that he deserves. The hon. Member for Moray (Douglas Ross) said that the banks…14 Jul 2022HANSARD Protecting and Restoring Nature: COP15 and BeyondI have been here for quite a while now—I am just a quiet presence, so I would not be noticed. With all that the hon. Lady has set out being the case, does she agree that it…14 Jul 2022HANSARD Protecting and Restoring Nature: COP15 and Beyondrose —14 Jul 2022HANSARD Functioning of GovernmentI am delighted to hear the Minister speaking positively about the role of the civil service. That contrasts rather well with the way the Government in recent years have done…07 Jul 2022HANSARD Prime Minister’s Meeting with Alexander Lebedev“Not satisfactory”—I admire your magnificent understatement, Mr Speaker. Surely this admission illustrates why this man cannot remain as Prime Minister, even as a caretaker. He is…07 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeIn response to Sue Gray’s interim report, the Prime Minister announced that he would set up an office of the Prime Minister to address what she had identified as “fragmented and…05 Jul 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalMay I add my voice to those who have said that the Minister deserves full credit for getting us to this point? The inquiry is of course about ensuring that those who have done…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have a debate on the teaching of geography, especially to Ministers and civil servants? Anyone passing through a UK airport at the moment will see adverts—doubtless quite…30 Jun 2022HANSARDUnion ConnectivityThe decision to leave the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service satellite programme last year has had catastrophic implications for the reliability of lifeline air…29 Jun 2022HANSARD British Council Contractors: AfghanistanHow many people have been resettled in the UK under the ACRS, since it opened in January, who had not been evacuated under Operation Pitting?23 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsParagraph 2 of the human rights chapter of the Good Friday agreement provides that “The British Government will complete incorporation into Northern Ireland law of the European…22 Jun 2022HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial InterestsWill the Minister give way?21 Jun 2022HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial InterestsIf the changes that the Government recently brought forward are so significant and substantial, why do they feel it is necessary to have a pause for reflection again now, so soon?21 Jun 2022HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial InterestsI am grateful to the Minister for giving way eventually. I am sure that we all share his aspiration to have a process in future that commands public confidence, but he has not yet…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial InterestsIn terms of accountability, does the hon. Gentleman agree that where an allegation of impropriety is made against a Minister and is investigated, as a matter of principle the…21 Jun 2022