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HANSARD P&O FerriesI very much welcome the Secretary of State’s statement today. It is one of the most substantial and significant statements I have heard in almost 21 years as a Member who has…30 Mar 2022HANSARDBritish and Overseas Judges: Hong KongThe right hon. Gentleman knows that I have argued for this move for some time now. I am particularly pleased to welcome it, not least because the Lord President of the Supreme…30 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O FerriesFurther to that question, surely the results of those inspections will be published in full, so the public can have confidence in what is being done. It appears that, as well as…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe question of distress and alarm is an interesting one jurisprudentially. By what means does the Minister anticipate that it will be established in court? Does he see it as an…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI will touch briefly on all three areas under debate this evening. On food crime, I am delighted that we have got to what seems a sensible, workable compromise. It tells something…28 Mar 2022HANSARDMidas Financial Solutions CollapseI can actually give the hon. Gentleman the figure now: it is £1,903,619.92.22 Mar 2022HANSARDMidas Financial Solutions CollapseIt is more than 20 years since I left legal practice, no doubt to the relief of many. The further I get from it, the clearer it becomes that we should never confuse law with…22 Mar 2022HANSARDMidas Financial Solutions CollapseI am grateful to the Minister for giving way; I see that he is on the last sheet of his speech and I think that we are coming to the very heart of the matter here. Access to the…22 Mar 2022HANSARDMidas Financial Solutions CollapseI have a question that I hope the Minister will answer in the next sentence or two. How would any individual investor know the extent of the authorisation and the relationship…22 Mar 2022HANSARDMidas Financial Solutions CollapseA lack of curiosity.22 Mar 2022HANSARDMidas Financial Solutions CollapseI have struggled this morning to resist the temptation to be drawn down into the weeds. I have had six years of dealing with this matter. The complexities, technicalities and…22 Mar 2022HANSARDMidas Financial Solutions CollapseI was given the figure by my constituents—of course, it was a collective action. Even if it was £1.5 million, it is still chunky money in terms of being left out of pocket and it…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Yesterday, in the same debate on P&O Ferries, I said that a spokesperson for the UK Chamber of Shipping had said in an interview on…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI shall of necessity be very brief. First, I would like to place on record my appreciation of my colleagues in the other place, in particular Lord Paddick, Baroness Hamwee,…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillHistory suggests that the day will come when the hon. Gentleman’s party is not in government, and it is eminently possible that there will one day be a Government who wish to…22 Mar 2022HANSARDMidas Financial Solutions CollapseI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of the people affected by the Midas Financial Solutions collapse. It is a pleasure, as ever, to serve with you in the…22 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O Ferries and Employment RightsI hope that we are going to hear soon about the safety implications of this issue. P&O Ferries has obligations under the international safety management code, which requires each…21 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O Ferries and Employment RightsP&O has a long association with the Northern Isles, where for many years it provided the lifeline services between Scotland and Orkney and Shetland. It was originally founded…21 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O Ferries and Employment RightsThe hon. Lady is being very generous with her time and is making a compelling case. The Secretary of State for Transport suggested that the review of contracts by the Government…21 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ5. Appeasing murderous despots will never be the route to security of energy supply. Would it not make more sense for the Prime Minister to be here talking to UK energy…16 Mar 2022