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HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Court BillI will speak to amendment 1, which has cross-party support, and amendments 2 to 7, which would remove the provisions in the Bill that affect the right to protest. In passing, I…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Court BillAnd 30 seconds, because of the nature of the programme motion that the House has passed, is inadequate, so I am afraid I will pass the hon. Gentleman up on that. There might be…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Court BillIf the hon. Gentleman can intervene in nine seconds.05 Jul 2021HANSARD Pride MonthIt is a genuine pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Lanark and Hamilton East (Angela Crawley). Her own testimony highlights the importance of a debate like this. It was a very…01 Jul 2021HANSARD Pride MonthI absolutely acknowledge that, and I do more than acknowledge it: I agree with it absolutely, and I think we are right to call that out. To use someone’s sexuality against them…01 Jul 2021HANSARDPalestinian School Textbooks: EU ReviewThe hon. Lady is right to highlight the deficiencies of the material, which are outlined comprehensively and in a very balanced way in the Georg Eckert report, but does she accept…30 Jun 2021HANSARDPalestinian School Textbooks: EU ReviewAs ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Angela. I also congratulate the hon. Member for Eastbourne (Caroline Ansell) on having secured this debate. I…30 Jun 2021HANSARDDetention of Jagtar Singh JohalI accept everything that the Minister has said about interventions with regard to the Indian criminal justice system. That is why the point about arbitrary detention is so…30 Jun 2021HANSARDDetention of Jagtar Singh JohalIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I commend the hon. Member for West Dunbartonshire (Martin Docherty-Hughes) on securing the debate and on his…30 Jun 2021HANSARDPalestinian School Textbooks: EU ReviewCan the Minister confirm that the Government accept the conclusions of the report, as well as the full analysis?30 Jun 2021HANSARDPalestinian School Textbooks: EU ReviewIt is simply the conclusion that I put to the hon. Member for Eastbourne (Caroline Ansell). The overall conclusion was that the materials conformed to the UNESCO standards.30 Jun 2021HANSARDIndependent Human Rights Act ReviewWhat recent progress has been made on the independent Human Rights Act review.29 Jun 2021HANSARDIndependent Human Rights Act ReviewWhat does the Secretary of State want to achieve with his review? He will be aware that as long as we remain a party to the European convention on human rights, the rights that…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEmergency Covid ContractsThe Government were able to award contracts using their high priority lane because this House gave them the power to do so. We did it, effectively, on trust. Will the Minister now…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeMay I say to the Minister that I did exactly what he has enjoined others to do? Some weeks ago, I wrote to all the EU nationals I could identify in my constituency. We publicised…29 Jun 2021HANSARD Point of OrderThe fourth day. I have other plans for the 14th. [ Laughter. ]23 Jun 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillIt is a genuine pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for North Down (Stephen Farry) and indeed, before him, the hon. Member for Foyle (Colum Eastwood). It is at moments…22 Jun 2021HANSARDVoter ID: Fraudulent VotesWhat recent estimate the commission has made of the potential number of fraudulent votes that will be prevented with plans to mandate voter ID at future elections.17 Jun 2021HANSARDVoter ID: Fraudulent VotesWe know, as the hon. Gentleman says, that previous work by the commission has shown that voter impersonation is a very rare occurrence in this country. We also know from the other…17 Jun 2021HANSARDIsrael and PalestineIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I remind the House of my interim entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and that I serve as a director…14 Jun 2021