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HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationThe British Red Cross, which I think we would all acknowledge as the expert in the area of provision of accommodation of this sort, made a recommendation in its recent report that…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Human Rights in Hong KongIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Ghani. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Gedling (Tom Randall) on securing this debate. One of the things that he was…09 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Royal College of General Practitioners, the Doctors’ Association UK and the British Medical Association have all expressed concern about the adequacy of communication with…07 Jun 2021HANSARDBelarus: Interception of AircraftI welcome the very robust political and diplomatic stance that the Government are taking, but this case is more than that. This is a potential human tragedy as well, with Roman…24 May 2021HANSARDPost Office UpdateYou know, Madam Deputy Speaker, that I am not the sort of man to stand here and say, “I told you so,” but on 20 June last year I told the Minister that this was exactly what was…19 May 2021HANSARD Ministerial Code/Register of Ministers’ InterestsAccepting everything that the Minister says about the probity of her colleagues, does she not think that it would be in their interests for their names and their reputations to be…18 May 2021HANSARDSafe Streets for AllThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am very grateful to you. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill), who made a very…17 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIf this inquiry is to achieve everything that we would want of it, then it must be the pre-eminent vehicle by which the voice of those who have lost loved ones in this pandemic…12 May 2021HANSARD British Meat and Dairy ProductsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani. I congratulate the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) on securing this important and timely debate. I do not…28 Apr 2021HANSARDVoter ID: Democratic ParticipationWhat recent assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the potential effect of Government plans to mandate voter ID in future elections on levels of democratic participation…22 Apr 2021HANSARDVoter ID: Democratic ParticipationI thank the hon. Member for that answer. Notwithstanding the commission’s findings, though, it is estimated that it would cost something in the region of £20 million to introduce…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is quite astonishing that the Secretary of State’s statement had absolutely nothing to say about the Government’s plans for vaccine ID cards—something that has apparently been…19 Apr 2021HANSARDUK Exports to the US: TariffsThe Scotch whisky industry is of economic importance to a large number of the most economically fragile communities in the highlands and islands, so I genuinely wish the Secretary…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUK Exports to the US: TariffsWhat recent discussions she has had with her US counterpart on not re-imposing tariffs on UK exports to the US.15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I say to the Leader of the House that I hope that Members of all parties might be allowed to pay some tribute to my late colleague and friend Baroness Williams of Crosby? She…15 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern IrelandFor years, the Government have been warned that peace in Northern Ireland was a delicate and fragile thing that was not to be taken for granted. The fact that we have reached this…13 Apr 2021HANSARDCoronavirusIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bolton West (Chris Green), who posited many of the absolutely central questions in this debate. I readily confess that I find…25 Mar 2021HANSARDImmigration and Nationality Application FeesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I congratulate the hon. Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Meg Hillier) on securing this debate. She gave a…25 Mar 2021HANSARDCoronavirusIndeed. I do not think the hon. Gentleman was in the House in 2006, when Labour tried to introduce identity cards, but I remember the objections, which were forcefully put by the…25 Mar 2021HANSARDImmigration and Nationality Application FeesI am enormously encouraged to hear what the Minister says, and it does sound like common sense. But it does all sound distant. In the meantime, can we not just get machines for…25 Mar 2021