Contributions
1,403 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]The question is not about territorial waters; it is about operation within the exclusive economic zone, from 12 miles to 200 miles. The incidents off Shetland demonstrate beyond…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]There will be no provision in licensing that will deal with the dangerous and reckless conduct that we have seen west of Shetland, and that we will see in other territorial…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]The hon. Lady advances an excellent argument in support of my new clause 11, but as it happens, I am going to press new clause 12. The difficulty she has is that I do not hear any…13 Oct 2020HANSARD China’s Policy on its Uyghur PopulationIt is a pleasure to follow the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling (Tom Tugendhat). I thank all those who signed the petition to…12 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsSome 1.7 million children across the whole of the United Kingdom have no access to a desktop, laptop or tablet devices for learning while away from school. That is the scale of…12 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Monday, farmers from across the United Kingdom will be demonstrating in Parliament Square to make the point that, to them, future food standards and animal welfare provisions…08 Oct 2020HANSARDChina: Labour Programme in TibetI congratulate the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) on securing this debate. I declare an interest, in that I am also a member of IPAC.…07 Oct 2020HANSARDChina: Labour Programme in TibetThese acts of repression never happen all at once. It is never a single thing that happens immediately. Does the right hon. Gentleman share my concern about reports that we are…07 Oct 2020HANSARDLong CovidI thank the Minister for that helpful and comprehensive answer. If she has not already read it, may I commend to her the most recent edition of The Doctor , the British Medical…06 Oct 2020HANSARDAreas with Additional Public Health Restrictions: Economic SupportThe speculation in the media today that the Scottish Government are about to introduce greater restrictions in Scotland just as we go into the October school holiday is causing…06 Oct 2020HANSARDLong CovidWhat steps he is taking to support people with long covid.06 Oct 2020HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. You are aware that there are a number of reports in the Scottish media today regarding the possibility of increased restrictions in Scotland. It…06 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for York Outer (Julian Sturdy), who made a characteristically thoughtful, measured and knowledgeable contribution to the debate.…05 Oct 2020HANSARD CCRC Decision on 44 Post Office ProsecutionsI welcome the progress that we have made thus far in getting at least an element of judicial oversight of this inquiry. Like others, I remain sceptical about whether it will be…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillIs not another factor that comes into play after necessity and proportionality human nature? It is human nature for people who work all the time in these specific areas—whether…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThe Minister has reeled off an impressive number of statistics, which justify the use of CHIS operations. How many or what proportion of the operations were undertaken by the Food…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19I am grateful to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to take part in this debate. It does strike me that the mood of the House tonight is very different from the mood…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillNot learned; I am a former solicitor.23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillSurely, the debate of the past five or 10 minutes has exposed the truth of this matter, which is that it is easy to build consensus in the House on provisions relating to civil…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillThe exclusion of torture from schedule 1 raises the inference for any court that—and this is a matter of logic, not of law—there are circumstances in which torture is acceptable.…23 Sept 2020