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HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesI, too, congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) on securing this important debate, in which we celebrate the diversity of the global family…11 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesThe hon. Gentleman is entirely right. I do not think I met a single Gibraltarian who was averse to the idea of integration with the United Kingdom. This is something that we need…11 May 2023HANSARDPrivate Rental CostsAccording to Rent Smart Wales, the number of registered landlords in Wales fell by 328 during the two years to January this year and there were 301 fewer rental properties…19 Apr 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am pleased to follow the hon. Member for Walthamstow (Stella Creasy). I have heard your strictures, Mr Evans, and I shall try to be as brief as I possibly can. I rise to speak…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandWhen my right hon. Friend appeared before the European Scrutiny Committee yesterday, he promised to deliver the list of the 3% of EU laws he says will remain as a consequence of…22 Mar 2023HANSARDRail ServicesI must confess that I was disappointed to hear from my right hon. Friend that he has decided to extend Avanti’s contract by six months. Avanti has been letting down the people of…20 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend on the introduction of this legislation. She has made it clear that she intends to secure that the only route to asylum in the UK…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolThe Command Paper tells us that the framework, “narrows the range of EU rules applicable in Northern Ireland—to less than 3% overall by the EU’s own calculations”, which is, of…27 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe measures in the Bill are wholly necessary and greatly welcome. The retention of EU law after our departure from the European Union was certainly necessary in order to maintain…18 Jan 2023HANSARDIranI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) on securing this important debate, and I thank the Backbench Business Committee for facilitating it. It is…12 Jan 2023HANSARDIranThe only conclusion I can come to is that the Government do not want to alert the IRGC on when it will happen. I think we all accept that it will happen and I would be astounded,…12 Jan 2023HANSARDWest Coast Main Line: ServicesCan the Minister say in percentage terms what his expectation is for Avanti being able to deliver a full timetable by the end of March?15 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main Line: ServicesFirst, I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Ynys Môn (Virginia Crosbie) on securing this debate and the Backbench Business Committee on facilitating it. I guess that the…15 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main Line: ServicesI fully understand that we have national rail strikes, but putting that to one side, and focusing on the efforts that Avanti is making and the work that the Minister’s Department…15 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI refer my right hon. Friend to the point made by our right hon. Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh). Can he specifically confirm that the legislation to be…13 Dec 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)I hesitate to intervene again, but it is specifically provided for in clause 7(2) that, although precedent may not apply in the case of European decisions, it does in the case of…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)Does my hon. Friend not agree that a particular strength of our domestic legal system is the principle of stare decisis, whereby there is a strict rule that cases are followed in…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Gentleman mentions the danger of departing from precedent, but is that not substantially mitigated by clause 7(2)?24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)The hon. Lady will know that this Government have consistently improved the rights of workers. It is a process that has continued over the last 12 years since this party has been…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)Could the hon. Gentleman indicate whether he and his party are entirely happy with every aspect of EU retained law? If not, which aspects does he feel should be swept away?22 Nov 2022