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HANSARDSteel SafeguardsMy constituents work at the nearby Corby steelworks, and I see the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, my hon. Friend the Member for Corby (Tom Pursglove), on the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsThank you for your statement earlier, Mr Speaker. I think the vast majority of Members of this House agree entirely. I congratulate the Secretary of State on his statement. The…22 Jun 2022HANSARD EU Retained LawOver a long time in this House, I have noticed that when the Government have done something well, the number of Opposition Back Benchers present for a statement is very few. I spy…22 Jun 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI have listened to one of the most able members of the Government and his thoughtful response. If the problem really is the Northern Ireland protocol, how on earth are we going to…22 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the House (Today)My hon. Friend may want to bring this up afterwards, but the motions are very complicated and it might take the Minister of State, Department for Transport, my hon. Friend the…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillThere might be a contrary view that people in this place sometimes decide on these nice shiny things—for example, George Osborne and his super-duper high-speed trains—knowing full…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillAs my hon. Friend the Member for South Ribble (Katherine Fletcher) obviously knows more about Wellingborough than I do, she might mention that the cattle trucks they are now…20 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the House (Today)This is a small but important procedural point, and I could be corrected later on, but it seems to me that this Business of the House motion says that four very complicated…20 Jun 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests ResignationI congratulate the hon. Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) on securing this urgent question, but it is a bit of a shame that it is not on something our constituents care about. I…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn the sixth anniversary of the dreadful murder of Jo Cox, who I remember as a happy young Labour MP who was clearly going to make a mark on this place—I also think, of course, of…16 Jun 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests ResignationSorry, Mr Speaker. I got carried away. Her Majesty’s loyal Opposition know that if things are as bad as they say they are, the way to get rid of the Prime Minister and this…16 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaPeople who are trafficked into this country, or duped or coerced, are exploited for sexual or labour purposes. People who are smuggled into this country willingly pay to be so,…15 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI congratulate the Leader of the House on changing the business for tomorrow. I think it is the first time, certainly since I have been here, that an Opposition do not want to…14 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaI congratulate the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald) on getting the urgent question, but I will not congratulate him on the language…13 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the House (private members’ Bills)It is good of the Leader of the House to arrange a debate lasting nearly, but not quite, one and a half hours on private Members’ Bills. It may be helpful to Members who are…13 Jun 2022HANSARDBrexit: Economic Opportunities12. What progress his Department has made on identifying potential economic opportunities arising from the UK having left the EU.09 Jun 2022HANSARDBrexit: Economic OpportunitiesI apologise to the House, Mr Speaker: perhaps I should not have asked that question as it obviously required the giving of a long list of benefits. In my constituency, Weatherbys,…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseSplendid!09 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Brexit Minister tell us which Departments are co-operating with him wholeheartedly and which are dragging their feet? Does he plan to report, perhaps quarterly, on the…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseParliament decides the laws. The court interprets them. I understand that the flights to Rwanda with economic migrants, which were passed as lawful by this House, are being…09 Jun 2022