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HANSARDSexual OffencesWomen and girls who are victims of human trafficking suffer the most appalling sexual offences, yet in 2020 there were only 13 convictions for human trafficking. Today, I have…23 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineThe Prime Minister is right to say that Ukraine has been invaded by Russia. I think that Members on both sides of the House were expecting stronger sanctions to be announced…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineGiven the Russian military action in Transnistria, does the Secretary of State agree that Moldova is also at risk from the Russians? Have there been discussions with the Moldovan…21 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Illegal MigrationWould that not all be unnecessary if the French just controlled their own border? Our forces could then be redeployed, not protecting things in the channel. Are the French not at…21 Feb 2022HANSARDFinancial CrimeThis is hard to believe, but on 4 February this year Peter Swailes junior was sentenced for a crime that involved financial fraud. A person was kept in his shed for up to 40…10 Feb 2022HANSARDElective TreatmentI am grateful to the Secretary of State for coming to the House and making this announcement here first. Does he agree that, as other Members have said, particularly Opposition…08 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsLater this month, the best new prison will be opened in Wellingborough, on the site of the old prison. It is a strange time that we live in, because the same Department that is…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Is it not correct that there are lies, damned lies and statistics, and is it not sometimes a matter of interpretation, not a matter of…07 Feb 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Chief of Staff AppointmentI certainly welcome the fact that unelected officials are being replaced by Members of Parliament in the Government, because one problem in recent years has been the drift, with…07 Feb 2022HANSARDElective Care Recovery in EnglandThe Minister is right in what he says again and again. I remember a few years ago, a close relative had liver cancer. They went to see the consultant and were given a one in three…07 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI was shocked last week when the Leader of the House told us that he felt the Government were drifting towards a presidential style of government, rather than a parliamentary one.…03 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateConservatives believe in holding taxes down and putting more money in people’s pockets so that they can decide how to spend it. Socialists believe in raising taxes and then…03 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Purchasing EffortIn reality, back at the beginning of the pandemic, the Opposition were calling for the Government to go faster. It seems to me that one of the great success stories of this…03 Feb 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland BorderFollowing on from what the Secretary of State has just said, is it not extraordinary that 20% of the checks that the EU has with third countries are between Great Britain and…03 Feb 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend, who has been a staunch supporter of this Bill. To his point, there has been no objection; in fact, there has been tremendous support. I…28 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning) for giving the Queen’s consent. I thank all…28 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillNice try! It is important that the motor insurance industry knows that the Bill is making progress, so it has not put the £50 on. If we do not do it, that will happen. It is not…28 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the House Commission BillThe first reason they should do so—in this particular case—is that it is good for them. This change will happen only when there is a Government in crisis, which is why the Wright…28 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the House Commission BillThat was it. I have it here somewhere, unless somebody has pinched it. Here it is: “The Coalition: our programme for government”. Let us remember that the Liberal Democrats and…28 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillThe hon. Lady goes to the crux of the matter. That question was brought up in Committee by the right hon. Member for Warley (John Spellar), and I will discuss it in some detail…28 Jan 2022