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HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI commend my right hon. Friend for his statement and, indeed, for the tone that the Government have taken in respect of this most grave scandal. It is striking, is it not, that…21 May 2024HANSARDIllegal Migration Act: Northern IrelandThis case, together with the case a few months ago about the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, have a common theme: the applicability of article 2 of…14 May 2024HANSARDPort Talbot SteelworksI commend my right hon. Friend for his comments, and for reminding us that half a billion pounds is no small beer when it comes to intervention in a private industry. There are…30 Apr 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy hon. Friend is right that the amendments that were agreed on Report in this House struck the right balance, and I am afraid that on this occasion I wholly disagree with the way…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Heathrow Airport: Western Rail LinkI congratulate the hon. Member on securing the debate. He makes the essential point that this is not just a south-east issue; it affects Swindon, which I represent, and the…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Buckland Review of Autism EmploymentI beg to move, That this House has considered the recommendations of the Buckland Review into Autism and Employment; and urges the Government, businesses and the wider economy to…25 Apr 2024HANSARD Buckland Review of Autism EmploymentStories like that can open up a whole new way of thinking to employers. That is really the beginning of the recommendations that we make in the report. The power of narrative, and…25 Apr 2024HANSARD Buckland Review of Autism EmploymentMy hon. Friend is right about that. He might have noted the very interesting findings of the Nuffield Trust a few weeks ago, which makes the point that although we have to have a…25 Apr 2024HANSARD Buckland Review of Autism EmploymentI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for engaging so closely. I absolutely agree that without a means of accountability, the work that we have done may well be lost. I think…25 Apr 2024HANSARD Buckland Review of Autism EmploymentThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will exercise my prerogative, because there was a proper debate, with some challenge to the report and the approach taken. May I first say that…25 Apr 2024HANSARD Buckland Review of Autism EmploymentIf there is tea and cake involved, I am there. I will happily do that. The point that my hon. Friend makes deals straight away with the stereotype that autistic people cannot…25 Apr 2024HANSARDUnion of Great Britain and Northern IrelandA vital part of securing Northern Ireland’s place in the Union is the shared prosperity fund, which is about levelling up and making sure that Northern Ireland has its fair share.…24 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am mindful of time, as always, and the time is quite rightly being reduced as we deal with this Bill—in a rather similar way to how, with some sort of exotic recipe, the sauce…22 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, and I thank my hon. Friends the Members for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart) and for Darlington (Peter Gibson), and indeed the Backbench…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIt was going so well, and then it descended into a Second Reading diatribe from a Labour Opposition that have absolutely nothing to say about the serious challenge of immigration.…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will give way.22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe hon. Gentleman’s argument has merit, under the Salisbury-Addison convention, when it comes to the principle of a Bill. Their lordships have absolutely the leeway to deal with…22 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillBearing in mind the short time, I will do my best to speak briefly. We have four amendments from the Lords. I can deal with them in short order. Amendment 1D has no merit. I have…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillUp to a point, Lord Copper. I think the second proposed new subsection in the amendment—proposed new subsection (8) of clause 1 —will provide leeway for the Government to disagree…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI have always walked in sunlight; it is others who have perhaps walked through a veil of shadows. We will draw a veil over that. In the spirit of my hon. Friend’s helpful…15 Apr 2024