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HANSARDBill of RightsI welcome this statement, which builds on the work that I and Sir Peter Gross did with his important review. Sir Peter’s balanced committee did not say that all was well with the…22 Jun 2022HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial InterestsI agree with the right hon. Lady about the need to appoint a new adviser but I have looked carefully at her motion, which talks about an adviser. What would the status of that…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial InterestsMy right hon. and learned Friend is being generous in taking interventions. I agree about the importance of balance between the Executive and the legislature. May I press him on…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial InterestsFurther to that, are not the Nolan principles set out in annex A to the ministerial code? All this nonsense about their removal is factually wrong. However, will my right hon. and…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol: First Treasury CounselI listened very carefully to the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael). He well knows, as a former Minister, that the Law Officers’ convention is very clear…09 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillIt is a pleasure to speak after the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones), who in admirable brevity covered the gamut of the Bill. The House will be relieved to know that…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who speaks with conviction and passion on this issue. She recently introduced a 10-minute rule Bill on whistleblowing and works very hard on that…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI am extremely grateful to my right hon. Friend. He is right to caution against the danger here, but a carefully calibrated reverse burden defence deals with the mischiefs that he…06 Jun 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportMy right hon. Friend well knows that the rules apply to him as much as to all of us, and the rules of this House make clear that anyone who comes here and deliberately lies and…25 May 2022HANSARDGreat British Railways Headquarters: Swindon’s BidI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend; with his powerful words, he has exemplified the point that boundaries are not important here; it is the talent that we want to…24 May 2022HANSARDGreat British Railways Headquarters: Swindon’s BidI beg to move, That this House has considered Swindon’s bid to host Great British Railways’ headquarters. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark, and to see…24 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolArticle 1 of the protocol makes it clear that that agreement is to be “without prejudice” to the Good Friday/Belfast agreement regarding the constitutional status of Northern…17 May 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI am grateful to the hon. Lady; her comments show the value of interventions, because we can have a genuine debate about a very important issue that goes to the heart of Lords…26 Apr 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI rise to speak chiefly to part 1 of the Bill. It is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Glasgow North East (Anne McLaughlin), and I listened with great care to her…26 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsLike many others across the country, one of my constituents has been helping directly with the humanitarian effort in Ukraine and the region. He received the most troubling…20 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillDoes my hon. Friend accept that Lords amendments 7B and 7C have been qualified to make the proper concession that people seeking asylum should not be given preferential treatment…20 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsToday’s announcement by our serving United Kingdom judges of their withdrawal from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal is now the right decision, and I support it, as does my…30 Mar 2022HANSARDBritish and Overseas Judges: Hong KongThe hon. Gentleman is making an important point about the need for the Government not to direct judges, which would play entirely into the hands of China. We have an independent…30 Mar 2022HANSARDBritish and Overseas Judges: Hong KongI am grateful for the work that my right hon. Friend has done. When I was Lord Chancellor, I worked with the then Foreign Secretary, who is now my successor, to agree a set of…30 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, which builds on the work done by my hon. Friend the Member for Eddisbury (Edward Timpson) and others in the Children and Families Act,…29 Mar 2022