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HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillObviously, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will answer on any engagement that the UK Government have had with Brussels. He is right to cast it at that level, because…24 Jan 2024HANSARD Pet Abduction BillNo, we are not, because the provisions of the Bill give the defence of reasonable excuse or lawful authority and, in any sensible analysis of a case, a police officer or a…19 Jan 2024HANSARD Pet Abduction BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for West Ham (Ms Brown), who spoke with passion about her devoted pet. Her story will be repeated millions of times across our country,…19 Jan 2024HANSARD Pet Abduction BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising that issue. Of course, the normal convention is that the Bill would come into force two months after Royal Assent, which is a…19 Jan 2024HANSARDBuilding Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) BillAs the Member of Parliament for Nationwide, whose headquarters are in Swindon, I am delighted that my hon. Friend mentions that building society, its leading role in mutuality in…19 Jan 2024HANSARDLoan ChargeMy right hon. Friend is making a very powerful point about HMRC. It was the product of a forced merger of the Inland Revenue and Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise by, I think,…18 Jan 2024HANSARDLoan ChargeWill my right hon. Friend give way?18 Jan 2024HANSARDLoan ChargeI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his courtesy on this occasion. I share his comments about Sir Tony Lloyd, who was a member of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee,…18 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy hon. and learned Friend makes an important point about the extent to which the courts should and can intervene on issues relating to the compatibility of primary legislation…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIn fact, further than that, there are already proposed reforms to the interim procedure, which will come into place this year and crucially will remove the anonymity provisions…17 Jan 2024HANSARDRestoration of Power SharingI commend my right hon. Friend for his efforts to try to restore the Assembly and the Executive with a big offer. Is it not right that, were direct rule to be contemplated, we…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am glad that my hon. Friend is making this point. I do not blame him because it is easy to elide the two now, but EU law and the operation of the Luxembourg Court is a very…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI have sources that I was looking at to research this speech. I will send my hon. Friend the links that I have to the European Court web pages that deal with several meetings held…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy right hon. and learned Friend is absolutely right. I think I have said outside the Chamber that, when it comes to the passage of statute, the principle of “less is more” is not…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI spoke yesterday to the amendments that stand in my name and are potentially subject to Division later, so I will not trouble the Committee on that. My amendment 58 would amend…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point. I hope that is taken up in the other place as well. As Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, I want to discuss that further…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson), the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee. I rise to speak to amendments 28, 29…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI entirely agree. My right hon. Friend and I are both romantic Tories of an old school, which might surprise many Members. We share that common fount of Toryism that is important…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI agree with my right hon. Friend that we are not just another public agency. This is Parliament and this place has a particular status, position, responsibility and…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy right hon. Friend is right. He is building on the frustration that I had. That is not a criticism of Ministers. The way in which the Home Office was working did not seem to…16 Jan 2024