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HANSARD Ukraine UpdateThe Defence Secretary has acknowledged MPs from across the House who have visited Ukraine. I wanted to briefly share my experience. When I visited a Ukrainian hospital, I met a…22 Apr 2025HANSARDPrivate Law Proceedings: Child SafetyThe previous Government’s harm panel report stated that there is a crisis in family courts and that they are too pro-parental contact, despite there being concerns about the…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateThe car industry will be hardest hit by Trump’s tariffs, as my constituency knows better than most; our single largest employer, McLaren, sells 42% of its product to the US. Will…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK ParliamentariansI was on one of those delegations that the Minister has just spoken about, and unlike my friends on the Government Benches, we were able to visit the area without a problem from…07 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Israeli Military OperationsSome 400 aid workers have been killed in Gaza over the past 500 days, and we are now a year and a day on from the awful attack on the World Central Kitchen. How many British aid…02 Apr 2025HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: West BankEarlier this year, I visited the west bank with colleagues in the Chamber as part of a parliamentary delegation, where I saw the awful Israeli illegal violence in Hebron and…01 Apr 2025HANSARDFly-tippingFly-tipping is a real concern in my constituency of Woking, but I understand that the previous Government introduced new powers that enabled Woking borough council and other local…20 Mar 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: Prosecution RatesIn Surrey alone there are 1,500 cases waiting to be heard in our Crown court, including 166 sexual offences against women and girls. Prosecutors have been telling victims that…20 Mar 2025HANSARDFly-tipping16. What steps he is taking to tackle fly-tipping.20 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Twelfth sitting)This is a very different hon. Member for Stockton West speaking now from the one who spoke last week, when he spoke against and voted against the Liberal Democrat amendment to…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak on this important Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. I wish to focus my attention on two new clauses. First, I am…17 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Tenth sitting)We need to understand the impact of our immigration laws on victims of human trafficking and modern slavery. New clause 18 would require the Secretary of State to introduce…13 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Tenth sitting)I am happy to support the new clause tabled by my friend the hon. Member for Perth and Kinross-shire. I will also speak to new clause 13, which does essentially the same thing.…13 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.13 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Tenth sitting)I will be relatively brief. The three new clauses concern Europol, and the Liberal Democrats and I think that they are vital to ensuring that the Bill goes further and is more…13 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Tenth sitting)I do not quite get the reasoning that says that we do not need the amendment in order to work with Europol because we already work with Europol. The amendment is about empowering…13 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause is about allowing asylum seekers to work. It is commonly raised, by a lot of people, that this country…13 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.13 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Tenth sitting)I do agree with that. The system was broken by the previous Government; that is one of the very few things that the hon. Member and I completely agree on. We know that the system…13 Mar 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Tenth sitting)I will start with some examples of best practice from elsewhere. In Australia, most asylum seekers have the right to work straight away, even though it is temporary. In Canada,…13 Mar 2025