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HANSARDTributes to Baroness BoothroydI came into Parliament in 1984, when Jack Weatherill was Speaker of the House of Commons. I had the great pleasure of voting in the election after he ceased to be Speaker, and I…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolMy right hon. Friend will know that, as ever, the devil lies in the detail of the papers that have been published this afternoon. May I seek his assurance that the Government will…27 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillNo. In a nutshell, every single law that goes to the Council of Ministers, which is the ultimate law-making body, does so by a majority vote of the 27 member stated behind closed…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am grateful for that intervention, because nothing could have been more obvious than the fact that the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston, and indeed many Opposition…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillHaving endured the last 40 minutes, I am bound to say, as Chairman of the European Scrutiny Committee, that although I will be relatively brief there are important matters that…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillOn a small point that was just raised, may I mention that the Online Safety Bill is not retained EU law? There is a law in the European Union, but our Bill does not relate to that.18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillAfter 38 years in this House, I simply say a profound thank you to the British electorate—the 17 million who voted to leave the European Union in the referendum and endorsed that…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillDoes my hon. Friend, in the light of what she has just said, recall “Project Fear”, with George Osborne and others saying, for example, how many hundreds of thousands of…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI jib very strongly at the suggestion of avoiding the procedures whereby these laws were made. It is not just a question of their origin, because it is the EU and some people do…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. So much for that. Our system has relied uniquely on a large bench of high-quality, independent judges, who address points that are brought before…18 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillWould my hon. Friend not also like to say that the NSPCC has been magnificent in supporting us?17 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillI thought I might mention to my right hon. and learned Friend that the written ministerial statement, which is now available to the public, makes it clear that useful and…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillIn a nutshell, we must be able to threaten tech bosses with jail. There is precedent for that—jail sentences for senior managers are commonplace for breaches of duties across a…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillIs my hon. Friend aware that Ian Russell has pointed out that 26% of young people who present at hospital with self-harm and suicide attempts have accessed such predatory,…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is an assault not just on the physical person, but on their minds? That is what is going on, and it is destroying them.17 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillI know my time is up; I just want to say this.17 Jan 2023HANSARD Migration and Economic DevelopmentAlthough the High Court ruled that the Rwanda policy is lawful, as has been said there were only eight asylum claimants. Those cases have all been set aside by the Court, which…19 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationFirst, does my right hon. Friend accept that the legislation that he has announced is overdue? Secondly, it needs expressly to differentiate economic and illegal migrants from…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillMy hon. Friend knows that I too take a great interest in this, and I am glad that the Government have agreed to continue discussions on this question. Is she aware that the…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillMany years ago, in the 1970s, I was much involved in the Protection of Children Bill, which was one of the first steps in condemning and making illegal explicit imagery of…05 Dec 2022