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HANSARDUkraineMay I strongly commend my right hon. Friend for her tremendous work in this field? She has enormous problems to deal with, and I am sure the House will be united in supporting…01 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctionsWill the Foreign Secretary confirm that the secondary legislation being introduced is now in the Vote Office, or that it will be very soon? Will she also please confirm that, from…28 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI commend my right hon. Friend for his prescience and resolve on Ukraine, and also that of the Defence Secretary. Can he confirm that escalating economic sanctions against Russia…22 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. This afternoon, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence made an important and statesmanlike statement on Ukraine. This…21 Feb 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Chief of Staff AppointmentDoes my right hon. and learned Friend agree that nobody is better qualified to be both chief of staff and Chancellor of the Duchy and Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI accept entirely what the Prime Minister has just said. It is absolutely essential that we wait until we hear the next stage in these proceedings in relation to any future…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSmall Modular Reactors and Energy SecurityI congratulate my hon. Friend on the incredible work she does in this field, as well as not only her APPG work, but her work in relation to the Nuclear Industry Association. I pay…19 Jan 2022HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationWould my right hon. Friend accept that this article 8 issue has been at the root of a great number of extremely unsatisfactory appeal decisions? Does he agree that, in the light…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillNot only was the Minister not able to, but he did not want to. This year alone, 26,000 have entered and, unless the legal loopholes are effectively stopped, they will continue to…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillMy amendment 150 to clause 28, using the “notwithstanding” formula, would exclude the Human Rights Act 1998, the European convention on human rights, EU and retained law and the…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyI noticed that my right hon. Friend the Member for Scarborough and Whitby (Mr Goodwill) mentioned fixing things just now. I have to say that fixing something gets very close to…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyAs a former member of the European Scrutiny Committee, of which I have the honour to be Chairman, the Leader of the House is fully aware of the legal and policy expertise of the…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyI would simply like to make it clear, as has already been indicated, that the partnership assembly will not be a decision-making body, and nor is it foreseen as such by article 11…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyJust before my hon. Friend moves away from the principle, will he give way?06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyI have nothing further to say, Madam Deputy Speaker.06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyThere is a simple distinction between I have said and what the hon. Lady has just said, because the Government do not pass legislation but the Council of Ministers does. That is…06 Dec 2021HANSARDCode of Conduct: ConsultationOn the issue of natural justice and a fair hearing, as I have said several times recently, all Members of the House, because of article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1689, are treated…02 Dec 2021HANSARDEnergy-intensive IndustriesThe hon. Gentleman is making a first-class speech. I was brought up in Sheffield and lived there for 20-odd years. I know what he is talking about and he is completely right. I am…24 Nov 2021HANSARDEnergy-intensive IndustriesDoes my hon. Friend agree that the nuclear delivery group is doing an extraordinary job? In the last two months, we have moved, very substantially, down a strong, stable route…24 Nov 2021HANSARDEnergy-intensive IndustriesI commend my hon. Friend on making an excellent speech, as they all have been today. With sovereignty we can stand on our own feet and insist on a level playing field in energy,…24 Nov 2021