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HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023On a point of information, regardless of what happens with these regulations, which are only for consideration in this Committee and will be subject to final approval on the Floor…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023The hon. Gentleman is super courteous, and he has put his finger on it, I have to say. In informal discussions with members of Government I have raised that I am concerned about…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023I hope that everyone in this Committee, and indeed in this House, wants to protect women. That is a very important principle as expressed, for example, in my International…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023The Minister is making an interesting case, and I understand that she prepared her notes and thoughts before she came to the Committee. At the same time, questions have been…06 Dec 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationThere is a lot of tinkering going on here, but the real problem is parliamentary sovereignty. The rule of law, which my right hon. Friend referred to, is at the heart of this…15 Nov 2023HANSARDEngagementsWill my right hon. Friend give the House an assurance that he has made it clear to the new Foreign Secretary, who of course we wish well, that his policy and conduct of EU-related…15 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationI commend my right hon. Friend and the Home Secretary for the real progress that is now evident. It may not be sufficient for many at the moment, but the real issue is, as I…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaOn international law and media impartiality, will the Attorney General be asked to provide a legal note, if not a full opinion, given, for example, that one of Ofcom’s…16 Oct 2023HANSARDHigh Speed 2We had a meeting about HS2 with the Minister of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman), a few weeks ago. It was a very good meeting, led by myself…18 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillHas the hon. Gentleman noted, I hope with satisfaction, that the Government yesterday and today have made statements on a strategy for preventing suicide nationally, and that what…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI would like to mention a very long journey in relation to the protection of children, because to my mind that is right at the heart of the Bill’s social value. I think it was…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy right hon. and learned Friend has mentioned Ofcom several times. I would like to ask his opinion as to whether there should be, if there is not already, a special provision for…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillIn addition to the idea of annual scrutiny raised by my right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis), does my hon. Friend think it would be a reasonably good…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that what has really put their teeth on edge most of all is the idea that they might go to prison?12 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI commend my hon. Friend for her remarks. May I point out that there is a provision in European legislation—I speak as Chairman of the European Scrutiny Committee—called the data…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillAs I am sure my hon. Friend the Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Miriam Cates) will agree, may I say how much we appreciate what the Government have done in relation to the…12 Sept 2023HANSARD Retirement of the Clerk of the HouseMr Speaker, I too would like to associate myself with your remarks, and with the tributes paid to Sir John Benger by all other persons in the Chamber. It is always an enormous…12 Sept 2023HANSARD Duty on Shopping: UK Entry PointsWill my hon. Friend give way?06 Sept 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateI greatly commend the Minister for the progress he has made with respect to procedure and to the disreputable lawyers who have been exploiting the system, and for the procedures…05 Sept 2023HANSARDDraft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023On a point of order, Mr Pritchard. So many of our arrangements are exercised by virtue of conventions. The question of what the precision of a particular rule is has to be weighed…17 Jul 2023