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HANSARD Checks on Goods Entering UKThe Minister is absolutely right about the devastating impact of not having proper checks and the risk of African swine fever, so can he explain why Dover Port Health is having…29 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI am very pleased to follow the Chair of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee, on which I sit. He expressed very well the importance of the section 21 reforms, in…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. The two statutory instruments are part of the Government’s new border target operating model, which will manage…16 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I am grateful for that question. As I said in my opening remarks, it is my view that the regulations are weaker than those currently in place and that the new environment, in the…16 Apr 2024HANSARDRFA Sir GalahadMy constituent Oliver Richardson, now the mayor of Deal, was just 21 when he survived the sinking of the Galahad. Forty years on, he says that there is no reason for this supposed…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Food SecurityLike my right hon. Friend the Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg Clark), I thoroughly enjoy our Kentish honey, so I welcomed his encouragement of pollinators. May I start by putting…21 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy right hon. and learned Friend is right that it is essential that protections are in place to ensure that adults do not masquerade as children, to safeguard all those concerned.…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIn light of what my right hon. and learned Friend says, how does he see Parliament’s role in assessing any future breaches of the treaty?18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWill the right hon. Lady give way?18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWill the right hon. Lady give way on that point?18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful to her for giving way, because I was hoping to intervene on the SNP spokesperson, the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss), on a similar point. When it…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that another safe country is France?18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillDoes my hon. Friend share my concern that the SNP objected to the regulations on age verification, while the Labour party did not even vote on the regulations, which had to be…18 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillThis is such an important Bill, which my hon. Friend is bringing forward with passion and eloquence. Does she agree that the Government must put in funding at the border to deal…15 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsLater this year, a new digital EU border system will come in, yet key changes that are required and key details have still not been decided by the EU. Urgent decisions are needed…13 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Fire and Rescue Services) (England) Regulations 2024Will the Minister give way?12 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Fire and Rescue Services) (England) Regulations 2024I am grateful to the Minister for giving way on this important point. I would like to put on record my thanks, which I feel we all share, for the tremendous work done by the fire…12 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI am delighted to follow the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell), who so often speaks with such passion on issues of poverty. I have very much enjoyed my visits over…06 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024I have to say, my Yorkshire colleagues are making a very compelling case for their concerns. Would my hon. Friend expand on how the structure should be changed to sort out the…06 Mar 2024