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HANSARD Migration and Economic DevelopmentI am saddened that following last week’s tragic events neither the shadow Home Secretary nor the SNP Front Bench are prepared to say that people should not be getting into these…19 Dec 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [Lords]May I draw attention to the much better behaviour that we have seen from DFDS, which operates out of the port of Dover? On port-to-port agreements, will my right hon. Friend…19 Dec 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [Lords]Not only has 2022 been a year of opportunity, new jobs, higher wages and investment across Dover and Deal, but it has been a difficult and challenging year, with a number of…19 Dec 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I think he has made his point about his choice of language, in the same way that I have made mine. As we look forward to the Bill…19 Dec 2022HANSARDSmall Boats Incident in the ChannelI was awoken this morning to the news that bodies were being brought into Dover, and that the boat had overturned in the channel. It is the news that I, as the Member of…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI rise to speak in support of new clause 12, in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton South (Andrew Lewer), on small-site affordable housing. The need for…13 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and for the new approach on Albania. As much as I welcome the jobs, will my right hon. Friend confirm that this will be a temporary,…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank my right hon. Friend for her comments, and she is absolutely right. Some local councils are over-delivering and overperforming, and some are underperforming. If we look…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend raising this and for his support in this important area that affects our constituencies so much. I will be speaking later to the details of…05 Dec 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Programme) (No. 4)Will my right hon. Friend confirm that the Department will consider amendments, in relation to new clause 55, to stop the people smugglers who trade their wares on TikTok?05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillWill the Minister confirm that, in line with the discussions that have been had, the Government will look to bring back amendments, should they be needed, in line with new clause…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI rise to speak to new clause 55, which stands in my name. I am grateful to my many right hon. and hon. Friends who have supported it, both by putting their name to it and…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?05 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Bill of Rights will be an important addition to the toolbox for tackling illegal immigration and the small boats crisis. I have met the Justice Secretary and I understand that…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Rail Cancellations and Service LevelsI put on record the usually good service that we receive from Southeastern workers. However, rail use is still not where it needs to be, and there is no doubt that days—indeed,…01 Dec 2022HANSARDManston UpdateI have often raised concerns about health-based security at the illegal immigration points of entry at Dover. People who come into close contact with people who may be…28 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Air Quality (Designation of Relevant Public Authorities) (England) Regulations 2022The Minister raises the important point of road vehicles and the impact of air pollution. Does she agree that it is of grave concern that, as many will know, in Dover there is a…24 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillIt is important to look at the balance of council tax attributions for HMOs, but will the Minister confirm that any local authority that has such HMOs will have its council tax…23 Nov 2022HANSARDHotel Asylum Accommodation: Local Authority ConsultationI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend for his engagement with Kent councils and for meeting my residents in Dover to hear about the impact of this issue. My council does not get…23 Nov 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. At Prime Minister’s questions, the hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Olivia Blake) referred to the channel deaths this time last year.…23 Nov 2022