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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI have worked with the hon. Lady on various issues, and I hope she will give me the latitude to expand my argument and set out my proposals, which we could move forward on…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI hope the hon. Gentleman recognises that I am talking about a specific function of the way in which the childcare sector operates and the fact that it generates public Exchequer…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI will tell the right hon. Gentleman what this Government are going to do differently: they will make a difference to all our constituents by getting waiting lists down with the…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillFor donkey’s years, I listened to the right hon. Gentleman try to claim that this country was on the up. I have seen the alternative. Please let him justify that.17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillHe will therefore understand why I suggest that we as a Parliament could look at how we address those issues. Right now, the sector is concerned. I do not think that is a surprise…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillIt is extraordinary to follow Opposition Members, with their short-sightedness and, frankly, short memory of the damage they have done to this country. Indeed, it is the very…17 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI share my hon. Friend’s frustration, because 10 years ago this place voted to recognise Palestine as a state. Many of us took part in that debate. Does he therefore agree that we…16 Dec 2024HANSARDBorder Security: CollaborationIt is so refreshing to have a Home Secretary who is actually targeting those who exploit refugees. I understand what she says about the evolving situation in Syria, and I welcome…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Puberty-suppressing HormonesThe Health Secretary is right when he says that young trans men and young trans women in this country need us all to do better on their behalf, particularly in the debate and how…11 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillI appreciate the hon. and learned Gentleman’s passion. He also needs to be honest with this Chamber that the laws he is talking about include human rights laws, and the basic,…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillImportantly, this House was charged, along with the Irish Government, to uphold the Good Friday agreement. In any legislation that comes along, it is right and proper that we ask…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillWill the hon. and learned Gentleman give way?06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillI wish I could understand—perhaps my hon. Friend can help me out with this. If, on the one hand, the European Union is a source of colonisation that has this disrespect towards…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillI thank the hon. and learned Gentleman for giving way. I hope he will recognise that it is not laughter on the Government Benches, but bemusement at the inconsistency. He opines…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillWill the hon. and learned Gentleman give way?06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillThe hon. and learned Gentleman and I share a common concern, then. My constituents in Walthamstow do benefit from the protection of their human rights, because we are still…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech and it is one that he and I have lived and breathed as Members elected prior to 2024 and indeed prior to 2019, when the legislation at…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillThe right hon. Gentleman is right. He and I may disagree about how to resolve it though, which is what I want to ask him about so that I do not misunderstand him. That…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) Billrose—06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillThe right hon. Gentleman actually knows that I have a lot of sympathy for his frustrations, because none of us should ever say there is a perfect solution to the challenges that…06 Dec 2024