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HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I think we sometimes see things in isolation, but cuts to many other services have also had an impact, which the Government need to take into…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillA number of issues about mens rea, which is an essential element of committing a criminal offence, have been decided before the courts. However, elements of our law can already…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillWhere I can agree to a degree is that I certainly accept that there are people with mental health problems in prison who, frankly, should not be. The right hon. Gentleman refers,…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillWell, yes. I have made absolutely clear my support for the measures before us today. My point is simply this: today we will deal with an immediate crisis. What the Bill will not…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillWith the leave of the House, Madam Deputy Speaker, I shall wind up the debate, having also opened it. This has been a wide-ranging debate on the most serious of issues. We have a…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI rise to speak to new clause 1, in my name and that of my hon. and right hon. Friends, but before I do I want to commend my hon. Friend the Member for Streatham (Bell…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillWith the greatest of respect to the hon. Gentleman, it is not an erroneous point. I taught the Human Rights Act for the best part of 11 or 12 years, but I will resist the…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI am delighted to have a chance to respond. I will do so in a moment, but the first thing I would say is that I remember the criticism of me and my right hon. and learned Friend…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Retail Workers: ProtectionI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. Does he agree that there is a particular problem with lone workers in the retail sector, and that it is something…11 Feb 2020HANSARDWaste Incineration FacilitiesI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way, and I congratulate her on securing this debate. She mentioned the appeal process. Constituents who contacted me about this debate…11 Feb 2020HANSARDWaste Incineration FacilitiesWill my hon. Friend give way?11 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorismThe Minister has just referred to the Prevent programme. This week, it is a year since the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 received Royal Assent. Of course, that…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Beer and Pub TaxationI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate, and he is absolutely right about the success story of our pubs and brewing industry. However, does he agree that we have…05 Feb 2020HANSARDOperation AugustaIt is of course always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship in Westminster Hall, Sir Christopher, but today’s debate has been both sobering and searching. I pay credit…05 Feb 2020HANSARDSupport for VeteransToo many times in the past five years, I have met veterans in my constituency office who have been unable to access the mental health support they need. The Minister has mentioned…03 Feb 2020HANSARD UK TelecommunicationsI am grateful to the Foreign Secretary for his statement and for giving me advance sight of it. I am pleased that the Government have finally set out the conclusions of the…28 Jan 2020HANSARD Commission on Justice in WalesI congratulate the right hon. Lady on securing the debate. The report is a serious piece of work. Does she agree that what has not been good and fair is the fact that, in the last…22 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillEffective consultation.22 Jan 2020HANSARDLeaving the EU: Human RightsI always welcome compliments, but I did not detect an answer to the question from the Attorney General. He often says that he is a lawyer first and a politician second. He knows…16 Jan 2020HANSARDLeaving the EU: Human RightsAlthough I welcome most of what the Attorney General has just said, the Tory manifesto says: “We will update the Human Rights Act and administrative law”. Yesterday, at Prime…16 Jan 2020