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HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension SchemeMy hon. Friend speaks movingly about his family, but he also points to another issue, which is that the Government need to act urgently, otherwise miners and their families, who…10 Jun 2019HANSARDFord in BridgendWhether in terms of its impact on just-in-time manufacturing, on tariffs or, indeed, on regulatory alignment, no deal would be a disastrous outcome for manufacturing. Does the…10 Jun 2019HANSARDFacial Recognition TechnologyThe Minister will be aware of the comments of the new independent reviewer of our counter-terror laws at the weekend about our police and security services using artificial…10 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI welcome the Leader of the House to his new role. We urgently need a national debate on social care. As a first step, can we at least have a statement indicating when the Green…06 Jun 2019HANSARDTelephone and Online ScamsIt is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone, in the first debate back after the short recess. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Ogmore (Chris…04 Jun 2019HANSARDCPS Engagement with Local CommunitiesI wish the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, the hon. and learned Member for South Swindon (Robert Buckland), well in his new role. Of course, I welcome the hon. and learned…23 May 2019HANSARDCPS Engagement with Local CommunitiesThat percentage was not for convictions, but for the proportion of rapes even reaching charging stage. The Law Officers are presiding over a situation in which more than 98% of…23 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelThe forthcoming Government project to build the Royal Navy fleet solid support ships will clearly use enormous amounts of steel. Quite simply, why can the Minister not ensure that…21 May 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMany people lost money due to the collapse of London Capital & Finance, including my constituent Mr Fulcher, who lost thousands of pounds. The media have raised hopes of…16 May 2019HANSARD Automatism as a Legal DefenceThis is an issue that I have raised before in other contexts. Sometimes we are told by the CPS that it has to look through the file of each case to pick up certain data, but in…14 May 2019HANSARD Automatism as a Legal DefenceThere may well be a number of reasons for that; we may simply have more offences. However, I entirely take on board my hon. Friend’s point, and it would indeed reinforce the need…14 May 2019HANSARD Automatism as a Legal DefenceIt is, as always, a pleasure to serve under you as Chair, Mr Owen. It is also a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C.…14 May 2019HANSARD Automatism as a Legal DefenceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to draw attention to the issue of cuts in police officers affecting things right across the board. Clearly, there are different levels of…14 May 2019HANSARDRefugees in Sri LankaAs my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) has said, these refugee communities belong to religious minorities. Will the Minister make it clear to his…09 May 2019HANSARD Universal Credit HelplineI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. I welcome the fact that the helpline is at least now free, which it was not in the first place, but does my hon. Friend agree…07 May 2019HANSARD Sharia Law CourtsI omitted to mention the speech of the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald) not because I did not think that it was impressive, but…02 May 2019HANSARD Sharia Law CourtsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hanson. I begin by commending the speeches that have been made from the Back Benches, starting with the hon. Member for…02 May 2019HANSARD Sharia Law CourtsIndeed. I mentioned that when I intervened on the hon. Member for Henley, who referred to them as councils in his speech. One of the conclusions drawn by the Home Office’s…02 May 2019HANSARD Sharia Law CourtsI agree with the hon. Gentleman’s point about awareness. Like him, I carefully read the independent Home Office report, which said: “It is this misrepresentation of sharia…02 May 2019HANSARD Rape Victims: Disclosure of EvidenceI am grateful to you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question, and I commend the right hon. Member for Broxtowe (Anna Soubry) for applying for it. The latest Home Office…29 Apr 2019