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HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI am going to complete this. Throughout my time in this role, I have worked with the Government. I worked with them on the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019, and I…26 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)I commend my hon. Friend on the speech she is making. Does she agree that, although the issue of personal assistants is important, there is the wider issue of the impact on the…26 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)Can my hon. Friend think of any realistic argument why, given that the Government say they want to guarantee the rights of EU nationals, they would not simply do so now, in clause…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI promised the right hon. Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon) that I would give way to him.26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI will finish the point and then come back to the right hon. Gentleman. We have to make decisions based on clear evidence. I raise that because of course it is for the Home…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI am very grateful for the intervention and I am sure the Home Secretary will come back to that in due course. The reason I raised the issue of proscription—26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI just say to the right hon. Gentleman that I am simply asking what has changed, which is not an unreasonable question. Much of the evidence that has been put forward today we…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI will make some progress, but I will come back to the right hon. Lady. The Home Secretary stated in his letter to the shadow Home Secretary: “Hizballah, as a political entity in…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI have just set out the position: we are not opposing the motion. What I am seeking to do is to scrutinise the Government’s position, which is perfectly reasonable.26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI am grateful to the Home Secretary for his remarks, and I thank him for the letter he sent to my right hon. Friend the Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (Ms Abbott),…26 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Coordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)Can my hon. Friend think of any realistic argument why, given that the Government say they want to guarantee the rights of EU nationals, they would not simply do so now, in clause…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOnline Platforms: Extremist ContentI worked with the Security Minister on what is now the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 to update our laws to deal with those who access online extremist content,…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Instrumental Music TuitionI warmly congratulate the hon. Gentleman on leading this debate on a very important issue. I am sure that he agrees that nobody should ever be priced out of music tuition, which…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsNumerous constituents have contacted me, very concerned about the future of our national health service. If we are to have all these trade deals around the world, can the…21 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland BackstopThank you for granting this urgent question, Mr Speaker, and I thank the Solicitor General for responding. The reality is that there are 38 days until we leave the EU, and in all…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Backstop(Urgent Question): To ask the Attorney General if he will make a statement on options for legally binding changes to the Northern Ireland protocol of the EU withdrawal agreement,…19 Feb 2019HANSARDUK Nationals returning from SyriaMay I begin by joining the Home Secretary in his tribute to the late Paul Flynn? Paul was the first person to show me around the House of Commons, and he was an inspiration to me…18 Feb 2019HANSARD Mineworkers’ Pension SchemeI congratulate my hon. Friend on her fine speech. Picking up on a point from the previous intervention, the very reason there has to be action soon is that if there is not, the…14 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Professor Peers, you have written a lot about free movement, including that of UK citizens in the EU27. A former constituent of mine contacted me recently about the situation in…14 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q You said that you felt that the £30,000 earnings threshold was not a realistic number. You have spoken about the temporary agricultural workers scheme, but could you give me a…14 Feb 2019