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HANSARDRefugees from UkraineThat consent will be communicated to the Minister. I do not know why I have been blessed by this organisation within my constituency—Steve Carr, who has organised Dnipro Kids, is…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineRight. We will make sure that, once again, the information is given to the Minister. I hear him say that there is going to be movement—16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineIt has been done and put in place. Here is my challenge to the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, the hon. Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster): if everything comes…16 Mar 2022HANSARDLegislative ConsentThe Secretary of State does not get an LCM because Scotland’s directly elected representatives do not agree with it and do not want it. That is why LCMs are withheld. Everybody…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineI see the Minister getting to his feet. I hope he will tell me that it is now resolved and that they will be on that flight on Friday. He is smiling, so I am waiting in…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that case. We have heard all week about such cases, in which the inaction and initial slowness to respond have led to real and profound…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineFive thousand five hundred!16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone). I do not know why he is surprised about the reasonableness of the Scottish National party Members—I…16 Mar 2022HANSARDLegislative ConsentIs it not the truth that Scotland has never experienced such sustained attacks on our democracy and our democratic institutions? As we have heard, legislative consent is now…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineWe will make sure that it is given. I think that the Minister is reasonably genuine about wanting to resolve it and get it fixed. Let us remember that these are children who have…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineI am sure that the Minister will tell me the same thing, but we are working together and we will ensure that we get the information through. I see him holding a letter; if he…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAs the darkening situation in Ukraine continues into a third week, it is right that statements, legislation and debates to help with the response continue to take priority in the…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIt has now been a week since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. We can only look in awe at the passionate defence of their country by the Ukrainian people. We can only imagine…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI think the whole world shook just a little on its axis this morning as all our worst fears were realised with the invasion of Ukraine. Even though it has been fully expected, the…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseWhat she said.21 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseCan we have a debate about the lorry park that is now the county of Kent? I believe that the right hon. Gentleman is walking up and down the queue saying, “Hark! The sunlit…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWell, look who we have now—I warmly congratulate the right hon. Member on his new role and note that he is now my sixth Leader of the House in my short tenure here as shadow…10 Feb 2022HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Members’ Code of Conduct ReviewI do not have time to give way to the hon. Gentleman, as I have to leave time for the Front Benchers. I know that this is precarious territory, and the hon. Member for Rhondda has…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWe have missed the Leader of the House’s weekly “Newsnight” performance; after he shattered the relationship with the Scottish Tories and declared the Mogg republic, the Tory…03 Feb 2022HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Members’ Code of Conduct ReviewIt is a pleasure to speak in this important debate, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) on the way he introduced it and on the body of work that he and…03 Feb 2022