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HANSARDChild Maintenance ServiceIf the hon. Gentleman had listened to what I was saying, he would realise that that is exactly what I am not saying. I am saying that the full force of collection and enforcement…27 Feb 2024HANSARDChild Maintenance ServiceClearly, there has been an error at set-up that the calculation needs primary legislation to be updated. Given that it is now 25 years out of date, is it not time to bring forward…27 Feb 2024HANSARDChild Maintenance ServiceThank you very much, Sir Charles, for calling me to speak; I am grateful for the chance to begin summing up in this debate. First, I commend the right hon. Member for East Ham…27 Feb 2024HANSARDChild Maintenance ServiceI am reluctant to interrupt the right hon. Member in full flow, but while he is talking about the failures to give adequate support to people who report that they have been living…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe Minister has quite rightly reminded us that, as a matter of international humanitarian law, Israel has the right to defend itself against any aggressor. He also pointed out…27 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2024
Draft Service Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024
Draft Principal Office Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024
Draft Registered Office Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024I pay tribute to the work that the Minister has done on a number of cases that I have discussed with him both before and during his tenure as a Minister. I hear what he is saying…26 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2024
Draft Service Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024
Draft Principal Office Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024
Draft Registered Office Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024I, too, support all four sets of regulations, although Members will not be surprised to hear that I am not sure that some of the measures go far enough. Some of them, though, will…26 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2024
Draft Service Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024
Draft Principal Office Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024
Draft Registered Office Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024Thank you, Mrs Murray. A number of companies are voluntarily wound up shortly before they would be compulsorily wound up for failing to file their first set of accounts, and in…26 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2024
Draft Service Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024
Draft Principal Office Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024
Draft Registered Office Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024I take the Minister’s point, but does he see that some people might think different rules are being applied? It is difficult to ask 5 million companies to prove their address, but…26 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaSome of the questions that have been asked of us today have been about how we can know what will happen if there is a ceasefire. Does my hon. Friend agree that the real problem is…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Support for Civilians Fleeing GazaI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. Many of our constituents have hardly slept for months, because they never know when they are going to get the phone call telling them of…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Support for Civilians Fleeing GazaI can only speculate on what the Government’s thinking might be. I see no difference whatsoever, and I refuse to accept any distinction between any two human beings who are in…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Support for Civilians Fleeing GazaI do not disagree with anything the hon. Gentleman said, although I would point out that some of the neighbouring countries are hosting between 1 million and 2 million refugees…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Support for Civilians Fleeing GazaI am pleased to have the opportunity to speak briefly on the plight of innocent civilians in Gaza, although it breaks my heart that the debate is necessary. About 1.8 million…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Support for Civilians Fleeing GazaAbsolutely. I think the message emerging is that this situation is affecting significant numbers of people in the United Kingdom. A large number of our constituents have close…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Support for Civilians Fleeing GazaMay I take the Minister back to his comment about safe and legal routes? Nobody can cross from Gaza to Egypt unless they have documents that prove they have been given the right…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Support for Civilians Fleeing GazaWill the Minister give way?06 Feb 2024HANSARD Support for Civilians Fleeing GazaI agree with my hon. Friend’s comments. One thing that is causing immeasurable upset to my constituent, Dr Hadoura, and to many other Palestinians in the United Kingdom is that…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Support for Civilians Fleeing GazaThe hon. Member is right to talk of doing the humanitarian and right thing. I would suggest that the situation in Gaza has become so critically desperate that the humanitarian…06 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Fife Gingerbread, based in my constituency, contacted me to point out that most of the provisions in the Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023, which was…05 Feb 2024