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HANSARDBusiness in Essex: ExportsThe Secretary of State will know inside out what the wonderful county of Essex has to offer when it comes to business exports. We have companies such as Wilkin & Sons and Wicks…30 Nov 2023HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham) on his remarks. He provided a lot of sensible context for this debate and I will address some of his…30 Nov 2023HANSARDBusiness in Essex: Exports12. What steps she is taking to help support businesses in Essex to export.30 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillThe hon. Lady and I see eye to eye on quite a few of the points that have been raised today. She mentioned a Co-op store, which is part of a wider group that clearly has a few…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI thank my right hon. Friend for his intervention. He and I spent a great deal of time discussing policing powers and what more we could do to strengthen them in relation to all…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillThe right hon. Lady is absolutely right; we have had discussions about that point previously. I think this might be an opportune moment to pay tribute to those police officers who…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillThat is a very nice practical example of a community coming together to commemorate and recognise that public service. We are speaking about people who give public service to our…28 Nov 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind: East of England17. Whether she is taking steps to support the development of an offshore grid for wind farm energy in the east of England.28 Nov 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind: East of EnglandMy constituents are angry about the ill-thought-out proposal by National Grid to impose 100 miles of pylons and overhead powerlines between Norwich and Tilbury. Will the Minister…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillIt is a pleasure to follow the opening Front-Bench speeches, to which I have listened with interest. It feels like groundhog day, if I may say so, on many counts and fronts. First…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillThe hon. Member is absolutely right. We have discussed that issue more broadly in relation to an end-to-end criminal justice system being fit for purpose: working to a sensible…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillThe right hon. Lady is making a powerful speech and has concentrated on the ethics of policing in a constructive way. The Government are introducing the duty of candour, which we…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. We can all reflect on where other parts of the state drop the ball on this issue, for young people in particular. Tragically, as she will know…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsWe could have a separate debate on a single income tax and all sorts of other measures. I would like to see tax transparency as well. I am so old-fashioned that I think we should…22 Nov 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsThe right hon. Lady is correct and makes an important point. I do not want to be boxing the ears of my hon. Friends on the Treasury Bench today, which is their day, but I sound…22 Nov 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsI am pleased to follow the hon. Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Dame Meg Hillier). She has made some important points, some of which I will come on to shortly. I am…22 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. The Minister will be aware that approximately £1 million of taxpayers’ money was spent, including through legal aid, on finally deporting the vile sex offender Yaqub Ahmed,…21 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI welcome my right hon. Friend and Essex neighbour to the great position of Home Secretary, and wish him well in all his endeavours on this incredibly difficult issue. He touched…15 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.15 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend will know that the planned retirement of the public switched telephone network in 2025 will bring very significant concerns across rural communities,…15 Nov 2023