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HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateI thank the Minister for his statement. Of course, he is more than aware of the various reports over the summer regarding the Wethersfield site in Braintree district in my area.…05 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsResearch and development tax credits are vital to help businesses grow and invest, but I have received a large number of complaints from businesses across Essex saying that they…05 Sept 2023HANSARDCountess of Chester Hospital InquiryMy heartfelt prayers and thoughts are rightly with the families, whose heartbreak and suffering is just unimaginable. I really welcome the tone that the Secretary of State has…04 Sept 2023HANSARDEmployment: Essex6. What steps he is taking to increase employment in Essex.04 Sept 2023HANSARDEmployment: EssexEssex is a powerhouse on jobs and employment, but there is always more to do and businesses are saying that they are finding barriers to creating more jobs. Will the Minister give…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsThe Secretary of State will know that St Andrew’s Junior School in Hatfield Peverel is now closed, and other schools in my constituency, including two large secondary schools, are…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportI did not see the Member appear at the start, but I will give way.10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportWith all respect to the hon. Lady, in her remarks today, she used a range of phrases, which she scatter-gunned around the Chamber, in an accusatory way about what individuals have…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportWith respect, I have heard what my hon. Friend has had to say, but if he had listened to what I have had to say, he would know that I am worried that this will set a dangerous…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportWould the hon. Lady like to intervene? She is very welcome to. She has spoken. With respect, she also asked for civility in the Chamber and in the way in which we engage with one…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportBy that, I mean cancelling out views and opinions. That is totally different—10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. It is important that there is due process, and it seems to me that the report does not deliver the guidance and the processes that…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special Reportindicated dissent .10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportI will come to that particular quote, so the hon. Gentleman will hear what I have to say then. I come back to my point on whether the annex is conclusive. Should other individuals…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportThat comes back to the evidence and the point that I was about to make. The answer is: absolutely not. I just do not think it appropriate that, unless the evidence is provided and…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportI have found the debate thus far more than interesting for a number of reasons. A great deal has been said and commented upon in terms of parliamentary procedure and respect for…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportThe shadow Leader of the House shakes her head, but I just do not think that that is acceptable. We have heard great speeches on having respect for one another, and I agree…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportI will give way to my hon. Friend first and then I will come to the hon. Lady.10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportIf the hon. Gentleman had the courtesy of listening, the point is actually due process. As he would know, if he had listened to my opening remarks, I also said that I was sure not…10 Jul 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Canterbury (Rosie Duffield) and her own personal testimony in terms of some of the, frankly, in this day and age, awful abuse that…28 Jun 2023