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HANSARD Refugees from UkraineI am grateful, Mr Speaker, and if I got that wrong, I apologise to the shadow Home Secretary. My point was about the balance that the Home Secretary has to take. Will she use this…10 Mar 2022HANSARDRussian Oil Import BanIn regard to the UK’s Russian oil ban, I am convinced of the moral case, although I am sceptical about the efficacy of such a ban in the long term. I welcome my right hon.…09 Mar 2022HANSARDCorporate Transparency and Economic CrimeI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, because clamping down on illicit international flows of capital is a good thing. Another good thing is open, legitimate global capital…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI rise to speak to the amendments on noise and protest. Frankly, I should not have to. At the beginning of the Bill process, I was discussing the Bill with a friend of mine who…28 Feb 2022HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford, and to follow the hon. Member for Ealing, Southall (Mr Sharma), although I did not agree with the premise of his…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI warmly congratulate my right hon. Friend on his excellent start in his new role. This weekend, CPRE Bedfordshire is arranging a series of walks in conjunction with local…10 Feb 2022HANSARDIntegration White PaperI welcome the White Paper, not least because we have had to put through a very painful tax increase and want the Government to get on with things, but also because the Minister…09 Feb 2022HANSARDPolice Grant ReportIt is a pleasure to join my hon. Friend the Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous) in paying tribute to the officers and staff of Bedfordshire police, who keep our…09 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government Wasterose —01 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteI am looking forward to hearing the hon. Lady’s recommendations on reforming this important area. She mentioned her role on the Treasury Committee. Did she, at the time, have…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteCan my hon. Friend take us back to the points that Lord Agnew made and clarify whether I have it correct? In putting out much-needed money, the Government relied on…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteStripping away the political rhetoric, the hon. Lady is making some very serious points for the Government to consider. However, on reflection, does she now think it was wrong for…01 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportAs with the report on Owen Paterson, I felt it was important to support the process and read the report, because it is important to separate fact from allegation, and to know what…31 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Will the Minister join me in thanking the headteacher and staff of Ivel Valley School in my constituency? They are in discussions regarding a much-needed refurbishment. Will…31 Jan 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillMy hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) has very eloquently described the reason for and priority of bringing forward new legislation, but that opens…26 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe forthcoming levelling-up White Paper is an opportunity to undo the imbalance in investment in active travel networks between towns and urban areas, which get the lot, and…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Hare Coursing BillWith the leave of the House, and in the light of the Minister’s undertaking to bring forward in other legislation the provisions in the Bill that farmers in Bedfordshire and…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Hare Coursing BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I start by welcoming the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Hare Coursing BillI am sure that the Minister will come to this point, but, as she goes through the details of these measures, will she assure us that they will come back to this House and become…21 Jan 2022HANSARDLevelling Up: East of EnglandMay I intervene before my hon. Friend moves on to broaden out his argument? He was talking about the east of England being overlooked in levelling up. Is there not an additional…18 Jan 2022