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HANSARDUniversal Credit: Performers and Creative WorkersI understand the objective of the minimum income floor, to get into sustainable employment, but perhaps the Minister does not appreciate that for people in the performing arts and…11 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Law EnforcementI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) and the right hon. Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge) on securing the debate, and on the…07 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Law EnforcementThe Law Commission often offers a sensible way forward, and I urge the Government to adopt those recommendations and try to implement them swiftly. This involved considerable work…07 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Law EnforcementIt is extraordinary that fraud accounts for nearly 40% of all crime but only about 20% of police resources go into it, which is disproportionately low. The hon. Gentleman is right…07 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Law EnforcementI know the Minister wants to assess the options, but he will be aware that that debate has been ongoing for a number of years now, well in advance of its referral to the Law…07 Jul 2022HANSARDAccess to Justice for Victims of CrimeI join the Attorney General in her tribute to my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Cheltenham (Alex Chalk), whose service was absolutely outstanding and exceptional. He…07 Jul 2022HANSARD Functioning of GovernmentI am grateful to my right hon. and learned Friend and have great sympathy for the position he finds himself in. He and I have had to take some pretty rough cases in court in the…07 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Law EnforcementA guilty mind.07 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Law EnforcementMens rea.07 Jul 2022HANSARDDuty Solicitors: EnglandThe Minister knows that the Justice Committee welcomed the Government’s acceptance of Sir Christopher Bellamy’s review, which relates to fees for both barristers and solicitors in…05 Jul 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillMy right hon. Friend makes a very important point. Does he agree that, from a legal perspective, if article 16 were to be triggered, at least we would be able to argue that we had…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillThis is a profoundly serious debate, because it is a profoundly serious thing for any country to depart from its international obligations. It is not an impossible thing to do,…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI entirely accept my right hon. Friend’s desire to achieve a negotiated settlement if at all possible; I know how much work has gone into that. To return to the legal point, she…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillMy right hon. and learned Friend speaks wisely about these topics, as ever. He refers to the doctrine of necessity and the tests that must be met. I think he will agree that,…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Housing and Building SafetyOf course; I happily give way to the Chairman of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee.09 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol: First Treasury CounselI apologise for being a little late at the beginning of the statement, Mr Speaker. Does my right hon. Friend accept that it is by no means unknown for independent advice to be…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Housing and Building SafetyThe hon. Gentleman is right, and I hope Ministers will do that. Again, the Secretary of State—who I am delighted to see back in his place—and his colleagues have shown real energy…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Housing and Building SafetyI think that we must look at the funding model for RSLs. There is no doubt that the ability to leverage more capital is a significant driver in mergers, and we must be aware of…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Housing and Building SafetyIs my hon. Friend prepared to meet me and representatives of the industry to discuss some of the practical issues in operating and bringing forward the EWS1 form?09 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Housing and Building SafetyIt is a privilege to speak in this debate. I, too, pay tribute to the families and survivors of the Grenfell tragedy, and I think all of us who served in Government at any time…09 Jun 2022