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HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillI am glad that the Minister recognises that that was not the point made in relation to creative industries. I am grateful for the constructive approach by her colleague the…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillI am delighted, as I am sure everyone is, to see you back in the Chair, Dame Eleanor. I also do not seek to delay the Bill’s progress. New clause 14 is a probing amendment that…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) Billrose —06 Mar 2023HANSARDSoutheastern RailwayWill the Minister please get officials to sit down with south-east London MPs and get this sorted out?02 Mar 2023HANSARDSoutheastern RailwayIf the Minister had been on the 8.27 from Chislehurst today, he would not have seen very much by way of improvements, that is for sure, because it ran late, as ever. Is not the…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Independent Public AdvocateI pay tribute to the right hon. Member for Garston and Halewood (Maria Eagle), a fellow member of the Justice Committee, for the work she has done, and to the former Prime…01 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolI congratulate the Prime Minister on an exceptional achievement, because we have resolved something that was difficult and we have done it in accordance with law. I am glad to see…27 Feb 2023HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsThe Minister is right to emphasise the importance of bearing down on these dreadful offences. Has he seen the research published this week in the Criminal Law Review based on the…21 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State will know the importance of good, reliable data in driving justice policy and will recognise the work done by the Legal Education Foundation and its…21 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. I have been contacted by a number of medical professionals working for us in the NHS who are trying to get extensions to their skilled worker visas. They have waited for…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Prepayment Meters: Ofgem DecisionIt is clear from the evidence received by the Justice Committee only last week and, now, from the statement made by the senior presiding judge, Lord Justice Edis, that—leaving…06 Feb 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ3. I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Arts Council England was established to increase access to great art for the population. There is real…01 Feb 2023HANSARDRoles of Lord Chancellor and Law OfficersI think the Attorney General has just demonstrated that she and the Solicitor General are well up to the task of internal inquiries. In welcoming the report, will she recognise…01 Feb 2023HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI thank the Minister for his positive response to the amendments tabled by my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for South Swindon (Sir Robert Buckland) and others in…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Probation Service: Chief Inspector’s Reviews into Serious Further OffencesMay I thank the Minister for his statement, for his courtesy in letting me know about it, for the tone he has adopted and for his swift action in relation to these dreadful and…24 Jan 2023HANSARDArts Council England: FundingThat is a good message for the Minister to take away. The ENO is in the forefront of making art accessible to people who do not have a traditional background in opera, which I did…18 Jan 2023HANSARDArts Council England: FundingI will give way to my right hon. and learned Friend because I know he wants to say something positive about English National Opera.18 Jan 2023HANSARDArts Council England: FundingI thank all Members who have attended the debate: the Father and Mother of the House and many others. That shows how seriously this is taken, which I hope is something the…18 Jan 2023HANSARDArts Council England: FundingWe all appreciate that there has been progress, and that is welcome, but I hope the Minister will accept that this is not a complete answer. I urge him, when he speaks to the Arts…18 Jan 2023HANSARDArts Council England: FundingMy right hon. Friend makes a fair and valid point. When this matter has been debated in the past, Ministers have argued that this is an arm’s length body over which they have…18 Jan 2023