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HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityThe previous Administration cannot, Pontius Pilate-like, wash their hands of this immigration mess that has placed intolerable burdens on mostly disadvantaged working-class…02 Dec 2024HANSARDPoint of Order: Rectification ProcedureOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wish to apologise to the House for my failure to declare an interest when tabling a parliamentary question to the Secretary of State…02 Dec 2024HANSARD“Get Britain Working” White PaperI welcome the initiatives and recognise that this is not a problem that has been created by the Government; it has been with us for a long time and started long before July this…26 Nov 2024HANSARDCOP29Let me get this straight. The Secretary of State is welcoming a conference to deal with CO 2 where the host country tried to use it to sell oil and gas deals; where the leaders of…26 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformThe Minister has outlined the lack of confidence in police services across the United Kingdom because of the failure to deal with real crimes such as burglary, shoplifting and…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Windsor FrameworkThe Secretary of State is making much of the fact that this Parliament imposed these arrangements on Northern Ireland, but he set out three objectives: to protect the EU market,…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Windsor FrameworkThe boast was that Northern Ireland would have the best of both worlds—the European market and the UK market. Would the hon. and learned Member accept that all the evidence says…19 Nov 2024HANSARDUkraineI am sure the whole House stands solidly with Ukraine on its one thousandth day countering Russian aggression and doing so for us all, but its ability to do so is weakened by…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Flight CancellationsThank you for granting this urgent question, Mr Speaker, which as has been outlined is important to many of our constituents. When we sit in the airport lounge and talk to people…05 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsUnlike the Father of the House, the right hon. Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh), I have not sat through 45 Budgets, or however many he mentioned—I am far, far too young…30 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI rise to support amendments 6 and 8. The Bill was promised in order to do a number of things. First, it was to reduce the cost of energy to consumers—during the election, the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillThe hon. Lady mentioned Northern Ireland and particularly the Sperrin mountains, which is an area of great natural beauty. It has many features, including wildlife and wild…29 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillIf nature recovery is to be important in the Government’s present drive, does the hon. Member accept that renewable energy has been destructive of nature? Some 17 million trees…29 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillAs I have just said, it cannot be done. What I have said is that a Government should not make a promise if they believe that when the Bill in question is scrutinised, that promise…29 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI do agree. There have been variations on the cost, from £3 trillion to £10 trillion by 2050. Those Monopoly money figures mean nothing to people. Setting out the cost on a…29 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsThe Foreign Secretary is enthusiastic about giving trillions of pounds of UK taxpayers’ money in reparations for slavery that occurred hundreds of years ago. However, when it…28 Oct 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework: Labelling RequirementsThe result of the Northern Ireland protocol, signed by the previous Government, has been to create an economic border between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, and the…23 Oct 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework: Labelling Requirements6. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on implementing the Windsor framework labelling requirements set out in his Department’s Command Paper entitled…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Gibraltar-Spain Border ChecksThere is no doubt about it: last week, the Spanish authorities sought to hold the British people of Gibraltar hostage by putting in border controls and disrupting their travel.…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland City DealsI have listened to the answers that the Secretary of State has given, and I cannot understand his logic. First, one of the reasons for not progressing with these deals is that…09 Oct 2024