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HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill (Instruction)I beg to move, That it be an Instruction to the Committee on the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill, That the Committee have leave to make provision for the whole of the…15 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsSometimes with hindsight it is possible to see that mistakes were made and that an injustice was carried out, but it beggars belief that, at the time, the Post Office, Fujitsu and…08 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillI will be brief. First, I want to congratulate the Minister and his predecessor, the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Paul Scully), on the way they have progressed this issue,…19 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaIs the real reason why there are so many civilian casualties in Gaza not that Hamas have cruelly, deliberately and wilfully used the civilian population as cover, whether by…19 Dec 2023HANSARD UkraineI welcome the support that the Government have given, and indeed the lead that they have taken, in ensuring that while others were dragging their feet we gave support to Ukraine…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillThe Minister has identified a point of great resentment to people in Northern Ireland who are concerned about animal welfare, and it should be a point of concern for people right…18 Dec 2023HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillI am not going to congratulate the Minister on bringing forward this Bill, first because we should ask: why has it taken so long? The Conservatives had this issue in their…18 Dec 2023HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillIf the Government did that, I would eat the words with which I started my speech and I would congratulate the Minister. I have suggested that it could be done by making the Bill…18 Dec 2023HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Billrose —18 Dec 2023HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillI thank the Minister. I hope that he was not coming to a conclusion, but was about to address the very important point that I raised in the debate. The Bill should include animal…18 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillFirst, let me say that the Bill’s objective is supported by our party, as it should be by all reasonable people across the UK. The impact that illegal immigration has had on…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillFirst of all, that is inaccurate—I did not say that. Secondly, this is all about the United Kingdom safeguarding its own borders and dealing with the kinds of issues that need to…12 Dec 2023HANSARDLevelling-up FundThe Minister will not have too much difficulty assessing the effectiveness of the levelling-up fund in Northern Ireland, because Northern Ireland is the only country in the United…04 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis year, receipts from the emissions trading scheme will reach a new peak of £6.2 billion. The effects of attacks on energy-intensive industries are felt by workers in the…28 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseNo one would wish to withhold the aid that has been given to the innocent civilians—who, let’s face it, are only suffering because of a war instigated by Hamas terrorists—but does…27 Nov 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsLet me say first of all that I welcome the Chancellor’s statement. It is good to see that, at long last, the light has come on and he has realised that, “You cannot tax your way…22 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn StatementMany of the measures in the statement today will have spending consequences that will apply to England and Wales. I welcome many of them, because they are growth measures, such as…22 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling UpPeople in Northern Ireland will be angry tonight that not one penny of a fund that the Minister describes as creating opportunities across all regions and nations of the UK, and…20 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationThe Home Secretary and the Government are right to prioritise ending illegal migration. By my count, he spoke six times in his statement about having “a plan”; the only word he…15 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe Minister has rightly pointed out the intolerable human suffering of civilians in Gaza, but does he accept that it is a consequence of the blatant abuse of civilians by Hamas,…14 Nov 2023