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HANSARDOffenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. Welcome to your place, Mr Deputy Speaker. At the outset I want to thank all those who have contributed to the debates and…03 Mar 2023HANSARDPrayersI beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163). Question negatived.03 Mar 2023HANSARDOffenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillWith the leave of the House, I am incredibly grateful to friends—hon. Members on both sides of the House—for their support and valued contributions on the issue. Many have…03 Mar 2023HANSARDChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart) on bringing forward this important Bill and getting it to Third Reading. This is a really important…03 Mar 2023HANSARDOffenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillMy hon. Friend is right: accommodation is key. I know from speaking to my right hon. Friend the Minister that it is part of the puzzle that the Ministry of Justice is trying to…03 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS SubmarinesI thank my right hon. Friend for the considerable effort that his Department, the Government and the Navy have put into securing this important agreement. It was heartening to see…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI rise to speak to new clauses 17, 18, 19, 101, 102 and 103 in my name, and to support new clause 20 in the name of my friend the right hon. Member for Barking (Dame Margaret…24 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice Conduct and David CarrickWe operate on a model of policing by consent, and I am afraid that too many people—especially women and girls—will be saying, “I don’t consent. I don’t agree to this model of…17 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice: Efficiency and ResourcingI thank the Home Secretary for her response and for the good news about Cumbria police as well—that is always welcome. Around 40% of the crimes committed today are fraud, but only…19 Dec 2022HANSARDPolice: Efficiency and Resourcing1. What steps she is taking to improve (a) efficiency and (b) resourcing of the police force.19 Dec 2022HANSARDSmall Boats Incident in the ChannelThis is a tragedy from top to bottom, with dozens of souls huddled in an insufficient boat travelling across the world’s busiest shipping lane in minus 4° waters. These journeys…14 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI warmly welcome this statement. Tackling the backlog is absolutely key to getting the heat out of the issue and dealing with it fairly and firmly. The same approach on Albania is…13 Dec 2022HANSARDDefence Sector: Support for UK CompaniesI welcome Friday’s announcement about the UK, Italy and Japan working closely together on the next generation of combat aircraft. This, of course, sits alongside the partnership…12 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIncreasingly, we are living our lives online, whether for banking, shopping, sharing photos or whatever it may be. For many, that is normal, but many of those in our elderly and…08 Dec 2022HANSARDRussia: UK CompaniesEuropean payments for Russian oil and gas have totalled more than €100 billion since the illegal invasion of Ukraine began. I welcome the efforts of this and other Governments to…07 Dec 2022HANSARD Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillWith the leave of the House, I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to this debate and supported the passage of this Bill. In particular, I recognise the contribution…02 Dec 2022HANSARD Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Clwyd South for his comments—I did well there; I do not usually get the constituencies right. The honest answer is that I do not know.…02 Dec 2022HANSARDEquipment Theft (Prevention) BillMy hon. Friend makes a very salient point. Our police and crime commissioners have an essential role to play here, and it is important that they listen. When I do rural crime…02 Dec 2022HANSARD Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillOnce again, I thank my hon. Friend for a very thoughtful intervention. He tempts me to go far beyond the bounds of this Bill. My view is that there are multiple challenges here.…02 Dec 2022HANSARD Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. You will know, perhaps more than many in this place, that I am a simple man, Mr Deputy Speaker. Prior to researching this…02 Dec 2022