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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWelcome support for farmers in Dorset and across the country would be for the Department and Government as a whole to learn the lessons on trade deals, as pointed out by the…30 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillYesterday, my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Sir William Cash) set out a compelling argument about the sovereignty of this place, but I share the hon. and learned Lady’s…28 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI agree with the point that the hon. Gentleman makes. The Government should note that this argument finds unanimity across the political parties of Northern Ireland, and that, in…28 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI fear I was not clear, because I was trying to support the hon. and learned Lady in what she was saying. I referenced the other place as, in a bicameral system, those in the…28 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIs it not an unassailable truth that the fundamental principles that drove Churchill, the Conservative party and this place to support these initiatives remain as true today as…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanAntisocial behaviour affects all our constituencies and constituents, but the Home Secretary will know that when it comes to funding allocations, urban areas often attract the…27 Mar 2023HANSARDOil Spill: Poole HarbourTourism is an important part of the county’s economy, and public confidence in using water for recreational purposes is pivotal to that offer, allowing people to visit the…27 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe shared prosperity fund is vital for many people, as it replaces EU funds. Last week, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee heard from First Steps Women’s Centre, Women’s…27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWill the hon. Lady give way?27 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillTo add to the list of our right hon. Friend the Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes), is there not a fourth option in—call me old fashioned—ensuring that His…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI lose my virginity this morning: in nearly eight years in this place, this is my first question on the business statement, and I hope that the fact that it is a first underscores…16 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWill the right hon. Lady accept that many on the Government side of the House—me included—will vote for this Bill this evening, but with the clear understanding that we wish to…13 Mar 2023HANSARDChildcare and Early YearsDoes my hon. Friend agree that a beneficial but often overlooked by-product is that people can become better parents as a result of meeting other parents? Being a young parent can…08 Mar 2023HANSARDCivil Service ImpartialityThe civil service’s response to this issue amplifies and underscores, to the comfort of all of us, the importance that it attaches to its impartiality in serving Ministers of the…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolMy right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and his ministerial colleagues have strained every sinew these last weeks and months to arrive at today’s position. They are to be…27 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIn order to concentrate the minds of those who hold the future of devolution in their hands, could I invite my right hon. Friend to confirm that joint authority and direct rule…22 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the shadow Secretary of State. I agree with much of what he said, and I agree with everything that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State said.…22 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI agree with the hon. Gentleman. That takes me neatly on to the proposal tabled by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, which broadly mirrors that tabled on a cross-party…22 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe right hon. Gentleman and I have had a very similar view on the democratic deficit point, because we are both democrats. When the Committee went to Brussels 24 months ago, or…22 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI see our little hero has now moved to front and centre. I could have made this point to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State on Second Reading, but I want to carve it out…22 Feb 2023