Contributions
775 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillMy right hon. Friend could also point out that the protocol itself contains provisions for it to be changed, and the EU refuses to contemplate using those provisions. May I also…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI find it astonishing that my hon. Friend has got eight minutes into his speech and he has still not mentioned the Belfast/Good Friday agreement.27 Jun 2022HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Fifth AnniversaryI would go further than the hon. Member. The concept behind the architecture in the Building Safety Act is still not adequate. There are conflicts of interest for building control…16 Jun 2022HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Fifth AnniversaryWill the hon. Gentleman give way?16 Jun 2022HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Fifth AnniversaryThe Government can be forgiven for one reason, which is that there is no systemic safety risk management in the building sector that differentiates between different forms of…16 Jun 2022HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Fifth AnniversaryI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way again. I guarantee that owing to the panic to designate certain buildings unsafe because of their cladding, a vast amount of cladding has…16 Jun 2022HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Fifth AnniversaryThe hon. Gentleman is completely right in what he is saying. The 18-metre limit is a completely arbitrary distinction. Far more people die in fires in low-rise buildings,…16 Jun 2022HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Fifth AnniversaryI can only agree with the hon. Member for Westminster North (Ms Buck) about the complacency that infused the entire safety system and the emergency planning. I hope that the…16 Jun 2022HANSARDCommittee of PrivilegesI could give the short answer of “as soon as possible,” but, realistically speaking, I suspect that the Government will find difficulty in providing time for the draft Bill that…16 Jun 2022HANSARDCommittee of PrivilegesI commend the report that the Privileges Committee has published this morning dealing with the powers of Select Committees to summon persons and papers, and I am grateful to the…16 Jun 2022HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Fifth AnniversaryWill my hon. Friend undertake to arrange a meeting between Keith Conradi, Nick Raynsford and me and the Secretary of State? We have not met the current Secretary of State, and we…16 Jun 2022HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Fifth AnniversaryThe point I wanted to make is that this is partly a problem of building control. In particular in relation to high-rise buildings, the problem is that the Building Safety…16 Jun 2022HANSARDTransgender Conversion TherapyI apologise for missing my hon. Friend’s opening remarks, but rape is already illegal—an offence. Can he identify an offence that will be included in the Bill that is not already…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol: First Treasury CounselI make it clear to my right hon. Friend that I voted for the withdrawal agreement and the protocol against my better judgment, and so it has proved. If the Government bring…09 Jun 2022HANSARD UkraineMy hon. Friend will be aware that the blockade of the Black sea is one of the contributory factors to rapidly escalating food prices in global markets. In fact, 26 countries now…25 May 2022HANSARD NATO and International SecurityThe answer is that it is one of the policies that encourages Scots to vote to remain in the United Kingdom, which was the outcome of the referendum held on Scottish independence.…19 May 2022HANSARD NATO and International SecurityI will be as quick as I can. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Glasgow South (Stewart Malcolm McDonald), who made an articulate and thoughtful speech, but I wonder…19 May 2022HANSARD NATO and International SecurityWould the right hon. Gentleman dare to go a little further and acknowledge the truth, which is that it is the responsible possession of nuclear weapons by responsible democracies…19 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthI had not intended to make a great speech about this subject. I note the point that the hon. Gentleman has made and I wish to move on. I welcome the forthcoming legislation to…18 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthI will, but I do not want to give way too often because we are not time-limited.18 May 2022