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HANSARDFinancial Services ReformsThis is an excellent package, but one way to ensure that investment flows to productive enterprise is to prevent it from being crowded out by growing Government debt, isn’t it?11 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportCo-ordination of a campaign—where is the evidence of that in the report? It is just an assertion, is it not?10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportDid my right hon. Friend collude in any way with any of the persons listed in the report, or with anyone else, to place pressure on the Committee?10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportThe substantive part of the motion, paragraph (b)—that the Committee should have the same protection as the Standards Committee—is uncontroversial. What has become clear is that…10 Jul 2023HANSARDViolence in the West BankBut hasn’t our strategic partnership with Israel, announced in this House, afforded us any leverage over Israeli policy in the west bank?04 Jul 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI think it does a fifth thing, which is to introduce a thought crime. Were I to be a leader of a local authority opposed to the provisions of this Bill, once it became an Act, if…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Economic Impact AssessmentWhen it works, it will be a bargain, won’t it?27 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage CharterGiven the significant tightening in the measures of monetary growth, is the Chancellor absolutely sure that the Bank of England has got it right?26 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhere is the surplus personal protective equipment being stored? What is it costing and what are the plans for its disposal?22 Jun 2023HANSARD Sudan: AtrocitiesOn the Wagner Group, my hon. Friend said that he keeps matters under constant review and close watch. When will it be time to stop watching and do something?22 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HousePupils have been denounced as “despicable” for failing to accept the reality of a fellow pupil who identified as a cat. May we have a debate on Confucius, for it was he who…22 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIs the disability action plan in addition to the national disability strategy?19 Jun 2023HANSARDStop and SearchOf the 220,000 arrests, how many were for repeat offences, and of those, how many resulted in a custodial sentence?19 Jun 2023HANSARDChurch Choirs: Engagement with Local Schools1. What steps the Church of England is taking to encourage church choirs to engage with local schools.15 Jun 2023HANSARDChurch Choirs: Engagement with Local SchoolsWhen will they be singing up in the New Forest?15 Jun 2023HANSARD Abortion: Offences against the Person ActThis tragedy would not have occurred had there been a requirement for a face-to-face consultation and clinical administration of the drugs, would it?15 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage MarketInevitably, the level of Government borrowing itself is a determinant of interest rates, isn’t it?13 Jun 2023HANSARDTeachers: Recruitment and RetentionThe abandonment of respectful address, such as “sir”, will not help, will it? Apparently it is because the female equivalent, “Miss”, is considered demeaning. Might I suggest the…12 Jun 2023HANSARDSerious Fraud OfficeJust how much detail will the Solicitor General require to properly implement Sir David’s recommendation on oversight? We need to keep a tight rein on the remaining tenure of the…25 May 2023HANSARDSerious Fraud Office4. Whether she plans to reform the Serious Fraud Office.25 May 2023