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HANSARDImmigration UpdateFifteen months after the Government announced that they were taking over the whole of RAF Scampton and putting 2,000 migrants there, not a single one has arrived. We have fought…01 May 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingThat was a perfectly valid intervention, but surely one way to approach this problem is for us to get much better palliative care in place throughout the country. Everybody should…29 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsFor 14 long, weary years I have been arguing for an end of the faith cap, which is preventing the opening of new Catholic schools and has no proper effect. Does the Secretary of…29 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingIn the 1930s, a wise Government ensured that RAF airfields were upgraded and improved, and that saved us from extinction in 1940. If we are to be on a war footing, will the…24 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIn the unlikely event that we have a Labour Government, would the shadow Minister be happy if future Opposition parties, which necessarily and usually dominate the House of Lords,…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI know that there is a problem in detaining illegal migrants at the moment under habeas corpus, but when the Bill comes into force, will it be the legal position that we can then…22 Apr 2024HANSARDArmenian Church: JerusalemThose of us who are good friends of Israel need to call out the violent activities of the settler movement. The Armenian Christians have enjoyed the best part of 2,000 years in…18 Apr 2024HANSARDLarge-scale Solar FarmsI congratulate my constituency neighbour and hon. Friend the Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Dr Johnson) on her comprehensive introduction to the debate. These proposals…18 Apr 2024HANSARDArmenian Church: Jerusalem8. Whether the Church has taken recent steps to support the Armenian church in the old city of Jerusalem.18 Apr 2024HANSARDAI: Impact on DemocracyIn two short sentences, will the Minister reassure us that AI will not destroy not just democracy, but the human race?17 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Why should people living in rural areas be second-class citizens when it comes to mobile phone coverage?17 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillHow does the Secretary of State counter the Conservative argument that if we ban something, we massively increase criminality?16 Apr 2024HANSARDLarge Solar Farms: National GridSurely it is not an adequate justification for building solar farms on 10,000 acres within a six-mile radius that Gainsborough is close to the national grid serving the old power…16 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?15 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and I am not aware that I am a foreigner, but it has many difficulties and we are missing the essential point.…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI was using rather colourful phraseology just to make my point, Madam Deputy Speaker, but I take my ticking off.15 Apr 2024HANSARDEaster and Christian CultureMy hon. Friend makes a very important point, which I wanted to raise earlier. It is very important that we should defend the right of people to speak their mind freely about…21 Mar 2024HANSARDEaster and Christian CultureMy intervention is on precisely that point. I do not expect the Minister to give an answer now, but I have had various meetings on this subject. We have had meetings with the…21 Mar 2024HANSARDEaster and Christian CultureI have to start by congratulating my hon. Friend the wonderful Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher). In the short time he has been in the House, he has proved himself a superb…21 Mar 2024HANSARDEaster and Christian CultureYes, we have to recognise that there is a sense of drift and pessimism in society. However, this debate is about Easter, which is the great feast of the Resurrection—the great…21 Mar 2024