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HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWhat is the hon. Gentleman’s solution? When Opposition Members make these arguments, they have to say what on earth they would do. I agree with the Opposition on one thing: with…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThey may not concoct it; it may be entirely true—we do not know. However, what we all know is true is that every asylum seeker who arrives in Dover will say that they cannot be…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillImmigration is quite possibly the most important issue facing this Government or indeed any Government in Europe. It is the issue of our age, and mass immigration, whether legal…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillTo be fair to my hon. Friend, I do not like what I am suggesting, but we are faced with a national crisis and we have to look at our own experience of what has and has not worked.…16 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesOf course we have a right to defend ourselves, and of course sinister forces, such as the Houthis and Iran, are exploiting these tensions, but as we have influence on the…15 Jan 2024HANSARDInnovation in Technology5. What steps her Department is taking to support innovation in the technology sector.10 Jan 2024HANSARDInnovation in TechnologyWe have seen in recent years how much innovative technology can do to track down criminals, and we have seen, for instance, the use of drones in the war in Ukraine. What some of…10 Jan 2024HANSARDStorm HenkI thank the Minister for visiting Short Ferry in my constituency, which has flooded several times. In conversations that I have had with farmers there in recent years, they have…08 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsI am glad that the Minister is asserting the principle of ministerial responsibility, which has long been clear, ever since the Crichel Down case. Even if the Minister is not…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaAll of us were deeply sympathetic to the plight of our Jewish brothers after the October pogrom, and most of us accepted the argument that an immediate ceasefire would have played…19 Dec 2023HANSARDPakistanAt the age of 14, Maira Shahbaz was abducted, forced into a marriage and raped. She escaped and has been sitting in one room with her entire family, terrified. She is now 18. I…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillOf course none of us like any of that, but we have to get the Bill past the courts. We have to get it through Parliament. We have to be realistic. The Supreme Court has opined…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillAs usual, the right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson) talks a lot of good sense. I am uniquely badly affected in my constituency. As a result of our inability to control…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will give way very quickly, yes.12 Dec 2023HANSARDPakistan7. Whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in Pakistan on the Maira Shahbaz case.12 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI am not against what the Secretary of State is trying to do, but philosophically there is a reason why the Conservative party has been the defender of property rights. It is to…11 Dec 2023HANSARDFlooding: Management of Waterways11. What steps his Department is taking to manage waterways to help reduce the risk of flooding.07 Dec 2023HANSARD Sri Lankan Tamils and Human RightsOrder. To get everybody in, I ask hon. Members to limit their remarks to five to six minutes, please.05 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationI congratulate the Government on taking a thoroughly common-sense view in raising the threshold to £38,000—and I say that as a senior citizen member of the New Conservatives—but…04 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Scunthorpe, what major economy does not have a blast furnace and the ability to make virgin steel?30 Nov 2023