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HANSARD DefenceI have listened carefully to this debate, which has been an interesting knockabout. On the question of what we are achieving, I refer the Minister back to the comments of the hon.…24 Mar 2026HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Recorded Crime1. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the number of asylum seekers on levels of recorded crime.23 Mar 2026HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Recorded CrimeThe Home Secretary knows perfectly well how much it worries and infuriates people that people can enter this country illegally and commit crimes, and that there is no proper…23 Mar 2026HANSARDHatzola Ambulance AttackOn an occasion like this, it is right that we should not apportion blame, but try to unite as the House of Commons and say that it is fine to be a critical friend of Israel, but…23 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillIt is obviously outrageous that rape victims have to wait three years—we all accept that, and we have heard moving testimony on that. The problem is that the Institute for…19 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Steel StrategyI suspect that the problems of Scunthorpe, where many of my constituents work, are less to do with the anti-protectionist policies of Mrs Thatcher—given that she left office 36…19 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill10. Whether the Attorney General has advised the Lord Chancellor on the potential impact of the Courts and Tribunals Bill on the rule of law.19 Mar 2026HANSARD Freedom of Religion or Belief in ChinaThe devil is in the detail. When it comes to China, everything is very complicated; there are no simple arguments or solutions. This is not an outright communist regime like North…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Freedom of Religion or Belief in ChinaI am co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on the Holy See, and therefore I go regularly to the Vatican to talk to Archbishop Gallagher, the Foreign Minister of the…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Freedom of Religion or Belief in ChinaI agree entirely with my right hon. Friend. As I develop my speech, I will say that the Church and our leadership were perhaps naive in trusting the communist regime. The…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Freedom of Religion or Belief in ChinaI congratulate the hon. Member for St Helens South and Whiston (Ms Rimmer) on her speech. Although I will talk primarily about the persecution of Christians in China, and…18 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Will the Secretary of State commend the new nuclear fusion site at West Burton, just two miles from the town of Gainsborough, which, potentially, will unleash unlimited green…18 Mar 2026HANSARDAutomated Enforcement Technology: EvidenceThe Minister will have heard, as I did, the very moving speech of the hon. Member for Warrington North (Charlotte Nichols) last week. She really moved the House with her testimony…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Protest PolicingI agree with everything the Home Secretary has said, especially as she is one of the best Conservative Home Secretaries we have ever had! Will she forgive me for asking her to…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillOf course that is an important point—we are not debating that. Of course the backlog is wrong, but this is not the right way to correct it. The backlog is caused by administrative…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillQuite unusually, I have served as a practising barrister in courts and have also served on juries. I never fail to be impressed by the extraordinary care that juries take in…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillThat is a very fair point. I ask Members to look to their conscience. If they, a Member of Parliament—a person of good character—were accused of shoplifting, what would they…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillI hope my hon. Friend will forgive me, but Madam Deputy Speaker wants me to proceed. The backlog did not arise because juries exist; it arose because the system itself has been…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillWill the Minister give way?10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillI am not suggesting that jury trials have been abolished. If the hon. Member listens to my speech, she will hear me talk later about jury trials for people who are accused of, for…10 Mar 2026