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HANSARDChristianity in SocietyMy hon. Friend was talking about the way that Church leaders speak up. I remember asking for a meeting of MPs with the Bishop of Lincoln, and at the top of a long list of subjects…30 Mar 2023HANSARDChristianity in SocietyMy hon. Friend is to be commended for bringing forward this debate, and I support everything he says. This building, the bastion of democracy, is full of Christian iconography,…30 Mar 2023HANSARDChristianity in SocietyI echo my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce). My hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) is making a very moving and beautifully written speech,…30 Mar 2023HANSARDChristianity in SocietyBut he is also from Lincolnshire.30 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateAlthough the Minister did not mention RAF Scampton by name, we assume that that is the base in Lincolnshire to which he is referring. I can inform him that the moment that this is…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Post Office: Horizon CompensationThis is a terrible scandal, and Post Office Ltd is not fit for purpose. Thirty years ago, when I was a Post Office Minister, I tried to privatise this body, and it is still in a…23 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI am delighted to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Bassetlaw (Brendan Clarke-Smith) in praising the Government for bringing a nuclear fusion site to West Burton. As I have…20 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Tomorrow is the 80th anniversary of the formation of the Dambusters 617 squadron at RAF Scampton. Will the Home Secretary have a conversation with her Minister for Immigration…20 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationAnd it is 5 miles from the town of Gainsborough.20 Mar 2023HANSARDRelations with China: Xi Jinping PresidencyOrder. I should say to the right hon. Gentleman that, as a matter of courtesy, he should have been here at the beginning of this debate.16 Mar 2023HANSARDRelations with China: Xi Jinping PresidencyOrder. I have to move the wind-ups at 2.28 pm, and I think Mr Carmichael wishes to speak. Is that correct?16 Mar 2023HANSARDRelations with China: Xi Jinping PresidencyDoes Mr Duncan Smith wish to speak?16 Mar 2023HANSARDRelations with China: Xi Jinping PresidencyYou might bear in mind your colleague.16 Mar 2023HANSARDRelations with China: Xi Jinping PresidencyDon’t.16 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. The Government have announced that they are to create a wonderful new nuclear fusion centre at West Burton. This is the technology of the future, and West Burton is not five…15 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI have been trying for two years to get a young girl, Maira Shahbaz, into this country. Aged 14, she was raped and abducted and she is now hiding in a room after being forced into…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillA responsible Opposition must have a plan. We all agree that we have to stop these boats, but the Opposition’s plan appears to be to process asylum applications even more quickly,…13 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Secretary of State agree that the coronation is not only a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our culture and history—in Lincolnshire, for instance, we hope that the…09 Mar 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsAs the father of three young women, like any parent I worry about their safety. Society seems to have become harder, and old-fashioned values of respect towards women seem to be…08 Mar 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls14. What recent steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to help end violence against women and girls.08 Mar 2023