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HANSARD Departure of Previous Home SecretaryCan the Minister assure us that the resignation was entirely due to a technical breach of the rules and that there was no policy disagreement between the Prime Minister and the…20 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Everyone is scratching their head about how to send illegal migrants back across the channel, but every time we try something, it is trumped by human rights lawyers. Clearly…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillIf new clause 11 is agreed to, will the Labour party vote against Third Reading?18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI am surprised we are debating this again. It was only in 2018 when the Home Office concluded there was no need to introduce so-called buffer zones. I am referring here to new…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillNo, I have been told not to speak for long and I want to get on with it.18 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI congratulate the Chancellor on his soothing and competent tone, and of course we have to calm the markets, but what is our vision? Of course we accept the shortcomings of the…17 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateIt is not the fault of successive Conservative Secretaries of State that every time they come forward with a plan, the queues just get longer, the NHS asks for more resources, and…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenI am sure that I speak for other colleagues when I say that when a debate has been going on for four hours, one feels more and more inadequate about what one is going to say and…09 Sept 2022HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is a notable champion, for giving way. This is a really difficult issue. We have been campaigning for years to get a direct service from…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Holocaust Memorial and Learning CentreOf course we should have a holocaust memorial and of course we should have a proper holocaust museum. It is not surprising that Westminster City Council turned this application…21 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsOn behalf of the House, may I thank the Prime Minister— [ Interruption. ] On behalf of the House, may I thank the Prime Minister for his three-year record of service? On behalf of…20 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI am going to proceed, if I may. Why do we need to claim that this is the worst sort of mass murderer and criminal in political history? It is complete rubbish. The fact is that…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentThe motion before us on the Order Paper is about confidence in Her Majesty’s Government. Since we face this cost of living crisis, war in Europe and all the other challenges, I…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentNo. Virtually everybody in this Chamber had voted to have a referendum, yet many Members were doing their level best to frustrate it. Had we not had this Prime Minister, and had…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentNo, I had better stop now, because they have had enough of me. Ultimately, the secret weapon of the Tory party is loyalty.18 Jul 2022HANSARD Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterThe hon. Gentleman makes his point and we just have to learn to compromise. He mentions Mr Speaker. We should congratulate Mr Speaker on his own creative thinking. The Speaker’s…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterThat was an interesting speech, although I am not sure that the hon. Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman) carried the rest of the House. This is the iconic centre of the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State confirm that support for the welfare state depends on a kind of social contract where people realise that those who are pensioners or out of work…11 Jul 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingDoes the hon. Gentleman accept that, once we have assisted dying in this country, it will change the whole nature of the debate between GPs and old people? At the back of every…04 Jul 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingThose who favour assisted dying will get their wish: there will be a debate on the Floor of the House of Commons, and if there is one more debate, there will be others. They will…04 Jul 2022