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HANSARDImmigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa RoutesI cannot comment on the content, but the delivery of the last speech was certainly very powerful.25 Nov 2025HANSARDImmigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa RoutesI remind Members that if they wish to speak, they must bob. As you can see, a large number of colleagues are trying to take part. I shall impose an immediate three-minute limit on…25 Nov 2025HANSARDImmigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa RoutesOrder.25 Nov 2025HANSARD Level 7 ApprenticeshipsI will call Sarah Gibson to move the motion and I will then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with the prior permission of the…25 Nov 2025HANSARDImmigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa RoutesOrder. I am sorry, but the hon. Lady must sit down.25 Nov 2025HANSARDImmigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa RoutesOrder. Interventions will be brief.25 Nov 2025HANSARDG20 and UkraineThe Prime Minister has done a pretty good job of getting close to President Trump. Can he convince the tyrant bear that to reward him with land he has already taken would be bad…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Separation Centres: Terrorist OffendersWhen it comes to terrorists, what is worrying a lot of us is the fact that people are pouring across the channel illegally and there is absolutely no check whatsoever on them. The…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Migration: Settlement PathwayThe Home Secretary loves our country and I love her efforts, frankly, because it is not just the fate of this Government that depends on her success, but good community relations,…20 Nov 2025HANSARDMemorial to People who Served in Northern IrelandMany thousands of our brave troops served in Northern Ireland, and many gave their lives for peace and for our country. Does the Secretary of State agree that they deserve a…19 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsEarlier, the Minister said that only 0.4% of land is being taken by solar, but he knows that in the Gainsborough constituency the number is far higher, because I went to see…18 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyWe Conservative Members genuinely wish the Home Secretary well, because otherwise, in her own words, the country will start falling apart. It is a good effort—seven out of 10. She…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformThe Minister mentions our excellent police and crime commissioner in Lincolnshire, Marc Jones, and perhaps she might pay tribute to him again. The poor man is tearing his hair…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThe housing market is absolutely flat and we desperately need to build more housing. What is stopping all this new building, people moving and creating a healthy housing market?…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the real downfall of the Government dates from when they did not face down their own Back Benchers and deal with the rocketing benefits bill?…12 Nov 2025HANSARDIndependent Football RegulatorIt is not my style to attack the integrity of any Member of Parliament, so may I just ask a general question about the whole process of securing public confidence? Can we now…12 Nov 2025HANSARDHuman Rights LawsI serve on the Council of Europe, which is a perfectly worthwhile assembly. The convention was framed shortly after the second world war and was designed to counter Nazism—it was…11 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanObviously, what is happening in Sudan is absolutely appalling for the people there, but we cannot insulate ourselves from these sorts of conflicts. Mali is about to be taken over…05 Nov 2025HANSARD“Soldier F” Trial VerdictWhatever the wrongs committed on that day, does the Secretary of State understand that it beggars belief that a former IRA man can, in his old age, be lolling on a sofa, despite…03 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ10. Given all the hatreds there are in the world today, was it not a lovely moment to see the King and the Pope pray together in the Sistine chapel? Does it not give us hope that…29 Oct 2025