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HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityCan the Home Secretary set out how many hotels have been moved into housing asylum seekers since 4 July? Will she commit to updating the House regularly as to which hotels have…02 Dec 2024HANSARDChagos Islands: UK-US Defence RelationshipWe in this House all know how the People’s Republic of China has been able to use commercial vessels, including fishing vessels, to impinge on how we operate. Will the Minister…02 Dec 2024HANSARDDepartmental Office ClosuresMany of us fought very hard to ensure that the Department had a location in the city of Wolverhampton, and I think that all of us, on both sides of the House, recognise how…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseA week on Saturday is Small Business Saturday. In my constituency, there are so many wonderful places to visit, whether in Stone, Great Wyrley, Penkridge, Brewood—I could list…21 Nov 2024HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Hotel Accommodation(Urgent Question) : To ask the Home Secretary if she will make a statement on the Government’s decision to recommence the use of hotels as accommodation for asylum seekers.20 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence Programmes DevelopmentsIf I can echo the words of my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith)—now that the Secretary of State’s Treasury minder has left the…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Hotel AccommodationMay I record my appreciation for securing this urgent question, Madam Deputy Speaker? My constituents have had the devastating news that the Roman Way hotel is to be stood up to…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysI welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement, but I will push him on the issue highlighted by the Chair of the Defence Committee, the hon. Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi). Britain has…19 Nov 2024HANSARDChagos IslandsQuite simply, do we have the unilateral right to extend—yes or no?13 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of the Post OfficeIn my constituency, there is real concern about the loss of more rural and village branches. Can the Minister give us some assurance that he will do everything that he can to…13 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI always have felt that my right hon. Friend was all the collective historical, accumulated wisdom that we could ever possibly want. I have always believed that the greatest…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI had hoped that the Paymaster General would have given a categorical assurance that there would be further legislation and that in the next King’s Speech a retirement age in the…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for making an incredibly powerful point. He is absolutely right. He is a veteran of these arguments and knows how it will go because we have seen it…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI appreciate that Labour Members wish to earn brownie points, and I will let another earn his brownie points and edge that little bit closer to the allure of a junior…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI do, and if we have the opportunity to divide on my amendment, I am looking forward to the hon. Gentleman joining me in the Lobby. We can sort that problem out with this piece of…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely correct. The position of the Lords Spiritual throws up more questions than it answers, and that is why I deeply urge those on the Treasury Bench…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI will give way in a moment. As an Anglican, I cannot see why I have a right to greater representation than my children, who are Catholics. I am often told, “The bishops have been…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThank you for your firm chairmanship of this debate, Madam Chairman. The hon. Member made a strong and powerful intervention, which I hope is noted down. I can see him being the…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe hon. Gentleman flatters me by suggesting that I have any power. Once, as Chief Whip, I could have had a gentle nudge on the tiller to make things happen, but sadly the only…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI think we can all pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman for his genius in crafting amendments; he has been very innovative. If we saw the House of Lords Appointments Commission being…12 Nov 2024