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HANSARD Tax-free Shopping for International VisitorsThe Cotswolds.07 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsThe Secretary of State is absolutely right to prioritise the safety of our children and to close schools where necessary. Will she now give the House an assurance that those 600…04 Sept 2023HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to take part in the debate, named in honour of our late colleague Sir David Amess. I participated in these debates with him for many…20 Jul 2023HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for adding to my tribute. I now want to raise two urgent issues related to shooting and farming. Before doing so, I should declare my…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI thank my hon. Friend on behalf of my farmers, who are very troubled by this, as are farmers up and down the country. It would be really welcome if that were to be put back, even…20 Jul 2023HANSARDStudent Visa Eligibility: Impact on Higher Education SectorTime after time, we find that every Government Department is short of young graduates with digital skills. Will my right hon. Friend think about making an application to the Home…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Repurposing Russian Assets to Rebuild UkraineThe right hon. Gentleman is a lawyer. Is he aware that one of the biggest arbitration cases ever is before the United Kingdom commercial court? It concerns the seizure by Russia,…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Repurposing Russian Assets to Rebuild UkraineI agree entirely with the thrust of the right hon. Gentleman’s speech. Does he agree that the possible lacuna in the tracing of Russian assets is in Companies House and shell…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Repurposing Russian Assets to Rebuild UkraineThe Russian economy is worth about $1.8 trillion, ranking it 11th in the world. Does my hon. Friend agree that the UK has a strong legal base and that we need to work with our…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Ukraine Recovery ConferenceOur Government deserve great credit for the military and non-military support—£470 million has been given. The World Bank estimated in March that the total rebuilding of Ukraine…22 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonDoes the Leader of the House agree that, whatever view one takes on this matter and whichever side one is on, the House unanimously set up the membership of the Privileges…19 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionWill those accused have an adequate opportunity to present their own defence, and will they be informed of what the offence is?12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionWill the Leader of the House give way?12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionThe shadow Leader of the House is making a very thoughtful speech. She has satisfied me on the first of my two points: that a person knows there has been a complaint, because…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI am sorry to try the House’s patience but, politics being what it is, there is every possibility that a serious vexatious complaint will be made, and the police would have to…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Members of Parliament: Risk-based ExclusionI greatly respect the hon. Member’s work in this whole area, and I agree with his two principles on safeguarding and fairness. What we have been debating and asking about is how…12 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsEvery single young person who gets on the housing ladder under a Conservative Government makes our communities more sustainable. Does my right hon. Friend agree that in order to…03 May 2023HANSARD Food Security and FarmingI congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing this very important debate, short though it is. With food inflation at 18%—which hits poor people particularly hard, because staple…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolMay I also pay my tribute to DCI John Caldwell and to his family? I hope he makes a good recovery. I congratulate the Prime Minister and his team on doing something that many…27 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI am delighted to catch your eye in this important debate, Madam Deputy Speaker. I commend the hon. Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) on having obtained it, and the hon. Member for…23 Feb 2023