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HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentAlong with a group of colleagues, I went to the US before Christmas to try to persuade the Republicans there to vote this Bill through urgently—we had a marginal effect on them.…27 Feb 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingIt is a privilege to speak in this debate under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I apologise if I have to disappear briefly at 6 o’clock for a charity meeting, but I pledge to be…26 Feb 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingMy hon. Friend has made his point through me to the Minister, who I am sure will deal with it. I will say that the consultation did not happen overnight—it has been going on for…26 Feb 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingI apologise for intervening on the hon. Member, but this has been the case all along and in all the inquiries. The real damage lies in the slots, the fast gambling and the speed…26 Feb 2024HANSARDTelegraph Media Group: Proposed Sale to RedBird IMIIt is hugely new for us to be told that we will not get our questions answered at the Dispatch Box. We are used to that happening anyway, but it is good to be told that it is a…30 Jan 2024HANSARD Human Rights in Hong KongI completely agree. The hon. Gentleman knows well that the Chinese Government have been oppressive of Christian Churches and the Falun Gong, and we know what is going on with the…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Human Rights in Hong KongIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I will certainly pay attention to your time limit. So much has already been said. In the past that would not stop us…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Human Rights in Hong KongMy hon. Friend is making an excellent case. Since the first group of British citizens he referred to was named, the British ex-consul general to Hong Kong has also been named in…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Human Rights in Hong KongDoes my hon. Friend not also find it peculiar that Britain, which is the co-signatory of the agreement, has not sanctioned any of the officials responsible for the national…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI rise to support the Government. The proscription of Hizb ut-Tahrir is overdue, but it is always good when it happens. I continue to welcome my right hon. Friend the Minister to…18 Jan 2024HANSARDLoan ChargeI will try not to repeat everything that has been said, but it is very difficult not to. One thing relevant to this debate that I discovered in government, and that I have…18 Jan 2024HANSARDLoan ChargeAbsolutely, which brings me back to the point I was just making. I mean no insult to the civil servants, who work very hard; it is simply that the culture of HMRC is one of…18 Jan 2024HANSARDLoan ChargeI agree. I did not intend my speech to head off down this track, but I will observe that it has now become clear that HMRC is unable to find any legal basis to justify its claim…18 Jan 2024HANSARDLoan ChargeA simple point occurs to me: the real similarity between the Horizon programme and this situation is that those who were prosecuted under Horizon and put in jail and so on had it…18 Jan 2024HANSARDLoan ChargeI get all of that and my right hon. Friend is right, but there is a peculiarity about HMRC, with its powers and lack of accountability. It does not publish accounts, and Ministers…18 Jan 2024HANSARDLoan ChargeI am conscious of time. If my right hon. and learned Friend will forgive me, others have to speak, and I am going to try to stick to Madam Deputy Speaker’s prescription. I…18 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesI fully support my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister. I welcome both his statement about the action he took on the Houthi and the other part of the statement about Ukraine,…15 Jan 2024HANSARDTrial of Jimmy Lai(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what steps he is taking to support Jimmy Lai during his trial and if he will…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiI thank my right hon. Friend for her response. Jimmy Lai is and has always been a full British citizen and he has never held a Chinese passport, and therefore he should have been…18 Dec 2023HANSARD Sentencing BillI have obviously looked carefully at the definitions relating to those who would simply not be incarcerated as a result of the new measures. The Centre for Social Justice has done…06 Dec 2023