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HANSARDRoad Humps and 20 mph Speed LimitsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way; I do not wish to hold him up for any length of time. We have heard this quite a lot so far, and people have talked glibly about…05 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad Humps and 20 mph Speed LimitsI genuinely appreciate the tone in which this debate has been conducted. Everybody has their own view about their local area and wide variations have been exposed. Speed is a very…05 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad Humps and 20 mph Speed LimitsI beg to move, That this House has considered road humps and 20 mph speed limits. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. The issue that I am raising…05 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad Humps and 20 mph Speed LimitsI am a long way from Wales, but I take my right hon. Friend’s point about decisions being taken in an arbitrary manner and sometimes in pursuit of a wider political objective. I…05 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad Humps and 20 mph Speed LimitsI very much accept that point. I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s intervention, because I was going to come to that issue. It is not an issue particular to London, but in London…05 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad Humps and 20 mph Speed LimitsYes, I agree. The funny thing, which I raised the other day, is that if we are moving towards low-emission or zero-emission vehicles, electric vehicles, hydrogen-propelled…05 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad Humps and 20 mph Speed LimitsThe point I was trying to make was that if local residents have concerns about what is happening to them, their houses and so on, they have no ability to benchmark what the…05 Dec 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI genuinely welcome my right hon. Friend to his place at the Dispatch Box. Speaking softly and carrying a big stick is always a very good way of behaving—no reference intended. I…15 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI commend my right hon. Friend for his recent attempts in the middle east and for his reminder that the UK, regardless of political party, has been behind the two-state solution…23 Oct 2023HANSARDGaza: Al-Ahli Arab Hospital ExplosionI commend my right hon. Friend for his caution. We should remind ourselves of the words of Mark Twain: “A lie can travel half way around the world” before the truth has got its…18 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI commend the calm leadership of my right hon. Friend over the past few days, as well as that of the Leader of the Opposition. Some people forget that the reason we defend…16 Oct 2023HANSARD Proposed Merger of Three UK and VodafoneI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate. I apologise to all concerned, but I have a meeting in the Treasury very shortly that I will have to go to. However, I…19 Sept 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]I apologise for being slightly delayed, Mr Deputy Speaker: I did not see this debate pop up on the annunciator. I rushed to ask a question about this topic. Forgive me. On the…13 Sept 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]Actually, it is simpler even than that. In America, first, it is an offence for a company to have falsified, knowingly or unknowingly, its declarations on supply chains. Secondly,…13 Sept 2023HANSARDSecurity UpdateIt is appalling news that we have a potential espionage cell operating in and around Westminster. As a sanctioned individual alongside many of my colleagues, I am particularly…11 Sept 2023HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasIt is a pleasure to serve under your stewardship, Ms Ali. Others wish to speak so I will try to keep my comments brief. I congratulate the hon. Member for St Helens South and…05 Sept 2023HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasI am very grateful that my hon. Friend intervened, because I agree, of course, with everything he said. He and I are sanctioned; in our case, it is for raising the genocide in…05 Sept 2023HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasWell, I would not be against it, but if the hon. Lady will forgive me, I will not go into that now. I am sure she can make her case on that, and I shall be happy to discuss it…05 Sept 2023HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasMay I ask my hon. Friend something very clearly? The question was: do the British Government recognise Mr Lai as a British citizen and passport holder? The answer came back that…05 Sept 2023HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasHe is not a dual national; he never was!05 Sept 2023