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HANSARDModern Slavery and Victim SupportWhen I was Secretary of State, I went on operations related to that issue—it was in existence even then—and I do not recall that it was cited as a pull factor. Benefit fraud is…27 Mar 2019HANSARDModern Slavery and Victim SupportI have only a very short time, so I will try to speed through the two points I want to make. I will not follow my hon. Friend the Minister and talk about the provisions of the…27 Mar 2019HANSARDModern Slavery and Victim SupportThat is absolutely right. It is a matter of balance—it is not only about supporting someone but ascertaining who has done what, and making sure that there are prosecutions. As my…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Joint Committee: OversightI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mr Francois) on securing this urgent question, and you, Mr Speaker, on granting it. May I simply ask my…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsI welcome my hon. Friend to his place. Has he noticed that in the last few hours Monsieur Barnier has issued an instruction declaring that the EU must now prepare for the no-deal…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Gambling-Related HarmI am grateful for that intervention. I fully understand that gambling is enjoyed by numbers of people who enjoy it every now and again and do not get caught up in that spiral.…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Gambling-Related HarmIt is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe, and I congratulate my friend the hon. Member for Inverclyde (Ronnie Cowan) on securing the debate—he is a fellow…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Gambling-Related HarmI agree with my right hon. Friend— [ Interruption. ] No? He is right hon. in my book. I agree with him, because what has happened so far is too much about the voluntary. I am not…19 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionMy right hon. Friend is right about the chaos that would be caused. The Legal Service has also made it clear that, if we extended and thus had to fight the elections and we…14 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI agree completely with my hon. Friend. That is my point on the concept of no deal versus managed exit. That is how I would refer to the process: we do it either by a completely…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionClearly time is short, so I do not plan to take any interventions unless someone objects to anything important I have to say. May I start by telling my hon. Friend the Member for…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionForgive me, but I will not give way. I am sure the hon. Lady will ask the same question. The answer is that I have not spoken to the Chief Constable of Northern Ireland, but I…13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI was not planning to give way, because others want to speak, but I will give way briefly to my hon. Friend.13 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI do not mean to pause the right hon. and learned Gentleman for too long, but my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Rushcliffe (Mr Clarke) specifically asked my right…13 Mar 2019HANSARD Online Gambling ProtectionI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Two or three really important facts are only just becoming known. One is that the big gambling companies give inducements to…12 Mar 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Legal OpinionI welcome my right hon. and learned Friend to his place. He has shown absolutely that he is what he should be: an independent adviser to the Government. I congratulate him on…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European UnionI welcome my right hon. Friend to the Dispatch Box at this late hour. His statement is of the greatest interest to many of us who want to know whether this is a genuine…11 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeThank you for granting this urgent question, Mr Speaker. The other day I went out on patrol with the police in my area. In two and a half hours in the borough of Waltham Forest,…04 Mar 2019HANSARDSt David’s DayOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I rise to seek your advice because I saw today in the news that two British fishing boats registered in Northern Ireland, and their…28 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionVery kind of you, Mr Speaker. I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. Clearly, she is right that we would prefer to have a deal. In the statement, she talked about alternative…26 Feb 2019