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HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI cannot help but think that the Home Secretary thought that border control, reducing illegal migration and stopping the boats was going to be considerably easier than it has…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillTo give the Minister a breather and for the education of the House, can she refer to the particular clauses in the Bill that give the Border Security Command any ability whatever…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillIs it clause 3(6) in part 1 of the Bill that lists the agencies that the Border Security Commander does not have authority over? If I know the Minister’s Bill better than she…10 Feb 2025HANSARDChagos IslandsThe Minister, like the Prime Minister before him, keeps implying that if Members of this House were armed with the same information that they were armed with, they would come to…05 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Cancer PlanLike many people in this House, I have seen up close and personal the devastating impact that a cancer diagnosis can have on people and families. I have also seen the difference…04 Feb 2025HANSARDExtremism ReviewIn the early years of Margaret Thatcher’s Government, Lord Scarman was commissioned to write a report on what were—they did not use this phrase at the time—concerns among the…28 Jan 2025HANSARDExtremism ReviewAnswer the question.28 Jan 2025HANSARDSouthport AttackI am particularly drawn to the line in the immediate learning review where it concludes that “too much weight was placed on the absence of ideology, without considering the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDUK-Ukraine 100-year PartnershipI find myself thanking the right hon. Gentleman for the second time in quick succession for his gracious recognition of the work done by his Conservative predecessors, including…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI would like to put on record my gratitude to the Foreign Secretary for his kind words about the work that was done prior to his party forming a Government. I echo the praise that…16 Jan 2025HANSARDUK Support for IsraelI invite the Foreign Secretary to welcome the appointment of Nawaf Salam and to comment on its implications for our relationship with Lebanon and Israel and for Iran’s influence…14 Jan 2025HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyWill the Minister answer this with a simple yes or no? Did the Prime Minister, the right hon. and learned Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer), have any conversations…18 Dec 2024HANSARD English DevolutionIf devolution means anything, it means giving local leaders the right to do things differently. If a future mayor of Essex wants to compete with London by creating a less heavily…16 Dec 2024HANSARDBorder Security: CollaborationI welcome the Home Secretary’s commitment to maintaining the relationships with the Calais group interior Ministers that I was developing when I was in her role, and to building…11 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaSyria now presents a toxic mix. It is a large, heavily armoured but now ungoverned country. There are a range of militia groups affiliated to both state and non-state actors. It…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI have had correspondence from an agricultural accountant in my constituency who says that, since the Budget, his job has changed from being an accountant to being a counsellor as…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxWill the hon. Member give way?04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxDoes the hon. Member think that perhaps the reason the good people of Hexham voted for him is because they were promised explicitly that his Government would not do what they are…04 Dec 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI appreciate the hon. Lady giving way, but she is misrepresenting what we are doing at this point. We are speaking about the specifics of this Bill: this is not a general debate…29 Nov 2024