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HANSARDSerious Fraud OfficeI warmly welcome my hon. Friend the shadow Solicitor General to her post—it is good to see her back—and I thank the Solicitor General for her kind words. I equally warmly welcome…14 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government have justified their inheritance tax changes for farmers on the basis that they are concerned about people gaining short-term tax advantage by buying agricultural…14 Nov 2024HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentence SchemeMay I first warmly welcome the Solicitor General to her place, and the Attorney General to his place in the other place, in what the Solicitor General will already know is one of…12 Sept 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI welcome what my right hon. Friend has set out, particularly the efforts that he and his predecessors have made to remove friction from the process of getting the victims of this…21 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsLike others, I welcome what the Government have already done to extend the permitted development rights for rooftop solar and car park canopies, but may I encourage my hon. Friend…21 May 2024HANSARDReliability of Rail ServicesMy hon. Friend knows that after decades of closure, Kenilworth station has been reopened by a Conservative Government and a Conservative county council. However, the reliability,…16 May 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy hon. Friend is, as ever, making a good case. As he knows, I agree with him about the need for the Government to be clear about what these terms really mean. One thing that we…30 Apr 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillHow would a tribunal consider the appropriateness of a CMA intervention without considering the detail and merit of it?30 Apr 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillIt is clearly important that we understand what “proportionate” means in this context. Is the Government’s position that proportionality implies that there is more for the CMA to…30 Apr 2024HANSARDFootball Governance BillI congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend on bringing forward this Bill. As she says, football goes all the way down the football pyramid—not just in terms of its quality,…23 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillBefore my right hon. and learned Friend moves away from the treaty, could he help with some clarity on the relationship, as the Government see it, between the Rwanda treaty and…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIn view of the time, I wish to focus what I say on the second part of amendment 3G(8). It is clear that Lord Hope has drawn attention to a flaw in the Bill’s logic. We all…22 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI share my right hon. and learned Friend’s reservations about the inability of this House to reconsider the matter of the safety of Rwanda under the current legislation, but is…17 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateMy right hon. Friend has made it clear that it is right and lawful to defend yourself and right and lawful for your allies to help to defend you, but does he agree that it is also…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Women’s State Pension AgeMy right hon. Friend is correct to refer to the complexity of this situation. One aspect of that complexity is that these women have suffered the loss of an opportunity to plan…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment)Bill [Lords]As the hon. Gentleman set out, amendment 11 would strengthen the hand of the judicial commissioner, and I have some sympathy with that. My concern is that his proposed new…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment)Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones), who is a fellow member of the Intelligence and Security Committee. As he mentioned, we work…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment)Bill [Lords]I understand what my right hon. Friend is saying, but the practical consequence of issuing such a notice is that the development of the product about which concern has been…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI am extremely grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way. I understand entirely why the Bill is necessary. She will agree that it is important that we do not, through the…20 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am afraid I do not accept what the hon. Lady says. First, as the Minister made clear, the Government have not ignored the conclusions of the Supreme Court, which we must remind…18 Mar 2024